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English Literature Paper 1 is broken down into two sections and candidates are required to answer the question in Section A on William Shakespeare's Macbeth and the question in Section B on Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'.
annotations of key scenes
annotations of key scenes
Use these annotation slides to help you address any knowledge gaps of key scenes, and help you revise key moments in the play.
QUestion 1
QUestion 1
To revise, revisit and reassure yourself of William Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', please begin to watch the excellent detailed analysis of the play by Mr Bruff.
Below you will find an example 'Macbeth' question from the exam board.
8702-1-QP-EnglishLiterature-G-15May19-PM.pdfExam Technique
Exam Technique
This video will help you to engage with the 'Shakespeare' question.
This video will help you to weave contextual information (AO3) into your Question 1 exam answer.
This video will show you an example of someone weaving context (AO3) into their Question 1 exam answer.
Character studies
Character studies
Analysis of Macbeth.
Analysis of Lady Macbeth.
Analysis of the witches (Weird Sisters).
Analysis of Banquo.
Analysis of Macduff.
And finally ...
And finally ...
This video should help you on your journey to learning specific key quotations from Macbeth etc. off by heart.
Student exemplar on Macbeth's state of mind.
Student exemplar on Macbeth as a hero.
More student exemplars can be found here.
Don't forget to check your GCSE English PLC where you can track your progress for this type of question and find resources to help you with each skill.
Uckfield College - English Literature - 'The Essentials'
Uckfield College - English Literature - 'The Essentials'
revision workbook - 'macbeth' revision through english language paper 1
revision workbook - 'macbeth' revision through english language paper 1
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