Kindertransport: Study Guide
for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Literature
Separation, sacrifice, survival – three important themes in Kindertransport that help to summarise the travails of the characters in this moving play. Help your students journey with these characters from innocence to experience with targeted, detailed notes and analysis.
- Walk-through – Builds understanding of the chosen text with insightful and relevant commentary and analysis. All scenes are concisely summarised, then examined in detail.
- Whole-text Analysis – Explores: Characterisation • Relationships • Language • Structure • Form • Ideas • Themes • Settings • Context • Critical reception
The interview with the writer is fascinating to read simply as a teacher and undoubtedly interesting for students. Extra things like this really make the play more enjoyable. P Town, English Teacher & Independent Reviewer (Previous edition)
Plus!
- Student-friendly plot summary
- Original illustrations
- Essay and exam guidance (including PEE)
- Suggested answers for selected essay questions
- Interview with the author conducted by ZigZag Education
Woven into the analysis throughout you will find:
- Discussion prompts to encourage debate and individual interpretation
- Active learning tasks to deepen understanding
- Essay tips and questions for excellent exam practice
- Key term definitions and 'did you know?' boxes to ensure students grasp difficult concepts
The perfect companion to the Activity Pack for this text.
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What do teachers say about this resource? (10846)
I really liked the quotation charts, it's always so hard to get the kids to find quotations for themselves, but having them there for them to comment on puts the onus on the kids doing the work themselves." K Chanter, Head of English
It covers all of the main areas that students need to think about when responding to a text. All of the examples that are given are excellent. On the surface, this is a rather straightforward play, but this resource helps students unpick some of the deeper meanings. The discussion points are excellent, as they allow students to make a personal response and ensure that they have a deeper understanding of the play." A Collins, English Teacher
It is great to see a pack for this excellent play hopefully enabling more teachers to teach it. It is not overtly didactic enabling interpretation and discussion of the events, themes and characters in the play but also providing enough guidance for those struggling or, again, for the teacher new to the play. It is also very useful for revision/cover work. The interview with the writer is fascinating to read simply as a teacher and undoubtedly interesting for students. Extra things like this really make the play more enjoyable even if they only indirectly enhance exam performance." P Town, English Teacher