Terror Kid by Benjamin Zephaniah

Alicia Pope
Saturday, December 1, 2018

This scheme of work uses the issues raised in Benjamin Zephaniah's novel to inspire students’ own ideas for devised work. The story focuses on a teenage boy who is unwittingly involved in a terror plot and examines the themes of responsibility and accountability, as well as exploring how the media can use small pieces of information to create a story that is quite different from the truth. The work in this scheme uses different elements of the story, incorporating a range of techniques that will allow students to move on to devising their own stories, create their own characters or explore the themes and issues raised. As a teacher you will need some knowledge of the text but students will not need to have read it; a plot summary will be sufficient. Each session is based on an hour-long lesson, but the scheme is flexible and sessions can run into each other or be paused to continue next time.