Romeo and Juliet
Description
Romeo & Juliet is a set text for the 0475 IGCSE English Literature exams in 2021.
Romeo and Juliet is a romantic Shakespearean tragedy about two young lovers who are supposed to be sworn enemies, due to an ongoing family feud. They fall in love and ultimately kill themselves because they cannot cope with being separated from one another.
This course is being taught as a group workshop during specific times of the academic year, in correlation with exam dates.
Paper Marking
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What Will I Learn?
- Make effective literature notes and mind maps
- Understand genre specific literary devices
- Explore effects created by the writer’s use of language devices and narrative style
- Link ideas to essay questions in an insightful manner
- Unique question-specific strategies
- Exam techniques practiced through extensive question practice and personalised feedback
- Time management strategies
Topic Areas
Extract-based Essay
Authorial purpose and writer’s use of language
Personal Response
Ability to reference and quote from the text
Characters, situations and themes
General Essay
Free
Ideal For
This course is designed for Grade 9 and 10 students who are studying the CIE IGCSE, Edexcel and GCSE curriculums and have this literature text as part of their exams.
IGCSE English Literature (0475)
IGCSE English Language (0500)
IGCSE Business Studies