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Samuel Beckett on Film
 
Introduction
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Catastrophe
Ohio Impromptu
Endgame
Breath
Krapp's Last Tape
Happy Days
Act Without Words 1
Act Without Words 2
Not I
Waiting For Godot
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Close Reading 1
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Rough for Theatre 1
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Waiting For Godot

Curriculum Relevance

1. National Curriculum requirements, Key Stage 4: A study of drama, fiction and poetry written for young people and adults, e.g. Samuel Beckett

2. AQA English Literature B AS Module 2: A study of one 20th-century drama - Samuel Beckett: ‘Waiting for Godot’

3. CCEA(NI) English Literature AS Module 1: The Study of Poetry Written After 1800 and the Study of Twentieth-Century Dramatists

4. WJEC GCSE English Literature: The study of a prescribed play and one further play ... one a work published before 1914 and one published after 1914.

Scotland

Standard Grade English
Suitable for developing language and literary awareness amongst the more able students. May also be useful for Folio work.

Higher Still English

Higher
Suitable for developing language and literary awareness amongst students. Particularly relevant for:

  • Literary Study Unit
  • Specialist Study: Literature Unit

Advanced Higher
Suitable for developing language and literary awareness amongst students working at this level, although Beckett is not a recommended author.

Higher Still Media Studies

Higher and Advanced Higher
Suitable for developing analytical skills amongst students. Particularly relevant for:

  • Media Analysis Unit