KS3 English

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KS3 English

• The Shakespeare Paper

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Information

• The Shakespeare Paper takes 1 ¼ hours and is in
  two parts
• Shorter Writing Task (30 minutes)
• 2. Shakespeare Reading (45 minutes)

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Shorter Writing

• The question will be linked by theme to your
  Shakespeare play but you do not need to mention
  the play.
• You should spend 30 minutes on this part
• 5 10 minutes should be spent planning.
• Marks are awarded for organisation (including
  paragraphing), use of sentences, style and
  spelling.

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Shorter Writing

• Underline the key words in the question.
• Note the form, purpose and audience.
• Plan - as with longer task brainstorm, divide
  main points into paragraphs.
• Three main paragraphs with a short opening
  paragraph and a concluding paragraph are enough.

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Shorter Writing (Continued)

• Concentrate on
• Topic sentence at start of each paragraph.
• Variety of sentences (long/short mixture, simple
  and complex mixture)
• Interesting connectives (not just and, but, so
  and then).
• Effective and interesting word choice.
• Spelling.

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Shakespeare Reading

• You will have 45 minutes to answer the
  question.
• You will be given extracts from the two scenes
  that you prepared in class.

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Shakespeare reading question

• Underline the key words in the question.
• Plan the main points that you will make.
• Skim through the passages and highlight two to
  four short quotes from each section that you will
  use.

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Shakespeare Reading (2)

• You will need in your answer to refer to and
  quote from BOTH of the extracts.
• As in your Reading Test, remember P.E.E. (Point
  Evidence Explanation).

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Quotes

• Only use short quotes.
• Use these quotes to show what you know about
• How the characters think or feel
• How Shakespeare involves the audience
• Always explain why the quote is effective.

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All the time

• Keep picturing what the scene looks like and how
  the audience might react.

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Try to show

• that you can interpret those scenes,
• that you can comment on the language Shakespeare
  uses
• that you have opinions about the scenes which you
  can explain.

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Finally Remember

• You will start with the Shorter Writing Task
  (half an hour). It is marked for writing and you
  do NOT have to say anything about your
  Shakespeare play.
• THEN you will do the Shakespeare Reading Task
  for ¾ hour. Here you will answer a question about
  your Shakespeare scenes. Remember PEE !

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And

• Keep your concentration.
• GOOD LUCK!