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Critical Reading at Post 16

Series Editor: Sue Dymoke

Written by a team of experienced teachers, the Critical Reading at Post-16 series uses innovative approaches tried and tested in the classroom. Students are encouraged to explore their developing critical responses during the different stages of textual study through a range of carefully structured oral, visual and written activities. Each title includes extensive opportunities for independent study as well as work in the classroom.

The Critical Reading series is designed to help students to prepare for both the examination and coursework assessment requirements of their post-16 Literature courses whilst also offering valuable opportunities for Language study. The materials focus on:

  • the ways in which writers use language to shape meanings
  • relationships and comparisons between literary texts
  • consideration of a range of alternative interpretations
  • the cultural, historical, social and other influences on the text

All the titles are available in class sets of 6 and 30. Please contact the NATE office for further details. Tel 0114 255 5419 or email NATE Office

 

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

by Glenn Mascord
Product codeN138
AuthorGlenn Mascord
ISBN0 90129190 0
FormatPaperback
Pages50
SizeA4
PublisherNATE
Year of publication2002

 

A long awaited title in the Critical Reading at Post-16 series on Tennessee Williams' most celebrated play. A Streetcar Named Desire features a range of challenging activities ideally suited to students preparing both for AS and A2 examinations. These include: tension tracking; exploration of oppositions and themes such as dream and reality, masculinity and femininity; activities on key contexts and connections as well as detailed consideration of critical interpretations and performances.

Advice is offered to students on addressing the AS/A2 assessment objectives in their study of the play. A wide range of essay and coursework questions are provided which are suitable for use with many different examination courses.

 

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Arcadia by Tom Stoppard SALE PRICE (original full price £10.40)

by David Rowbottom
Product codeN113
AuthorDavid Rowbottom
ISBN0 90129168 4
FormatPaperback
Pages68
SizeA4
PublisherNATE
Year of publication2000

 

Tom Stoppard's ironic drama spans two different periods of history in its exploration of issues as diverse as determinism versus free will, classicism and romanticism and the deduction of historial truth.

The Critical Reading post-16 guide provides invaluable materials on subjects such as mathematical and scientific discovery and the history of garden design and will give students sound strategies for unravelling the complexities of this challenging text.

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Beloved by Toni Morrison SALE PRICE (original full price £10.40)

by Mary Bailey and Chris Hall
Product codeN100
AuthorMary Bailey and Chris Hall
ISBN0 90129156 0
FormatPaperback
Pages48
SizeA4
PublisherNATE
Year of publication1998

 

Toni Morrison's challenging and poetic novel tells a haunting story of one woman's attempted flight from slavery.

This Critical Reading post-16 guide uses a range of active strategies and critical materials which will help students to map a route through the text and to arrive at an understanding of the way Morrison has drawn on the terrible history of slavery to inform her work.

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The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster

by Jill Dewhurst
Product codeN115
AuthorJill Dewhurst
ISBN0 90129170 6
FormatPaperback
Pages45
SizeA4
PublisherNATE
Year of publication1998

 

John Webster's dazzling drama is set in the turbulent world of the Duchess's palace and raises many issues about the nature of tragedy and revenge.

The Critical Reading post-16 guide includes a range of critical material which will help students to develop their ideas about tragedy and historical contexts as well as to visualise the staging of the play and its intriguing cast of characters.

 

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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

by Sue Dymoke
Product codeN101
AuthorSue Dymoke
ISBN0 90129155 2
FormatPaperback
Pages40
SizeA4
PublisherNATE
Year of publication1998

 

Margaret Atwood explores issues of freedom and the nature of history in this compelling nightmare vision of the future set in the republic of Gilead.

This Critical Reading post-16 guide provides a variety of practical ways into the novel which will enable students to explore their developing interpretations of the issues as well as to consider how the text connects with Atwood?s poetry, prose and other critical writing.

 

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Translations

by Sue Dymoke & Maurice Quirke
Product codeN114
AuthorSue Dymoke & Maurice Quirke
ISBN9780901291691
FormatPaperback
Pages68
SizeA4
PublisherNATE
Year of publication1998

 

 

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Wuthering Heights by Emily Bront

by Mary Bailey and Chris Hall
Product codeN102
AuthorMary Bailey and Chris Hall
ISBN0 90129158 7
FormatPaperback
Pages55
SizeA4
PublisherNATE
Year of publication1998

 

Emily Bronte's classic and compassionate tale is an ever popular choice for A Level study.

This Critical Reading post-16 guide, considers the ways in which the story of Wuthering Heights is represented and reviewed today alongside critical responses to its first publication. The authors offer invaluable approaches for making sense of the complex structure of the book and the different narrative voices within it.

 

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