LIT1 Romeo and Juliet personal learning checklist
AQA GCSE English Literature 8702 · Paper 1
Read the whole text or poem and develop your own evidence-led interpretations. Short checks cannot certify an analytical response.
Name ____________________ Class __________ Date __________
Tick one box per statement. Red: need help. Amber: partly confident. Green: can do independently.
| I can | Red | Amber | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| The whole play and its tragic movement | |||
| Trace how the feud and secret marriage contribute to the catastrophe | |||
| Explain how the Prologue and compressed timescale shape tragedy | |||
| Characters and relationships | |||
| Analyse Romeo's development and the limits of his judgement | |||
| Analyse Juliet's growing independence within social constraints | |||
| Evaluate the Nurse's and Friar Laurence's support for the lovers | |||
| Compare responses to honour, conflict and authority | |||
| Explain changes in Capulet's treatment of Juliet | |||
| Themes and relevant contexts | |||
| Develop a supported interpretation of love and inherited identity | |||
| Explain the interaction of fate, choices and social pressures | |||
| Connect relevant marriage and religious contexts to particular moments | |||
| Language, dramatic form and analysis | |||
| Analyse how shared form, imagery and verbal contrasts create meaning | |||
| Explain dramatic irony and stagecraft in a performed scene | |||
| Write a coherent whole-play argument with accurate integrated evidence | |||
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