Knowledge Organiser Year 8 Noughts Crosses The Noughts

Knowledge Organiser: Year 8 – Noughts & Crosses. The ‘Noughts & Crosses’ play adaptation was written by Dominic Cooke in 2008. The original ‘Noughts & Crosses’ novel was written by Malorie Blackman, in 2001. Main characters. Callum Mc. Gregor A ‘Nought’ schoolboy who is in love with Sephy Hadley A ‘Cross’ schoolgirl who is in love with Callum. Ryan Mc. Gregor Callum’s father and a member of the Literation Militia Kamal Hadley Sephy’s father and a leading politician Meggie Mc. Gregor Callum’s mother who used to work for Minerva Hedley Minerva Hadley Sephy’s sister who is materialistic Jude Mc. Gregor Callum’s brother who is an active member of the Liberation Militia Lynette Mc. Gregor Callum’s sister who took her own life when she realized she was a nought. Jasmine Hadley Sephy’s mother Noughts – white actors Crosses – black actors Week 1: What are our preconceived ideas about discrimination? (Act 1 Scenes 1 – 5) Segregation - the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others Integration - The action or process of successfully joining or mixing with a different group of people. Lynching - (of a group of people) kill (someone) for an alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging. Stereotypes: a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Plot – we meet Sephy (a Cross) and Callum (a nought) They are best friends. Sephy loves her home but Callum is embarrassed about his. He will soon be one of the first noughts to attend Sephy’s elite school. The divide between the two races is set up at the beginning of the play. Week 2: Is bullying ever the way to resolve disputes? (A 1 Scs 6 -10) Symbolism: the use of symbols in art, literature, films, etc. to represent ideas. Magnanimous (p 26): very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone you have defeated. Hypocrite (p 27): someone who says they have particular moral beliefs but behaves in a way that shows these are not sincere. Foreshadowing: a literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story. Identity: who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that makes them different from others. Plot – Scenes 6 and 7 show the main characters being bullied at school because of their beliefs. We find out Week 3: was How beaten important is onebecause person of to the you? colour A 1 Scsof 11 -15) Lynette severely her Stage Direction - an instruction in the text of a play skin. indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting. Character List - a list presenting all the characters in the play Performance - an act of performing a dramatic role, song, or piece of music Script - the written text of a play, film, or broadcast Audience - the people who watch the play Plot – The audience see that Callum and Lynette have a close relationship although Lynette doesn’t believe she is white and a nought. The audience then find out that Lynette has taken her own life rather than be a nought. Sephy tries to pay her respects. Key Vocabulary Week 4: Do poor people know the value of money more than rich people? (Act 1 Scenes 16 -21) Connotation: an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning. Conspicuous consumption: The situation in which people spend a lot of money intentionally so that other people notice and admire them for their wealth. Barbaric: extremely cruel and unpleasant. Perpetrators: someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act. Brainwashed: to make someone believe something by repeatedly telling tyhem that I is true and preventing any other information from reaching them. Collateral damage: injury inflicted on something other than an intended target specifically Plot – Jude and Ryan plot a bombing in the name of the Liberation Militia. Sephy tells Callum she is going on a shopping trip with her mum. Callum find out that the LM are bombing the shopping centre and warns Sephy. Week 5: How do we know the difference between right and wrong? (A 2 Scs 1 -4) Moral compass - a person's ability to judge what is right and wrong and act accordingly. Terrorism - the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims Radicalisation - the action or process of causing someone to adopt radical positions on political or social issues. Plot – Sephy is starting to see the reality of her situation and the lavish lifestyle her family lead although her father doesn’t live with them. Callum’s dad Ryan has been arrested for the bombing. He protects his son from prosecution. A mysterious benefactor pays for Ryan’s legal fees. Callum is suspended from school. Week 6: What is the best way to deal with your problems? (A 2 Scs 5 -10) Addiction: condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity Gallows: A structure to hang people Plot – Ryan’s (Callum’s father) trial takes place and he is sentenced to death. Sephy is forced to attend the execution. However the sentence of death is commuted to life in prison. Sephy starts to understand the politics of adulthood. Prejudice Integratio n Lynching Performance Audience Brainwashed Discriminati on Segregatio n Stereotype Radicalisatio n Moral Compass Foreshadowing