What grade level is Our Country's Good?

Our Country's Good is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 11–12. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.

How long does it take to read Our Country's Good?

It takes about 1h 40m to read Our Country's Good (91 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 100 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Our Country's Good?

Our Country's Good appears on reading lists for Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Our Country's Good banned in schools?

Our Country's Good does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.

What themes does Our Country's Good explore?

Central themes in Our Country's Good include english drama, american plays, american drama, drama. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Our Country's Good

Name: Our Country's Good
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Author: Timberlake Wertenbaker
ISBN: 9780413197702

by Timberlake Wertenbaker

Assigned across 1 curriculum list

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

Our Country's Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker is assigned in US schools at grades 11–12. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Our Country's Good is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

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Grade range: Grades 11–12
Age range: Ages 16–17
Pages: 91
Reading time: about 1h 40m (est.)
First published: 1988
Genre: Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13: 9780413197702

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About this book

Our Country's Good is a 1990 play written by British playwright, Timberlake Wertenbaker, adapted from the Thomas Keneally novel The Playmaker. The story concerns a group of Royal Marines and convicts in a penal colony in New South Wales, in the 1780s, who put on a production of The Recruiting Officer. First staged at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 10 September 1988, directed by Max Stafford-Clark. It ran on Broadway in 1991.

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Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 11–12. Written in the 1980s; pairs with curriculum units on english drama and american plays; cited across 1 curriculum framework.

Themes

english drama · american plays · american drama · drama

Where this book is assigned

Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695)
- required·11th grade source: Prescribed set text for Cambridge International AS & A Level Literature in English (9695), Paper 3 Section B (Drama), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721410-2027-2028-syllabus.pdf). Set texts rotate
- required·12th grade source: Prescribed set text for Cambridge International AS & A Level Literature in English (9695), Paper 3 Section B (Drama), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721410-2027-2028-syllabus.pdf). Set texts rotate

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Common questions

What grade level is Our Country's Good?: Our Country's Good is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 11–12. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
How long does it take to read Our Country's Good?: It takes about 1h 40m to read Our Country's Good (91 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 100 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Our Country's Good?: Our Country's Good appears on reading lists for Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Our Country's Good banned in schools?: Our Country's Good does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
What themes does Our Country's Good explore?: Central themes in Our Country's Good include english drama, american plays, american drama, drama. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.

Why this book is on this list

How we classify

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure: Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band: Grades 11–12 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment: Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence: Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: Paper 3 Section B (Drama).