GCSE Shakespeare Coursework Support: Henry V

Contents

Part 1: The play as a whole

• Timeline: Shakespeare’s life and times
• The Elizabethan theatre
• Understanding Shakespeare’s language
• Shakespeare’s style
• Historical background
• Act 1
• Act 2
• Act 3
• Act 4
• Act 5
• Chorus
• Characters
• Themes

Part 2: Coursework guide

• Coursework: exam boards' objectives
• Background preparation
• Planning essays
• Structuring essays
• Using quotations and evidence
• Writing the essay
• Grading criteria
• Sample essay
• Essay questions

Teachers’ notes

Further information

Part 1 provides activities for classroom and homework use throughout the course.

Part 2 provides tips and activities which guide students through the process of writing coursework essays on Henry V for any board. It explains:

• types of essay
• planning
• how to begin, develop and conclude an essay
• how to structure an essay.

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Length: 54 pp

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