Blood Brothers Act 1 - Context, Superstition, Accent, Foreboding, Prologue. (KS3 and KS4)

A mini-scheme of five introductory lessons on Blood Brothers. *Note - This is a quarter of lessons from my full scheme on Blood Brothers: lessons 6-20 will be available to download soon. The five lessons in this bundle encompass a plethora of themes such as superstition, social and historical context and characterisation. I have used these lessons for both my KS3 and KS4 English classes and have differentiated appropriately to suit the needs of all students.

Files in resource:
1. Context (PowerPoint)
1. Context Pictures (Word Document)
2. Understanding the Prologue (PowerPoint)
3. Superstition (PowerPoint)
4. Foreboding (PowerPoint)
5. Accent (PowerPoint)


Learning objectives:
Lesson 1 - L.O: Understand the context (setting, time, history) of the play Blood Brothers by Willy Russell.
Lesson 2 - L.O: To make deductions and form an opinion of a character from the play.
Lesson 3 - L.O: To explore how superstition creates tension in Blood Brothers.
Lesson 4 - L.O: To explore how Willy Russell creates a foreboding atmosphere in Blood Brothers.
Lesson 5 - L.O: To explore the language of Mickey and Edward.