Student Grade 9 Essay on Macbeth's Character Mr Salles
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0:00 Who wrote this essay
1:28 Planning for the exam and top grades
4:25 Start with a Thesis
5:30 First paragraph of the essay and the need to link ideas
6:53 Link to the ending of the play
7:54 The danger of starting with the Extract!
10:09 Excellent language analysis and alternative interpretation
12:10 How to use Context to explain interpretations
15:30 Write about Tone in interpretations
17:27 Context of Christianity
18:38 Context of Banquo
19:04 How to get Context wrong
20:30 How to write a conclusion
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Hey sir, got my mark back and got 159/160 in Lit, literally only watched your videos when I was revising, can’t thank you enough
I remember you Max. Congratulations!
i beg u please send me ur essay i beg u pleaseeee
please i will literally do anything
Is this supernatural
@@PileOfDuracells LMAO right
@@ash39877 Allie🤣🤣
It’s funny how much he’s able to criticise an essay that got 158/160
all his essays combined was 158/160, just macbeth got 28/30
@Yeet Feet 2 that kids entire life would just disappear
@Yeet Feet 2 tears. lmfao
As an A level student looking at this now, I’m grateful I don’t have to worry about English Literature anymore the content for the subject is unreal
compared to history it isn't much really
@@paracline5500 fr
@@paracline5500HISTORY IS TEW MUCH
- a struggling student who takes history
thank you Sanjay whoever and wherever you are. You are so helpful and kind to share the work you put so much hard work and dedication into. Very much appreciated and not taken lightly
16:15 Only legends noticed that Sanjay wrote "Macbeth was 18", "Macbeth was so much younger" and "Macbeth married her". Otherwise, top-notch essay in a top-notch video. Thank you once again!
I really want this guy as my teacher
I am on UA-cam, so I can help you with a video on most topics you are studying! Thanks for your kind comments
That name tho lmfao
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish my teacher says us to only listen to him and not to watch yt videos,but cant thank you enough
@@tahamuhammad5454 tells*
@@arzhass5868 damn thanks
Thank you this really helps considering we've missed 6 months of school !
When he said avoid suspicion. I think this is talking about how Shakespeare was suspected to be part of the gunpowder plot, and he wrote Macbeth to be placed on the kings good side and avoid suspicion surrounding him and the plot as he was friends with people involved at the time, he wrote the play to show he was devoted to the king
Well done
This was so helpful, I have my exam in a couple days and we've only just started Macbeth so this has helped me gain advanced terminology, contextual references and good points and links. I will definitely be coming back to watch more of your videos!
Thank you!
Sir, i went from a grade 3 in my November mocks, to a grade 7 in my Feb mocks. I can’t thank you enough.
Well done!
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish thank you, i couldn’t have done it without your support
@@Luke_Carpenter-i8q how did you do it
How and Why does Sanjay know so much sophisticated vocabulary?? 😭😭
his parents had the belt on him all day that's all he could do
@@loform4763 LMFAO bro well the effort payed of didn't it 😂😂😭😭😂😂😂😂😂
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I'll be honest. I didn't revise English once but got (sometimes nearly) full marks on every essay. Straight 9s. I think the way you have structured this video is very well done :)
Even in your actual GCSE? Because I would guess that if you didn’t revise once you would have not known much evidence for the exam?
@@fatimaalramahi9944 she probably got the context from stuff they learnt in lessons
I've been watching your videos just so I could begin a rota for revision, and I got 28/34 on my last exam! I'm in year 10, and I'm super happy with my result
Well done!
Was this that gave you z28/34 or others as well cause my Xmas are in 3 days
Hi, Mr Salles. Im in year 10 and I've been watching your videos for a year now and you've helped me achieve a grade 9 in English (74/80) thank you so much sir!!!!!!
Awesome. Well done!
Hi sir,
I’m currently in year 10 however I’m doing a test tomorrow which will affect my year 11 mock mock test grade next year, so I’m really stressing ,but this video is giving me so much useful points to take in . I’m very thankful and hopefully this will help me tomorrow ✊🏻
Thanks again.
Good luck!
What did you get..?
@@Soni-jd4li for my final gcse grades, i got 7 in literature and 9 in lang :D
@@kindermist_5779 congrats! I’m also super surprised that you replied (it’s quite well known that people don’t respond to such questions lol)
@@Soni-jd4li thanks 😂😂 yep that’s true most of the time
Hi sir, I messaged a month ago about my English literature mock and thank you for your videos! I got 33/34 on the Macbeth essay and 30/30 on the Jekyll and Hyde essay 😁
Fantastic!
How did you do that give me tips please 😭
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish how is everyone so good I’m currently at a 4/5 English Lang is impossible :/ I’m literally getting a 7/8 in everything else
@@L4ylahud for Eng Lang Paper 1, it's strongly recommended to write a solid, good creative writing piece and ensure that you memorise it so u can just copy and paste it into the exam. It's theoretically guaranteed 35+/40 marks as long as it's good
@@L4ylahud samee omdsssss i hate it and its stressing me out even worse i dont have motivation to revise english anymore cause i keep doing bad
Thank you so much sir because i got 18/30. It is a good score because I’m still learning English. I watched your An Inspector Calls video today and i think I’m gonna get 20 and above.
Good luck!
Predicted a 5 by the end of the year and trying to get a 6/7 to avoid uni rejections, thanks for the analysis
I'm publishing how top students prepared every week on my Substack. Subscription is free and the link is always in the description to each video
Could you do more of these essay reviews because it really helps me out
Will do
Thanks to u, i got a grade 9 on my english literature mock on macbeth
the bits of insight you give on what the examiner is probably thinking is really, Just got to keep reminding myself of not only the basics and clear points but also pander to a variety of views because of natural bias. hopefully will push me up to an 8 :))
Good luck
Im doing my year 11 mock today, in year 10 i got a grade 3 these videos are extremely helpful so hopefully i can get a 5-7 because 7 is my predicted grade
Good luck
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish i got 41/64 probably like a grade 6, im pretty happy with it but im gonna aim for a grade 7 or even higher
@@anssa6163 good luck 🤞
how did u do?
@@cringebakasus123 i got an 8 and a 9 in the end
English Lit Mock In 2 days, this channel is the only thing giving me hope at this point. Honestly thank you so much :]]
bro i got mine on monday :( its only macbeth and unseen poetry init?
@@Bossman-kb8vo I have done mine now but I did Inspector calls and Macbeth SA's It wasnt fun xD
I’ve got my English lit exam tomorrow :0
@@Bossman-kb8vo I had OMAM and Unseen, got Macbeth PEEL chains tmrw
currently in year 10 and predicted a 4 but working at a 3 and I’m hopefully going to improve through your videos!
If your in year 10 watching this guy's videos and revising and from school you will 100% achieve a 6 or above
How are you doing now?
@@randomvidz8742 Probably even higher. In year 10 I was on a 3 for both but now I'm on an 8 for lang and a 9 for lit.
Thank you so much Mr Salles! I’ve been watching your videos closer to my Year 10 mock exam week and they’ve proven to be extremely helpful! Thank you very much once again.
I so can't wait to be featured on one of these one day lol.
I'll get there!
thanks salles ive got an exam on monday about this and this has really helped me get notes written down properly :)
Got 120/130 in GCSE thanks to Mr Salles
nice
Wow! This is extremely good! Thank you so much.
Hi sir, I've just had my English literature mock (I'm currently in year 11) and I've been predicted a 9 previously, so hopefully it follows through. I had my mock on Jekyll and Hyde, and Macbeth. Thank you for this video it'll be really useful for future exam revision! I'll keep you posted on how I end up doing
Thank you and good luck!
I’m predicted a 7 no idea how I’m gonna do it lmao. Also I’m i yr 11 so good luck to the both of us
@@cadenzafr how did the mock go?
@@addieee1194 got a 4 in literature and a 7 in language, been revising a lot more literature recently tho, what about you?
@@cadenzafr yess that's great, especially lang! It went well, I'm not sure whether to take English for a level now, wbu?
GOT A MOCK TODAY! AHHH! but Im going to walk into that room because im confident on it, thanks to Mr Salles. THANK YOUUUUU!!!
what was the question
I have my eng lit macbeth mock yr 11 in 8 days. This is the first video I have seen of yours. I will continue to watch you so I can improve my grade. I got a 4 in Yr 10 mocks. I want to get at least a 7. My predicted is a 6
Good luck
Yo what question did you get?
@@userr5sccu9x44 I got the question, how does Shakespeare present macbeth and banquos attitude towards the supernatural
@@userr5sccu9x44 also, I am momercs react but a different account
16:11 he wrote macbeth instead of shakespeare 3 times :(
so my English teacher decided to get sick a week before my year 11 mocks idk if she has covid but we've been having useless supply teachers and we haven't been working I hope this helps because I'm tryna get a grade 6 and above
literally had the same problem
Are you in my class?😂
@@Zenab-hs1ky what question was on your lit mock
Same thing happened to me
the man, the myth, the legend: Sanjay.
just looking back at this with joy knowing I don’t have to do it ever again
This helped me so much! Thank you!
I got 22/30 on my mocks! And I really thank u but I know I can do better and get at least a grade 8
What is the question that Sanjay answered?
Gonna start watching all you videos for an inspector calls and Macbeth hopefully they get me off the grade 6
hey how did you do?
Sir, my school does Edexcel for Literature so macbeth/christmas carol has part A and B with only 20 marks and for Inspector Calls just Part A with 40 marks. Could i still use this to achieve 40/40 for my examboard?
Of course - literature is literature!
Hope we all get great grades
kinda gunna miss your vids when I finish english gcse in a couple days.
Hi sir, just got my mark back as 20/160 im so proud of myself.
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loll you must be joking right
ouch
Toyu WTF? how did i found you lmfao 😂😂😂😂😂
bro....
Mr salles, can you make a new video about the key quotes you need to know for Macbeth.
Thanks
I have over a dozen!
Thanks Sir
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish which ones?
Mr Salles, I’m in year 11 and just completed my first set of mocks, for my literature exam the extract I was given the best extract I could have asked for (act 5 scene 1), everything I have written is very good quality, but I didn’t get an awful lot written, is there any advice you can give to help with time management and getting as much done as possible
There is only one bit of advice - practise writing under timed conditions, and you will get quicker. If thinking fast is the problem, practise dictating.
What was the question ?
@@cathutton7352 ‘describe how Lady Macbeth is presented in the extract; how is Lady Macbeth presented as a woman who changes during the play’ or something similar
@@fillername4232 that’s exactly what I got on my mock exam question 😂
@@fillername4232 ahhh that was the 2021 gcses for me , absolute bless it was
I'm here at year 8 but you are really helpful and I can't thank you enough.
continue like that and u will be the next sanjay
unlike me 😭😭
@@Jibi8z anything’s possible if you put your mind to it
If you really cared you would have written 10 essays in a day it’s possible I did it once
I watched this video the day before my Macbeth exam and I got the exact same question😭
@@rab.j something like, how is macbeth presented as a violent character
Mr salles i want to know everything that might come into my test so I can cover them all, but our school doesn`t tell us so I would like to ask you instead of leaving all the stress to year 11. As far as I know, these are the essential materials:
conflict b poems
Macbeth
Jacklyn hyde
Christmas cold
Inspector calls
Creative and descriptive writing
The first 5 are all literature, the last one is Language. Go to AQA and download paper 1 and 2 of language, and 1 and 2 of literature. That shows you everything that will come up.
Boa Hancock btw, it’s actually Jekyll and Hyde not jacklyn :)
@@amyclark7685 Yeah that`s really not my biggest problem here !
Boa Hancock well I was letting you know for when you revise it and can’t figure out why it’s not coming up 😴 be grateful
@@amyclark7685 Thanks a bunch!!
Omfg Sanjay u slayed that, i hope u know you’re a English lit idol for many
Sir, how would you say to structure your essay, because my other teachers for different subjects tells us the basic structure but my english teacher hasn’t said anything. How would you say to do a basic structure?
maybe start off with an introduction, followed by two paragraphs that agree with your point, then perhaps two paragraphs that disagree (dont forget context if its an AQA lit exam) and then summarise all your points and conclude - make sure it links back to the intro. idk but ig this would work - perhaps just adding some extra paragraphs if this isnt enough, but i hope this helps!
@@beomgyusberry5773 it helps me thank you so much
Sir I am a literature student in India. We have drama as one of our core paper and we have to study the whole play of macbeth for our this semester. Literally I didn't had any Idea to how to link my ideas and interpretations chronologically. So to find a solution I did a thorough search on UA-cam for teachers who explains the ideas more clearly, very easy and useful. I am really fascinated by your classes, because it made me to think the basic ideas and quotations in the from a very different perspective. Thank you sir for uploading these videos🙏🏼😊. I am making a humble request to you. Ca you please make each scene wise explanations, analysis and interpretation on macbeth...... please ...please.....please.....
Thank you, I have all the scenes of act 1 and 2, and will make the others in April
I wish I found this video before I submitted my essay last year 😩
Hi! My teacher taught us critical theories and Jacobean society for context, not anything on Shakespeare himself, do you think this would be a problem for me since I’m expected a grade 8? Thanks.
No, if you use this context to argue for particular interpretations, that will be fine. Make sure you understand the critical theories though, as examiners find that students usually apply them incorrectly
Watching this the night before my lit mock, i haven’t learnt the quotations. i beg of you, please run me down with your ar on my way to school tommorrow, kind stranger.
Mr Salles, please share your exquisite analysis on A View from the Bridge & To Kill a Mockingbird
oh
the only good teacher in the world
Thanks for telling me what the question is
Hello Sir - if I didn't start with the extract in the Macbeth question (or 19th century novel question), would that constitute "rubric infringement"? Would my answer be capped at a certain level? Thank you
No, there is nothing in the mark scheme about starting with the extract. You are 100% allowed to start anywhere. I recommend chronologically
I got 25/30 on my macbeth year 11 mocks, for gcse i wanna get higher
Thank you so much for this!
This is really helpful! :)
Thank you! ;)
Stay safe all!
Yr 11 Mocks tomorrow ✌️😘✌️
for your mocks, did u get 2019 papers?
hi sir, i have got my essays back for my mocks and for my macbeth essay i got 28/30, and on my jekyll and hyde essay i got 18/30. i honestly don’t know how i lost so many marks on my jekyll and hyde essay. throughout the whole essay i was getting level 4 AO’s and i didn’t get into level 5 or 6 at all. i really don’t know what i was missing in the jekyll and hyde essay and i don’t know how i can improve it.
Ask your teacher for 5 ways to improve it, then do so, and hand it in to be remarked. You clearly have the subject knowledge, so it will be small adjustments
In order to get an 8/9 do you need to hit Level 6 on all the AOs?
No
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish So if you hit Level 6 on just one of the AO's does that tip you into that level?
can you make videos on grade 9 analysis on frankenstein please?
Hi sir , in my school they tell us to do 3 PEE paragraphs with 3 quotes from the extract then link two of the quotes referencing to another part of the text having the same idea.When i have been watching the grade 9 videos they don't do that.Do you suggest that i do the schools method or should i do a paragraph for each AO like in this video to get top marks?
Your school is trying to teach a method which will cover all bases - so it sounds logical. Because teachers usually don't sit the exams themselves, they don't road test this to see if it is actually successful - usually it ends up with having to write too much. The only way for you to find out is to write an essay using what you have learned, and see what grade you get, compared to the 'method'.
I am new to the UK, I was wondering if you can choose your Shakespearean play for paper 1 or if it is assigned to you by the exam.
Each exam board offers a range of about 3-5. Go to their past papers to find which.
Your school chooses it
@@shekhinahasumah1234 when you school chooses it, do you mean they choose the specific play, or like the comment above, do you mean the exam board will choose 3-5 specific plays and then you get to chose one of them
@@조현민-r5u yes the exam boards give options and you school from that
@@shekhinahasumah1234 does that mean you only need to study one play?
hi sir i have a question. in the essay sanjay said the nonchalant tone symbolises Macbeths 'human kindness'. could anyone please explain to me how a nonchalant tone could symbolise someone's kindness.
reference 15:29
if they are described as nonchalant then they are seen to be calm in every situation which basically connotes to a kind person as you wont see them being influenced by their rage and would be acting wisely
@@NihalKakde thnx
What quotation could you use when the person made a point about Banquo being a descendent of King James?
My Eng Lit exam in an hour 😭 good luck everyone doing it this year.
does this essay talk about how Macbeth changed throughout the play
sir i dont know how to get my language as good as this
Start by stealing some of it, and then use it in class, or for some revision answers - give it to your teacher to mark.
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Thanks Sir!!!!
This is wholesome, Teacher to student relationship
Do you need to conclude? My teacher told us that it’s not necessary?
Hi Mr Salles
I thought its good when your ideas and points are unique from other students but it seems like if examiners arent familiar theyll give it a lower level. So shall we use ideas that are unfamiliar and sort of unique or not?
Can you also do more videos on Animal Farm
if they are unknown explain them well
Thank you I’ve been watching your videos recently I have my Mocs on Wednesday and my GCSEs next year rly nervous but you’re definitely helping
Also what question number is this?
I was revising watching this video, and next minute I fainted, lol I have to go the the hospital ahaha no joke !
am i allowed to 'borrow' some of his points when I do my exam. or will that be plagiarism?
All the points, not the words
@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish ok, thanks for the feedback
Is this applicable for all exam board sir or just aqa? If I analysed like this in ocr would it be marked differently?
no
@@advaitpanicker7357 no it won’t be marked differently or no it’s not applicable?
@@revisionchannelsoyoudontge2999 no it won't be marked differently
I really wish I saw this last month 😭
hi sir im commenting this while watching the video. i've noticed that the person who has produced this piece uses high vocabulary and exquisite analysis something i cant do right now. is there something you recommend to improve my analytical skills and vocab?
I don’t think it makes much of a difference as long as you have a strong and convincing argument ‘fancy’ words aren’t that important
@@milksky9876 oh thanks I’m just really bad at English and trying to find ways to improve
@@user.004 read a wide range of books not that it would help you considering the English literature paper two exams tomorrow
But in one year have you managed to improve your vernacular
@@Unndecided Hiya I finished my GCSES last year haha x
@@user.004 how did you do?
Hi sir, please can you make more videos on English language paper 2 when you have time?
I have loads
BIG UP SANJAY
Sanjay my g , uve smashed it
He's not that good mate, like come on
Bring out the idea of violence and it's relation to the state in Macbeth
What was the question though, Sir?
I'm struggling to get level 3🥺
@@thorn5957 thank you soo much 🥺❤
Is this of the theme of kingship?
One question, will the examiner use your plan at all when marking you?
probably not but they'll keep it in mind
Thank you Sir.
Hi Sir, I am in the 2020 GCSE year group and need at least a 7 to do Lit as an A-Level. In my first mock, I got a 5 but in the second I got a 7. Do you think it's worth me continuing to work with re-taking English Lit in the Autumn in mind? Ideally, I would love an 8 or 9, but I am just not at that standard yet. Thank you so much!
izzy 88 I think there is a good chance you will get a 7 this year, and I have not heard of schools and colleges asking for a grade 7. If this is the case, and you are motivated, do the exam. Your highest grade will count, and the skills you develop in revising will help you at A level.
Will this help with the exam board WJEC EDUQAS 9-1?
What was the question for this model
what was the question that he was answering
using this the day before my English lit paper 1 exam, feeling so hopeless.
Go for it
This guy says that parts of the play are included to coerce the king into sponsoring Shakespeare's company of actors, but They became the kings men before this play was performed to the king
I cant see the video its all blurred for me? help.
What was the question for lit paper 1 for 2019 GCSE
violence in Macbeth and something on Hyde.
I THINK it was Hyde as frightening outsider, or it was about mystery and tension.
How much more in depth would an a level english essay be in comparison to a grade 9 at GCSE?
I don't know how to answer that - 35%?
anyone else stress revising for Macbeth and Unseen tomorrow???
12:31 James ADMIRATION for the witches!!!!!???
It was written in 50 minutes, relax