Literature Paper 1 (2 hrs)
Literature Paper 2 (2.5hrs)
An Inspector Calls
Macbeth
Extract Q1, 10 marks, 20 minutes
Comment on context: where this scene fits into the Can you write an essay on the following themed
play
questions?
TRACK the text aiming to make 10 points and end
with an overall comment.
 Each character, including Eva Smith
Q2, Can you write an essay on the following
 Power/ abuse of power
themes?
 Responsibility
 Gender Roles
 Macbeth as tragic hero
 Class
 Macbeth and the witches
 Change
 Lady Macbeth
 Who is the most / least to blame
 Macbeth and lady Macbeth’s relationship
 Tension / Interesting for an audience
 Kings and kingship
 Secrets
 Banquo compared to Macbeth
Remember essays will be informed by an extract so
 The role of the witches
make sure you say something about the extract
 Ambition (Macbeth, Lady M, Banquo and
somewhere in your essay!
Malcolm)
Remember essays will be informed by an extract so Silas Marner
make sure you say something about the extract
somewhere in your essay!
Can you write an essay on the following themed
questions?
Poetry Anthology Comparison Q
Can you write a comparison Q on these themed
 Faith / Religion
poems?
 Fear of the unknown
WAR
 Relationships
Manhunt/Wife in London
 Gender Roles
The Soldier/D and D
 Class
The Soldier/ Mametz
 Outsiders
 Identity
NATURE
Death of a Nat/ To Autumn
Unseen Poetry
Ozy/ Hawk Roosting
Prelude/ Death of a Naturalist
Use SLITTs to help you analyse both poems
LOVE and RELATIONSHIPS
Sonnet 43/ Valentine
Cozy/ Afternoons
Manhunt/ Sonnet 43
Walks in Beauty /Afternoons
Walks in Beauty/ Valentine
Subject
Language
Imagery
Tone
Theme
Structure
PLACES
Prelude/ London
Prelude/ Death of a Naturalist
London/ Living Space
Practise writing a response to unseen poetry using
your unseen revision guide. Practise, practise and
practise.
POWER
Ozy/ Hawk Roosting
Is your poem a description poem or does your poem
tell a story?
Story poems are generally much easier to analyse
whilst you will need to comment on mood and
DEATH/ MEMORY
Imperceptibly / Death of a Naturalist
To Autumn/ Dulce
TIME
Mametz /Ozy
atmosphere in your descriptive poem.
Approach 1 – analyse each poem separately + make
links
Approach 2 – Make links with poem 1 as you are
analysing poem 2