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The English Department
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
AQA Exam
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2 hours total
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45 mins, 30 marks-- Jekyll and Hyde
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45 mins, 34 marks-- Romeo and Juliet
For Jekyll and Hyde:
Only one question.
Comment on the extract and elsewhere in the novel
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Revision Checklist
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Set Text
Set Text Letter 2020
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Year 10 students will receive their copies of Jekyll and Hyde when we return to school
Optional Texts
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Contex
Context
The historical background of the story. Where it takes place and/or when it was written. You may also include author's context about their biography
Why do I need to know this?
In a PETER paragraph, you will be asked to make some comment on the novel and how it connects to the historical context of when it was set and/or written. Download your PETER paragraph structure here
PlotSummaries
the main events of a play, novel, film, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
Plot
Why do I need to know this?
In an essay, you will need to show that you understand where the extract you are given, fits in with the rest of the play-- what happens before and what happens after the extract? Why is the extract important to the progression of the play or the characters it involves?
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Chapter times
Chap 1-10
Questions
Timeline
Chapter Summaries
Chapter Analysis
Quotes
Quotes
a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.
Why do I need to know this?
In an essay, you will need to show evidence from the text. You will have an extract, however you will need to memorise events and quotations from other parts of the play, too. Your quotes will need to be analysed and you must include a Word Level Analysis, author's intentions and effect on the reader. Download the PETER essay support document here
Themes
Themes
an idea that reoccurs in a work of art or literature.
Why do I need to know this?
In an essay, you will need to comment on how the extract ties into a theme of the play. What is the message the author is trying to say about this theme? What is the author's attitudes or beliefs about this message? What does s/he want you to think? Is the theme tied to a specific character? Explain.
Character and Theme Essentials
Themes and context
Revision lessons
An additional resource, used to join together all your knowledge about the play
Why do I need this?
Whether you are working alone or in a study group, revision lessonscan be a very helpful tool to help you go over the text as a whole. Some revision lessons are better than others, but here are a few that we think are excellent.
Lessons
Context
The Story of the Door
Duality
Duality and Chapter 2
reputation and chapter 3
Language Structure and Form
The theme of violence
Violence and Chapter 4
Bookets
Utterson and Chapter 5
Chapter 1-5 Review
Lanyon and Chapter 6
Modelling past exam papers
Symbolism and Chapter 7
The Supernatural and Chapter 8
Letters and Chapter 9
Duality and Chapter 10
Chapter 6-10 review
Quotes, moments and themes
Revision Booklets
An additional resource, used to join together all your knowledge about the play
Why do I need this?
Whether you are working alone or in a study group, revision booklets can be a very helpful tool to help you go over the text as a whole. Some revision booklets are better than others, but here are a few that we think are excellent.
Charaters
Characters
A person in a novel, play or film.
Why do I need to know this?
In an exam question, you may be asked about a specific character. You must know what kind of person they are-- their appearance, their personality and how they have (or haven't!) developed through the play. You will need to use precise vocabulary for this section and you will also need to know at least 5 quotations for each character.
Character List
Character and Theme Essentials
Level 7 Exemplar
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