Oxford Playscripts: The Snake-stone

Synopsis

An engaging classroom playscript.

Fifteen-year-old James is mad about diving and trains hard.

He has a natural talent and his dad encourages him to aim high.

But James has always known he is adopted, and now he decides to find his birth mother and his true identity.

He sets out alone, on the journey of a lifetime...

New, innovative activities specifically tailored to support the KS3 Framework for Teaching English and help students to fulfil the Framework objectives.

Activities include work on Speaking and Listening, close text analysis, and the structure of playscripts, and act as a springboard for personal writing