Year 11 English GCSE

English Exams English Language (iGCSE) Tuesday 3 rd May (PM) English Literature Paper One - Monday 23 rd May (AM) Of Mice and Men Unseen Poetry Paper two - Friday 27 th May (AM) Lord of the Flies Blood Brothers

English Language 10 working days to go…… ……….is it too late to make a difference?

Tracking and identifying areas for revision Marks banked 60% 1 Mark away from a B grade on current results Weakest exam question to focus on.

Revising for English Language English language is a SKILLS based exam. You can only get better by doing!

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Knowing the paper and how it is marked are key! Can your child explain the approach to each question and how it is marked?

Question 3 YOU CAN GET A WHOLE EXTRA GRADE ON THIS PAPER BY WRITING A LIST!!!!!! Just be careful: The reason so many people visit Lapland each year is…….. Zoo There is a zoo

Question 1 It’s all in the planning (because we know how it is marked!) Bullet one Remember! 3 5 3

Question 2 Remember P-ida Give an overview (point) Choose 4 interesting words or phrases to analyse the effect of (ida – ida –ida) I dentify key words and phrases (label them if you can) D efine/ what they mean (or show you understand the word/phrase) A nalyse the effect of the language.

Literature Or at least a grade in English Literature!!!

The texts

Revision ideas – get to really know your books! Read and re-read the book Read about the book – plot summaries/character studies etc. Create posters for key themes and character from each text Watch/ listen to you tube clips/audio books A chapter a day…..

Final push Intervention in school/after school Tracking sheets Weekly revision Past papers (KES Website, in school) KES Website Homework

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