1. English Literature Controlled Assessment
Compare the ways Shakespeare and Yeats present ideas about love in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘The Wind Among the Reeds’.
25% of your English Literature GCSE Grade

2. All Most Some Title: Romeo Date: 28 November 2018
Objective: Can I explore Can I explore Shakespeare’s representation of Romeo?
Success Criteria
Grade/level
Key Words
3. I can comment on how the context of the text affects the way we read it. 6. I can say how the structure creates an effect11. I try to use a range of interesting quotations to support my points
All
Structure
Context
3. I can explain how the context of the text affects the way we read it. 6. I can explain how the structure creates an effect 11. I use a range of interesting quotations to support my points.
Most
3. I can analyse and evaluate how the context of the text affects the way we read it. 6. I can analyse how the structure creates an effect 11. I use a range of aptly selected quotations to support my points.
Some
Numeracy
Calculating the impact of language.
Literacy
Articulating my opinions succinctly
SMSC
& Values
Exploring different viewpoints, creating an argument

3. 1. I show an understanding of the key ideas in the text
English Literature Controlled Assessment
Task:
How do Shakespeare and Yeats present ideas about love in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘The Wind Among the Reeds’?
Personalised Learning Checklist
1. I show an understanding of the key ideas in the text
2. I show an understanding of the whole text.
3. I can explain how the context of the text affects the way we read it.
4. I use details from the text in my answer
5. I show an understanding of how language is used for effect
6. I can explore how the structure creates an effect.
7. I show an understanding of how the text affects the reader as a poem.
8. I show an understanding of how the text affects an audience as a drama.
9. I can compare the writers key ideas and attitudes
10. I compare how the writers use structure for effect
11. I can use a range of interesting quotations to support my points
12. I can develop my points, giving a sustained interpretation
13. I can analyse the language choices writers make, discussing alternative possible interpretations
14. I can compare how the writers use language devices for effect
15. I can explore links between the two texts I am studying.

4. Title: Romeo
Date: 28 November 2018
Objective: Can I explore Can I explore Shakespeare’s representation of Romeo?
Starter
Grade/level
Look at your notes on Romeo on Act 1 scene 1. What evidence is there that he’s truly in love?
All
What is a courtly lover? Can you explain how Romeo fits with these conventions?
Most
To what extent do we believe Romeo is a genuine lover? Can you use key quotations and context in your answer?
Some

5. Detective Work Read Act 1 scene 1 and discuss: How Romeo is presented?
Is this a realistic representation of love?
How does Romeo’s behaviour link to the idea of courtly love?
Why do you think Shakespeare opens the play with this description of Romeo?
3. I can explain how the context of the text affects the way we read it.
6. I can explore how the structure creates an effect.
11. I can use a range of interesting quotations to support my points

6. Act 1 Scene 1

12. Why does Shakespeare choose to introduce the audience to Romeo when he is in love with someone else?
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3. I can explain how the context of the text affects the way we read it.
6. I can explore how the structure creates an effect.
11. I can use a range of interesting quotations to support my points

13. 6. I can explore how the structure creates an effect.
Why does Shakespeare choose to introduce the audience to Romeo when he is in love with someone else?
In this opening scene Romeo is presented as playing the courtly lover. The audience hears that he has not been sleeping and his been out walking until the early hours because he is suffering from his unrequited love for Rosaline. When Benvolio attempts to comfort him her tells him ‘Alas, that love, whose view is muffled still,/Should, without eyes, see pathways to his will!
Where shall we dine?’ Here Shakespeare uses personification to describe the power love has over Romeo with the phrase ‘pathways to his will’ which suggests that love can completely control Romeo. Here Romeo is playing the courtly lover because he is allowing love to dominate all his thoughts and talking at length about the pain of being in love. The fact that we hear Rosaline’s name so rarely suggests that, like the typical courtly lover, Romeo is on love with being in love rather than with Rosaline. Further, the contrast of Romeo describing the pain of being in love with his line ‘where shall we dine’ makes his pain and love a bit unconvincing; suggesting he is just playing the courtly lover rather than that he actually is in love with Rosaline. Shakespeare choses to open the play by mocking Romeo’s attempt at courtly love to warn the audience about how quickly young love can change. From the beginning of the play, we do not trust Romeo or his love.
3. I can explain how the context of the text affects the way we read it.
6. I can explore how the structure creates an effect.
11. I can use a range of interesting quotations to support my points