Blood Brothers

A selection of lessons and revision resources designed to help your students explore and analyse Willy Russell's Blood Brothers

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Linked hands to demonstrate themes and analysis in Willy Russell's Blood Brothers at KS4

Bring Blood Brothers to life in your classroom with these KS4 lessons, activities and revision resources

Set in the 1960s, Willy Russell's Blood Brothers is a staple play in most English classrooms. The play explores a range of themes, from childhood and superstition to social class and family, and requires students to get to grips with some detailed language analysis. So, to help your students get their heads around the analysis of Blood Brothers and keep them engaged with the play, we have brought together a selection of lessons, activities and revision resources.

Lessons

Blood Brothers Introduction
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Blood Brothers Introduction

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Willy Russell's Blood Brothers is a classic play about social identity and social injustice and students are introduced to the play by first looking at the musical as a genre before analyzing the context of the play and then beginning to evaluate the types of character within the play based on our u...
Blood Brothers - Revision Quiz
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Blood Brothers - Revision Quiz

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Quiz designed for full lesson with team answer sheets and answers at end of quiz -- covers range of general questions; characters; themes; structure and language features. Enjoy!
Blood Brothers - Mothers in Act 2
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Blood Brothers - Mothers in Act 2

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A lesson exploring and comparing the characterisation of Mrs Johnstone and Mrs Lyons in Act 1 to Act 2 (Mrs Lyons confronts Mrs Johnstone), focussing in on the power balance shift between the two women.
Tragedy in Blood Brothers
Emily Thompson

Tragedy in Blood Brothers

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A complete one-hour lesson that explores the features of tragic drama in Blood Brothers. Fully resourced, ending with an exam-style question on sympathy for the working class. Originally delivered to a top set but can be adapted to suit lower-ability students. Please leave feedback on any purchase...

Revision: booklets and activities

Blood Brothers Escape Room
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Blood Brothers Escape Room

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Recap Blood Brothers by Willy Russell through an engaging escape room lesson! It is filled with codes, puzzles and activities to get students to revise characters, themes and contexts as they work in groups or escape crews to get out of Mrs Johnstone's house! Includes answers for every mystery...
Blood Brothers character revision notes
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Blood Brothers character revision notes

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Everything your GCSE students need to know on handy sheets. Full details of key events and quotes for the following characters: Mrs Lyons Mrs Johnstone Edward Mickey The narrator An excellent revision resource for pupils to prepare with.

Revision: knowledge organisers

Blood Brothers Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
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Blood Brothers Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!

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This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising Willy Russell's 'Blood Brothers.' It contains comprehensive sections on: - Context; - Scene by Scene Summary (with quotes); - Main Characters; - Themes; - Russell's Dramatic Devices; - ...