Paper 1 — Full Exam Planner
Macbeth + Jekyll & Hyde · 1 hour 45 minutes · 64 marks total
Section A · Macbeth
55 min
30 marks
Read 2 · Annotate 5 · Plan 5 · Write 38 · Check 5
Total
1:45
64 marks · 40% GCSE
Section B · Jekyll & Hyde
50 min
34 marks
Read 2 · Annotate 5 · Plan 3 · Write 35 · Check 5
Section A
Macbeth — Guilt
55 min · 30 marks
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⏱ Section A timing — 55 minutes
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Question
2 min
Read the question
- Underline the key word
- Note: extract + whole play
Annotate
5 min
Read extract
- Circle 3 quotations
- Write lit term next to each
- Note context clues
Plan
5 min
Plan paragraphs
- 3 paragraph topics
- Number ①②③
- Best → 1st or last
💡 Start and end strong.
Write
38 min
Write 3 paragraphs
- ~13 min per paragraph
- Topic → context → quote → term → effect → wider
Check
5 min
Check
- Every sentence answers the Q?
- Quote accuracy
- Stop at 55 min
📊 Assessment Objectives — Macbeth (30 marks)
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AO1
Build a clear argument. Use relevant quotations — embed them, don't just drop them in. Avoid retelling the story. Show a personal response to the text.
12 marks
AO2
Analyse Shakespeare's language, form and structure. Name literary terms precisely. Always explain the effect on a Jacobean audience — not just what it does, but what it makes them think or feel.
12 marks
AO3
Jacobean beliefs about regicide, the Divine Right of Kings, gender expectations, witchcraft and the supernatural.
6 marks
■ From the Macbeth extract
■ Wider play comparison
Step 1Before you plan — Macbeth
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🔑 Key word(s) from the question
Underline the one word the question is really asking about. Write it here. Every paragraph must answer it.
📍 What does the extract context tell us?
Where is this moment in the play? What has just happened? What does the audience know — or not know — at this point? This shapes how they read every line.
🏛️ Context most relevant to this question
Pick 1–2 contextual points that connect directly to the key word. Don't list everything — choose what's most useful for this specific question.
Macbeth paragraphs
Order
Paragraph A
Fill in, then set your order below
From the extract
Topic sentence
Social / historical context
Quotation from extract
Literary term
Effect on audience
Wider play comparison
Connector
Similarly,
In contrast,
Furthermore,
Shakespeare also…
When / where in the play
Point
Quotation from elsewhere
Literary term
Effect
Order
Paragraph B
Fill in, then set your order below
From the extract
Topic sentence
Social / historical context
Quotation from extract
Literary term
Effect on audience
Wider play comparison
Similarly,
In contrast,
Furthermore,
Shakespeare also…
Order
Paragraph C
Fill in, then set your order below
From the extract
Topic sentence
Social / historical context
Quotation from extract
Literary term
Effect on audience
Wider play comparison
Similarly,
In contrast,
Furthermore,
This is echoed…
1
2
3
4
Set your Macbeth paragraph order: Strongest paragraph first, second-best last. Weakest in the middle.
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Section B
Jekyll & Hyde — Duality
50 min · 34 marks
⏱ Section B timing — 50 minutes
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Question
2 min
Read the question
- Underline the key word
- Extract + whole novel
Annotate
5 min
Read extract
- Circle 3 quotations
- Write lit term next to each
Plan
3 min
Plan paragraphs
- 3 paragraph topics
- Best → 1st or last
💡 Start and end strong.
Write
35 min
Write 3 paragraphs
- ~12 min per paragraph
- Topic → context → quote → term → effect → wider novel
Check
5 min
Check
- Every sentence answers the Q?
- Quote accuracy
- ⚠ Watch the clock
📊 Assessment Objectives — Jekyll & Hyde (34 marks)
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AO1
Build a clear argument. Embed quotations — never just drop them in. Avoid retelling the story. Show a personal response to Stevenson's choices.
14 marks
AO2
Analyse Stevenson's language, form and structure. Use subject terminology. Always explain the effect on the Victorian reader — not just what the technique is, but what it creates.
14 marks
AO3
Victorian repression and respectability; the conflict between science and religion; Darwinian ideas about human nature; duality and hypocrisy; addiction and the loss of control.
6 marks
■ From the J&H extract
■ Wider novel comparison
Step 1Before you plan — Jekyll & Hyde
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🔑 Key word(s) from the question
Underline the one word the question is really asking about. Write it here. Every paragraph must answer it.
📍 What does the extract context tell us?
Where is this moment in the novel? What does the reader know — or crucially, not know — at this point? Stevenson uses dramatic irony heavily: what is hidden from Utterson is visible to us.
🏛️ Context most relevant to this question
Pick 1–2 contextual points that connect directly to the key word. Think: what would a Victorian reader have felt? What anxieties does this extract speak to?
Jekyll & Hyde paragraphs
Order
Paragraph A
Fill in, then set your order below
From the extract
Topic sentence
Social / historical context
Quotation from extract
Literary term
Effect on the reader
Wider novel comparison
Connector
Similarly,
In contrast,
Furthermore,
Stevenson also…
When / where in the novel
Point
Quotation from elsewhere
Literary term
Effect
Order
Paragraph B
Fill in, then set your order below
From the extract
Wider novel comparison
Similarly,In contrast,Furthermore,Stevenson also…
Order
Paragraph C
Fill in, then set your order below
From the extract
Wider novel comparison
Similarly,In contrast,Furthermore,This is echoed…
1
2
3
4
Set your J&H paragraph order: Strongest paragraph first, second-best last.
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