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Danny the Champion of the World

           

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A wonderful adaptation of the Roald Dahl book, with plenty of material for theme study and drama. 

 

 

Starring Jeremy Irons, his son Samuel, and featuring Samuel's grandfather, Cyril Cusack. 

 

Plus Robbie Coltrane, Michael Hordern and Jean Marsh.

 

 

 

 

Now available on DVD; try Amazon.uk

 

 

Contents

 

 

 

Unit outline

3

Teaching Plan

4

Introducing the Text

 

Initial questionnaire

7

Storyboarding

8

The Complex Makeup of a Movie

9

Close Reading the Text

 

Scene-by-Scene Commentary

10

Plot

14

Setting

23

Characters

26

From Book to Film

31

Scene Analysis

40

Themes

43

Extension Work - Writing

45

Drama and Role Play

48

Reviews

52

Cast and Crew

54

Appendices

 

Student Scene List

55

Script Excerpts

58

Language of Film

61

Index

67

 

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