year 10

  • Romeo and Juliet: PUPIL ESSAY: What do you think that Shakespeare is trying to say about the feud in this play?

    William Shakespeare tries to set a scene with two families that have pure hatred for each other. Right from the first scene he tries to introduce us to the conflicts between the Montagues and the Capulets. He tries to give us a sense that the feud has been going on for a long long time. […]

  • Romeo and Juliet: Exam questions on Romeo and Juliet for revision

    Romeo and Juliet essay questions1. To what extent do you think Mercutio and his death is to blame for the tragedy that ensues after his death? 2. Shakespeare’s presents fate as playing a vital part in the death of the lovers. To what extent does he convinces the audience that fate plays a central role […]

  • Romeo and Juliet: Exam questions on ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with page references for quotes

    Exam questions on ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with page references for quotesComplete some detailed plans of the following questions which are grouped around the key themes of the page, the page references give you an idea about where to find your key quote but you MUST find it for yourself! Youth And Age To what extent […]

  • Romeo and Juliet: Compare Romeo and Juliet’s different attitudes towards love in the play — a pupils essay with teacher comments

    TEACHER COMMENTS ARE IN CAPITALS AND ITALICS Throughout the play Romeo and Juliet’s attitude towards love changes dramatically. Both of the characters at the end of the play are willing to die for each other in the name of love. At the beginning of the play we are introduced to Romeo and we are shown […]

  • Quiz questions on Far From The Madding Crowd

    Oak 1. In brief, how does Gabriel Oak’s social position change in this novel from the beginning to the end? 2. What are the most important aspects of Oak’s character? 3. When does Oak come to Bathsheba’s rescue and why? 4. What does Oak warn Bathsheba of? 5. What was Hardy trying to say when […]

  • Analysis of Celebrity

    Starter activity – focus upon adjective associations: In the space below, circle the adjectives you must associate with celebrity Wonderful Fantastic Corrupting Marvellous Terrible Appalling Bad Good Thought-provoking Moronic WRITE DOWN SOME OTHER ADJECTIVES YOU ASSOCIATE WITH CELEBRITY MAIN ACTIVITIES – preparation for media exam: 1. Read the following article and write a summary of […]

  • The role of families in war poetry; Spring Offensive; In Flanders’ Field and ‘The Falling Leaves’

    Compare and contrast two poems which show how the families of soldiers suffer as a result of the conflict.   OR   Compare and contrast ‘Spring Offensive’ with one other poem of your choice which uses vivid imagery to convey the horrors of war.   OR   Compare and contrast the differing attitudes of the […]

  • Mercutio, Nurse essays

    ‘Mercutio and Tybalt are trouble-makers who are presented by Shakespear as thugs who cause many of the problems in the play.’ In the light of this statement, analyse Shakespeare’s presentation of these two characters, saying whether you agree with it or not.   OR   ‘In attempting to solve the problems of the two lovers, […]

  • A suspenseful story

    ‘His fingers squeezed around my throat, I felt myself starting to choke…’Using this first line as a starting point, continue this story remembering to use the same person (the first person pronoun) and write in the past tense. (Make sure that you structure your story carefully, and you use the FIVE SENSES and FIVE Ws […]