A View from the Bridge: GCSE Activity Pack
Structured in the style of a classical Greek tragedy, but set in 1950s Brooklyn, A View from the Bridge is a story of family feuds, failing relationships and fragile honesty. This succinct companion provides a variety of stimulating, ready-to-use activities, covering the main aspects of the play and bringing the characters’ bristling emotions vividly to life.
A real time saver and grade improver.
Activities include:
- Insightful questions
- Stimulating reading and writing tasks
- Pair and group work
- Spoken language practice
- Creative activities
- Essay questions
- Whole-text plot quiz
Carefully considered structure develops understanding:
- Build a foundation for learning and get students interested with introductory pre-reading exercises.
- Dig deeper with text-based activities. Every main event is explored through a range of thought-provoking tasks.
- Consolidate knowledge with whole-text activities focusing on: Context • Themes • Ideas and Messages • Characterisation • Form • Structure • Language
All activities are perfectly matched to the Assessment Objectives, and the fantastic structure makes the pack accessible for your whole class – differentiation is built in through extension activities.
Plus! Helpful essay guidance section and suggested answers for questions and activities included.
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What do teachers say about this resource? (12025)
I thought it was excellent. It is a sound, complete resource that covers all aspects of the play in depth... I particularly like the way the resource is broken down into small, manageable sections... The presentation is great... I have been able to use the activities in a variety of ways, with very little work on my part.
Outstanding, user-friendly, detailed and informative but very easy to follow. Could be used by students working on their own or as part of class lessons. Well set out, with interesting and informative illustrations. Students would enjoy working through the many varied, interesting and challenging tasks... It sets tasks which would generate interest and enthusiasm and does so in a way which seems very simple and straightforward but is in fact deceptively challenging and thorough... An impressive, detailed, thorough unit I would be more than happy to use. It represents countless hours of reading and preparation which any teacher would appreciate.
Excellent. It helped us to write a scheme of work for the play and to extend those who needed it easily... Made our lives easier and the students’ understanding better... A real time saver and grade improver.