Across
- 3. The students’ desire to succeed.
- 5. The new, exam-focused history teacher.
- 7. A central theme exploring different teaching styles.
- 8. Used to lighten serious themes.
- 14. The pressure driving much of the play’s action.
- 16. One of the students, confident and cheeky.
- 17. Different beliefs about what education should be.
- 18. Questions of right and wrong, especially in Hector’s behavior.
- 21. The play’s structure, including flashbacks.
- 23. The boys’ youth contrasted with adult complexities.
- 24. A sporty, confident student.
Down
- 1. Between teaching philosophies and personal values.
- 2. The boys’ search for self-understanding.
- 4. Bonds formed in the classroom.
- 6. Explored through characters’ identities and relationships.
- 9. Important for learning and revising history.
- 10. The methods and styles used by the teachers.
- 11. Dynamics between teachers and students.
- 12. Explored through characters and societal expectations.
- 13. The students preparing for university.
- 15. A shy, nervous student.
- 19. Underlying tone as the story progresses.
- 20. The passionate, unconventional history teacher.
- 22. The sensitive, thoughtful student.
