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Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
Closed-book written exam for AQA GCSE English Literature 8702. Paper 1 assesses Shakespeare and the nineteenth-century novel in 1 hour 45 minutes, with 64 marks and 40 percent of the GCSE.
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Macbeth
Study Macbeth for AQA GCSE English Literature 8702.
Open topic hubRomeo and Juliet
Study Romeo and Juliet for AQA GCSE English Literature 8702.
Open topic hubThe Tempest
Study The Tempest for AQA GCSE English Literature 8702.
Open topic hubThe Merchant of Venice
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Open topic hubMuch Ado About Nothing
Study Much Ado About Nothing for AQA GCSE English Literature 8702.
Open topic hubJulius Caesar
Study Julius Caesar for AQA GCSE English Literature 8702.
Open topic hubThe Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Study The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for AQA GCSE English Literature 8702.
Open topic hubA Christmas Carol
Study A Christmas Carol for AQA GCSE English Literature 8702.
Open topic hubGreat Expectations
Study Great Expectations for AQA GCSE English Literature 8702.
Open topic hubJane Eyre
Study Jane Eyre for AQA GCSE English Literature 8702.
Open topic hubFrankenstein
Study Frankenstein for AQA GCSE English Literature 8702.
Open topic hubPride and Prejudice
Study Pride and Prejudice for AQA GCSE English Literature 8702.
Open topic hubThe Sign of Four
Study The Sign of Four for AQA GCSE English Literature 8702.
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What this unit covers
- Macbeth: AO1: use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.
- Macbeth: Study the whole play as the selected Shakespeare set text.
- Romeo and Juliet: AO3: show understanding of the relationships between the text and the contexts in which it was written.
- Romeo and Juliet: AO1: read, understand and respond to the text, maintaining a critical style and an informed personal response.
- The Tempest: AO1: read, understand and respond to the text, maintaining a critical style and an informed personal response.
- The Tempest: Study the whole play as the selected Shakespeare set text.
- The Merchant of Venice: Study the whole play as the selected Shakespeare set text.
- The Merchant of Venice: AO1: read, understand and respond to the text, maintaining a critical style and an informed personal response.
- Much Ado About Nothing: AO2: analyse the language, form and structure used by the writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.
- Much Ado About Nothing: AO4: use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.
- Julius Caesar: AO1: read, understand and respond to the text, maintaining a critical style and an informed personal response.
- Julius Caesar: AO2: analyse the language, form and structure used by the writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.
- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: AO1: use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.
- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: AO2: analyse the language, form and structure used by the writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.
- A Christmas Carol: AO3: show understanding of the relationships between the text and the contexts in which it was written.
- A Christmas Carol: Study the whole novel as the selected nineteenth-century novel set text.
- Great Expectations: AO1: use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.
- Great Expectations: AO4: use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.
- Jane Eyre: Study the whole novel as the selected nineteenth-century novel set text.
- Jane Eyre: AO1: use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.
- Frankenstein: AO1: read, understand and respond to the text, maintaining a critical style and an informed personal response.
- Frankenstein: AO2: analyse the language, form and structure used by the writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.
- Pride and Prejudice: AO2: analyse the language, form and structure used by the writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.
- Pride and Prejudice: AO4: use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.
- The Sign of Four: AO1: use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.
- The Sign of Four: AO3: show understanding of the relationships between the text and the contexts in which it was written.
