GCSE LIT: EXPLORATORY TENTATIVE ANALYSIS

Using AQA’s 2025 GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE Paper 1 for A Christmas Carol and Macbeth questions, this lesson breaks down HOW to tentatively analyse, exploring the wrter’s methods.

Exploratory language: a word bank in four groups
Extract answers:
the plan, how to break down each question, and the key lines.
There are model paragraphs for the 2025 Macbeth question (Q1) and A Christmas Carol question (Q8)**
**Whole-text answers: **
a beginning → middle → end structure, advice on learning quotes, and a model introduction and paragraph for An Inspector Calls.
Practice:
three differentiated tasks and a student self-check list. Each slide has teacher notes.