'Macbeth' appears in Literature Paper 1 (Section A - Shakespeare). You will be given an extract and must answer an essay question focusing on the extract you have been given and key moments from elsewhere in the play.
The best revision includes three stages:
1. Make sure you have learnt your core knowledge
For GCSE Literature, this is plot, character, theme, context and the methods the writer has used to convey them.
2. Practise exam techniques
For GCSE Literature, that means practise planning essays on key themes, characters and ideas; writing thesis statements; writing analytical paragraphs; completing past paper essay tasks in timed conditions.
3. Assessment and feedback
Use the resources here to check your work against graded examples. Work with a friend to peer assess one another's work. Give your teacher work you have done independently for feedback and next steps.
Revision booklet - scaffolded extract to whole planning tasks
Journey of understanding - thesis statement visual aid
Plot Cloze (test your knowledge)
Exemplar essay - medium
Exemplar essay - high
Thesis statement
Practise improving analytical paragraph 1
Practise improving analytical paragraph 2