About a Boy

A delicate balance between comedy and drama is maintained in this story of two 'boys' who help each other – one to cope with bullying and insecurity, the other to grow up.

Based on the novel by Nick Hornby.

Contents of Unit

Teaching Guide		Study Guide
Introduction	3	Study Record	2
Suggested teaching plan	4	Plot Questions	3
Resources	5	Narrative structure	6
Analysing the Plot	6	Examining the screenplay	8
Narrative Structure	9	Film Technique Checklist	10
Examining the Screenplay	10	Close Reading Task-sheets	13
Approaches to Close Reading	14	Setting	20
Detailed Analysis – Opening Scenes	15	Characterisation Checklist	21
Scene by Scene commentary	17	Characterisation Tasks	22
Close Reading the Text	29	Characters and Actors	23
Setting	40	Motifs, Links and Parallels	26
Characters and Actors	42	Adapting the Novel	26
Motifs, Parallels and Links	46	Useful Quotations	30
Themes	47	The Complex Makeup of a Movie	32
Genre	48	Glossary of Film Terms	33
Adapting the Novel	50	Scene List	35
Extension	52	Opening Sequence Work Sheets	37
Quiz	53	Scene-by-Scene Worksheets	39
Quotations Test	55
Cast and Trivia	57	Extras on CD only
Sound Tracks	58	extensive picture gallery
Unit Outline	59

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