Summary: Using a carefully edited text and a unique cartoon-strip format to link important passages, the Shakespeare Graphics series brings to life Shakespeare's most popular plays, making them accessible to students of all abilities.
The book is uniquely accessible in its innovative combination of cartoon storyboards and key scenes.It is fully-assessed by The Basic Skills Agency to ensure maximum readability and accessibility.A range of activities are available in the accompanying Teacher's Resource Book.
About the Author(s): Philip Page is an experienced author and illustrator of History books as well as having written for Livewire Myths and Legends. He is now retired but was previously a Deputy Head Teacher at Hamstead Hall School, where he taught English and History.Marilyn Pettit has recently been appointed as the Senior English Advisor for Somwell Authority. She was previously the Head of English Communications at Hamstead Hall School.
Readership: Pupils aged 11 years and upwards.
Reviews:
This series of resources for lower ability pupils preparing for Key Stage 3 is an original and engaging approach to the plays of Shakespeare. The pupil books all provide a secure summary of the play, through the use of clearly drawn cartoons and some key scenes and speeches which are printed in full... the authors have avoided being both condescending and boring by using the original text throughout and asking probing, open-ended questions which help to direct pupil responses.
"does a great job of visually representing the play through illustrations and simple, clear text... The visual support is particularly useful for pupils with language difficulties, reading difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Seeing a plot mapped out visually is a useful prompt for pupils and helps them engage with the text and understand the main issues."
