These learning materials do not require the teacher or learner to have read Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials or to have seen the National Theatre productions. They comprise several short tasks and a selection of video clips focusing on the artistic processes and pragmatic challenges of adapting a novel for the theatre.

The materials are available in downloadable PDF or in word files that you can tailor to your own requirements. The activities can be used singly, following the lesson introduction, or as part of a more developed unit on the adaptation of texts.

Lesson Introduction
ACTIVITIES:
1 Adaptation Book To Script
2 Realising Character
3 Realising Places
4 Adapting A Scene
 

Aims
What students can expect to learn and achieve from this lesson idea.

Plot Synopsis
A synopsis of the plot of the two plays as asdapted by Nicholas Wright from Philip Pullman's triology.

Curriculum Context
How the materials relate to the Programme of Study in English at Keystage 3

Extending The Topic
Useful ideas for taking the lesson on.

Further Reading
Suggestions for additional reading on this topic.

Plenary Suggestions
Some ways to sum up the lesson for the whole class.
 

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