Transcript Blood Brothers - Deans Community High School

‘BLOOD BROTHERS’ ESSAY
Learning Intention
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I will write a critical
essay explaining how
the relationship
between Edward and
Mickey changes
throughout the play
‘Blood Brothers’.
Essay Question
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How does the relationship between
Edward and Mickey change throughout
‘Blood Brothers’?
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You may discuss the following:
plot, stage directions, dialogue, key
scenes, characterisation, theme, plot,
setting, climax, conflict……..
Task
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Bullet point the key events in Edward
and Mickey’s relationship.
How would you describe the relationship at each stage in
the play?
 The boys are separated at birth
 The boys meet at the age of 7 and vow to be blood brothers
 The boys are separated again when the Lyons move house
 The boys meet at 14 in a field and resume their friendship
 Edward moves to university
 Mickey is made redundant
 Mickey marries Linda who is pregnant
 Linda goes to Edward for help when Mickey is unemployed
and depressed
 Edward and Mickey discover they are brothers and die
 Are there any other significant stages in their relationship?
 Link these stages to the play’s themes
Your essay
Your essay must focus on the relationship between Edward
and Mickey and how it develops throughout the play.
 Do not simply tell the story.
 In order to fully show how it develops, you must discuss why
it develops. Therefore use critical terminology and discuss
the following:
 stage directions
 key scenes
 characterisation
 theme
 plot
 setting
 structure
 climax
 Conflict
 dialogue
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Writing your essay
Focus on the significant stages in the
relationship which are relevant to the
essay question.
 You do not have to write about
everything, especially if you feel it
doesn’t strengthen your argument.
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Introduction
Name of play and writer
Describe the plot, setting, themes and characters
Explain the focus of your essay
2,3,4,5 etc…. Main Body - STAR
 Statement (refer to the question and explain the
focus of the paragraph)
 Textual evidence (piece of evidence to support
your statement)
 Analysis (explain how the evidence supports your
statement)
 Response (explain how the reader is made to feel
and refer back to the question)
6. Conclusion
 Answer the essay question in a few sentences
 Explain your opinion of the play and how it has
affected you
1.
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Expression
Which statement is more effective?
1.
2.
In my second paragraph I will explain what
the boys’ relationship is like when they
meet, aged 7.
The boys meet for the first time at the
age of 7 and instantly bond with each
other, showing the start of a strong
relationship.
1.
In this paragraph I will explain how the
boys’ relationship changes when Edward goes
to university.
2.
When Edward goes to university, the boys’
relationship suffers as they begin to realise
how different their lives are. Both Edward
and Mickey have different priorities in life
which creates conflict and highlights the
themes of social class and nature versus
nurture.
1.
A quote I will be analysing to show the
change in the relationship is, “urbgube”.
This shows a change in the relationship
because……….
2.
Mickey shows that he feels differently
about Edward when he says:
Mickey: fjbuewbfubeb
His anger towards Edward is clear as he
feels insulted that Edward is taking his
problems seriously.
Quotes
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Indent, separating from the rest of your essay.
Lay out line by line, stating when and why the quote is used.
State the name of the character who is speaking.
Jfbhwebfbwefbuwbnifniqwjhnfidhnqwfubhebfhbeuebfubuweb
:
Edward:
Mickey:
Edward:
jnbfjebgebiei
jhngjeieeubn
vjrgvjebvjbjb
efneuwbgubergbengvikenineibnscjnejkbfjkbokmasdoawjdeuwb
hfbshbfhbdbjfsknfiksnfnnikinkn