8. Checklist of topics to mind-map:
Jekyll & Hyde
Glossary of literary features
Macbeth
Glossary of literary and dramatic features
Blood Brothers
Glossary of literary and dramatic
features
Context ~ 1980s Britain. Thatcherism;
welfare; segregated education; class;
unemployment; working class
disempowerment.
Poetry
Glossary of poetic features
Context ~ Victorian Britain; concepts/
stereotypes of class and the Victorian
gentleman; attitudes to medicine and
mental illness; attitudes to crime;
evolution and religion.
Characters ~
Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Mr Utterson
Dr Lanyon
Mr Enfield
Poole
Sir Danvers Carew
Mr Guest (a very minor character)
The females ~ Hyde’s maid, a victim and
a prostitute (!) (unlikely)
Context ~ Jacobean times & the divine
right of kings; witchcraft; the tragedy
genre; gender roles; Shakespearean
England.
Characters ~
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
Macduff
The Witches
Duncan
Malcolm/ Donaldbain
Lady Macduff
Other Thanes (Ross, Lennox, Menteith,
Angus – unlikely)
Minor characters (Captain, Porter, Old
Man, Murderers, Doctors, Gentlewoman
– unlikely)
Characters ~
Mrs Johnstone
Mrs Lyons
Edward
Mickey
Linda
The Narrator
Mr Lyons
Female characters (including Donna
Marie - unlikely)
All poems in the Power and Conflict
Anthology:
Ozymandias
London
Extract from ‘The Prelude’
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Exposure
Remains
The Emigree
Kamikaze
Poppies
Checking Out Me History
Storm on the Island
Bayonet Charge
War Photographer
Tissue
My Last Duchess
Themes ~
Duality of man
Crime and violence
Evil vs good
Secrecy/ mystery
London and its settings
Reputation
Class
Religion/ science
Fear/ tension
Power/ control
Symbols
Temptation and animal instincts
Themes ~
Ambition/ greed
Loyalty/ betrayal
Good vs evil ( Conscience & morality)
The supernatural & natural world
Tragedy/ tragic characters
Tyranny and violence
Gender roles/ female characters
Masculinity and strength
Mental illness
Power & control
Symbols
Bravery/ cowardice
Appearance vs reality (honesty vs deceit)
Order/ disorder
Themes ~
Social class/ inequality
Education
Crime
Eddie vs Mickey
Mrs Johnstone vs Mrs Lyons
Gender roles
Tragedy
Superstition
Secrets/ secrecy
Fate and destiny
Mental illness
Poverty and unemployment
The songs
Symbols
Unseen Poetry:
Learn the methodology codes:
Context relevant to each poem.
Read the study guide to see how you
could link the poems.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Intro/ overview: S (subjects),
PV (poetic voice)
LMT (Lexis, mood and tone)
FT (Figurative techniques)
SF (Structural features)
PP/M (Poets’ purpose/
meaning)
Language Paper 1
Glossary of literary and
structural features
Reading skills and past
paper practice.
Language Paper 2
Glossary of persuasive and
rhetorical features
Reading skills and past paper
practice.
Models of good fiction to
use as models for own
writing.
Models of good non-fiction to
use as models for own writing.