Terror Kid by Benjamin Zephaniah

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.