The History Boys: With GCSE and A Level study guide (Education Edition) (Faber Educational Editions #5)

By: Alan Bennett

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Synopsis: Designed to meet the requirements for students at GCSE and A level, this accessible educational edition offers the complete text of The History Boys with a comprehensive study guide. Highlights of Andrew Bruff's guide include:- detailed analyses of character, theme and structure;- a clear introduction to the context of the play and its author;- key quotations and activities both for the student working alone and in the classroom.An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results; a history teacher who thinks he's a fool.In Alan Bennett's award-winning and hugely popular play, staffroom rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it, about education and its purpose.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780571335831
Related ISBNs:: 9780571335800
Publisher:: Faber & Faber
Date of Addition:: 04/28/20
Copyrighted By:: Faber and Faber Ltd, 2
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Study Guides, Education, Drama, Plays and Theater
Reading Age:: 14 and up
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.