Blood Brothers

Our comprehensive GCSE teaching pack has been created to support students taking GCSE English Literature for AQA, Edexcel and WJEC Eduqas. Page numbers and extracts relate to the Methuen Drama Modern Classics edition (2001).

‘Blood Brothers is a … favourite with both teachers and students. This pack contains a wide range of activities to encourage exploration of the play’s context, themes, language, structure and characters. Tasks range from starter games to comparisons with Greek tragedy and Romeo and Juliet. It also includes revision grids and practice examination-style questions suitable for detailed and thorough examination preparation.’
Annie Fox, writer

These 23 lessons and wide range of resources are all you need for an in-depth analysis of this tragic story.

What’s included?
23 lessons
49 bespoke resources
Exam-style questions for GCSE English Literature.

What’s inside?
Introduction (page 4)
Specification summaries (pages 5-7)
Lesson 1 (pages 8-17)
Pre-reading: how to read a play and identify drama genres
Lesson 2 (pages 18-25)
Pre-reading: using the context and writing an original script
Lesson 3 (pages 26-31)
The role of the narrator
Lesson 4 (pages 32-42)
Characterisation: Mrs Lyons and Mrs Johnstone
Lesson 5 (pages 43-50)
Themes: superstition and motherhood
Lesson 6 (pages 51-55)
Theme: childhood
Lesson 7 (pages 56-58)
Conflict
Lesson 8 (pages 59-61)
Characterisation: Linda and theme: social class
Lesson 9 (pages 62-65)
Theme: friendship and symbolism
Lesson 10 (pages 66-76)
Revision of Act 1: plot, genre, style and structure
Lesson 11 (pages 77-81)
Characterisation: Sammy, Mickey and Edward
Lesson 12 (pages 82-86)
Themes: education and social class
Lesson 13 (pages 87-91)
Theme: love
Lesson 14 (pages 92-97)
Characterisation: Mrs Lyons and theme: mental illness
Lesson 15 (pages 98-107)
Handling of time
Lesson 16 (pages 104-107)
Characterisation: Mr Lyons and theme: unemployment
Lesson 17 (pages 108-109)
Creation of tension
Lesson 18 (pages 110-112)
Subtext and conflict
Lesson 19 (pages 113-114)
Resolution
Lesson 20 (pages 115-119)
Writing about comedy and tragedy
Lesson 21 (pages 120-126)
Writing about characters
Lesson 22 (pages 127-133)
Writing about themes
Lesson 23 (pages 134-142)
Revision