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How to revise… GCSE English Literature GCSE English Literature (9-1) • • • • • First year of students to take this GCSE As important as English language 100% examination Grades work from 1 (lowest) to 9 (highest) The same number of students awarded a C+ and an A+ will get a 4 or 7 respectively • The government are moving towards grade 5 being the benchmark • The exams are closed text; this means students need to remember quotations Paper One - Monday 22 May (am) 1 hour 45 minutes Section A: Shakespeare - Macbeth or Romeo and Juliet Section B: 19th Century Novel - Frankenstein, A Christmas Carol, The Sign of Four or Jekyll and Hyde Paper Two - Friday 26 May (am) 2 hours 15 minutes Section A: Modern Novel/Play - Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, DNA, Animal Farm or An Inspector Calls Section B: Anthology Poetry - Comparing two poems based around Power and Conflict. These 15 poems have been studied in class. One is named and printed, the other students will need to remember. Section C: Unseen Poetry - Analysing one poem and then comparing it to another. How can students revise? - Read and re-read the set texts. There are downloadable copies through iTunes, Audible etc too - Use the CGP guides many students purchased through the school at the start of the year - Use PixLit (see Show my Homework or the student pages of the school website for log-in details) - Visit websites such as BBC Bitesize, www.sparknotes.com or www.shmoop.com - Use youtube to find revision guides/vlogs or film adaptations for the set texts, 'Thug Notes' etc - Practise past papers in timed conditions (one on desk with mark scheme) - Go back to notes in exercise books - Create storyboards - Make sure context is understood How can students remember quotations? - cue cards/post-its (3-5 for each poem, 5 for each theme or main characters in each text) - mindmaps - images - putting quotations to song; the rhythm and repetition aid the memory - use colour - repetition is key - lots of quizzes, displays in key areas of the house: bedroom, bathroom door... - read aloud - Testing - Use PixLit app (see school website for log-in details) Short quotations are fine and easier to remember Identify quotations that can be used for several characters/themes Students are assessed on their ability to: - answer the question - use relevant quotations/evidence - analyse language and structure - use literary terminology - link points to context (except unseen poetry) -explore the writer's intentions - compare (poetry only) Essay Technique: - Start off by placing the scene/question in the context of the whole novel e.g. This scene is significant because it.... and it links to.... - Aim to write at least five analytical (PEE) paragraphs on language and structure - For Shakespeare and the 19th Century novel, students must link to the whole text (using memorised quotations), not just the extract given - End with how the question's/scene's significance: how does it link to other parts of the text? Aim to identify the writer's intentions: what are they trying to tell you about life, linked to the question set? How can students improve the quality of their answer and their grade? - Get the timings right: spend equal amounts of time on each section of the exam - Write an answer around the words of the question e.g. how is tension created? - Refer to both LANGUAGE and STRUCTURE - Analyse how a writer uses language precisely, looking at the effects of individual word choices rather than using long quotations e.g. why has the writer used the word 'mob' instead of 'group'? - Explore effects in detail, rather than just a simplistic statement like 'this makes you feel sorry for.....' - Go beyond the obvious - Make sure context is explored - Make sure everything written is relevant to the question and not retelling the plot or going off on a tangent