Romeo and Juliet: Target 9 for GCSE
Explore: the tragedy genre, Elizabethan England, key scenes, setting, relationships, language, structure, form, themes and motifs, interpretations… and much, much more!
Romeo and Juliet is the ultimate story of passion, drama, and heartbreak that still resonates today. Examine Shakespeare’s unforgettable language, timeless themes, and a story that has inspired movies, music, and culture for centuries. Aimed at students reaching for grades 7–9, this pack of challenging activities will require students to be analytical, exploratory and conceptual and think and work at the top end of the GCSE assessment criteria.
The resource covers the key areas of the play, all referenced to AOs, including: context, setting, characters, language, structure, form, motifs, ideas and interpretations.
Engaging and thought-provoking activities aim to:
- prompt the recall of important points
- aid comprehension and reinforce clear, advanced understanding
- enable students to apply their knowledge of the novel to a new situation or an unseen extract
- support implicit and explicit analyses
- encourage individual interpretations and stimulate new, creative and individual ideas
A close focus on exam success demonstrates the best ways to achieve top marks:
- Practice essay questions, planning exercises and exemplar paragraphs throughout
- Interspersed with exam tips and key terms
Plus! Key terms glossary
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Keywords
- Romeo and Juliet
- Target 9
- GCSE English Literature
- Shakespeare
- GCSE English Literature Gifted and Talented Challenge Pack
- Drama
- Gifted and Talented
- GCSE 9-1 Eduqas English Literature (C720)
- GCSE 9-1 Edexcel English Literature (1ET0)
- GCSE 9-1 AQA English Literature (8702)
- GCSE 9-1 OCR English Literature (J352)