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Billy Elliot

 

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The heart-warming story of a boy from an English mining town who pursues his dream of being a ballet dancer in the face of family and community hostility.

 

Contents of Guide

 

Introduction

3

Suggested teaching plan

4

The Complex Makeup of a Movie

5

Analysing the Plot

6

Narrative Structure

9

Plot Questions

15

Close Reading the Text

18

Scene by Scene commentary

20

Setting

33

Motifs and Symbols

37

Parallels and Contrasts

38

Characters

40

Actors and characters

47

Themes

49

Vocabulary and Research

50

Discussion or Assignment Questions

51

Extension; Writing Topics

52

The Issue of Bad Language

54

Genre

56

Research Answers

58

The Director

59

Design and Photography

60

Review

61

Cast and Awards

62

Unit outline

63

Glossary

64

Index

66

 

 

Student Write-on Worksheets

 

Study Record

2

Plot Summary

3

Close Reading Task-sheets

4

Task Sheets for Class Set

17

Scene List

36

Glossary

37

 

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