Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas: An Abridged Text

Subject: English as an Additional Language
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11-14 and 14-16
Order Number: 5299

A resource for EAL and SEN students.

Classic texts can be very difficult to understand for students not fully conversant with the English language, or who have special learning needs. However, the difficulty of the language can be addressed by an abridged version that seeks to communicate the essential meanings, themes and symbolism of the texts in more accessible terms. Moreover, characterisations can be clarified and illuminated so that students can more easily relate to and empathise with what motivates the characters.

This text has been developed to offer students of Dylan Thomas a means of understanding a complex story with mature themes of religion, death and sex.

The text also has been written so as to communicate the essential meanings of the text, but at the same time preserving key quotations so that students can become familiar with phrases they might meet under exam conditions.

The aim also is to encourage students to recognise the personality traits of the main characters and to try to understand why they act as they do

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The play has been written as a series of short episodes that at first appear unrelated to each other. The episodes begin with a dream sequence that develops into the waking hours of a cast of villagers over a period of 24 hours. This abridged version of Under Milk Wood is designed to be used by students in Year 9 and above.

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