Preparation
Macbeth
Comparative study
Unseen poetry
Prescribed poetry
- Pick questions carefully
- Underline key words: What exactly is being asked of you?
- 5 minutes
Macbeth
- 1 hour
Comparative study
- Know which criterion you would rather answer on.
- Spend 5 minutes picking a question
- 1 hour 10 minutes
Unseen poetry
- Use quotes to back up your answers
- Have confidence in your own interpretation
- Make it personal: use “I”
- Don’t just explain the poem
- 10-15 minutes
Prescribed poetry
- 1 hour
- Ready questions very carefully
- Most questions require you to look at 2 elements in each
- Make sure you deal with all components of the question
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