Y11 Parents’ Information Evening English Literature

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This evening Key Dates Key Information Key Support

Key Dates English Literature 26 th November (Unit 1 mock) 9 th January (Unit 1 exam) Unit 1 = 40% of GCSE English Literature

Key Information Exam is split up into two sections: Section A: ‘An Inspector Calls’ (34 marks) Section B: ‘Mister Pip’ or ‘Of Mice and Men’ (34 marks) 8 marks are awarded for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG)

Section A: An Inspector Calls Answer ONE question Questions will be long essay style Question COULD be about a theme Question COULD be about a character in the play Spend 45 minutes on this section Use PEED/PEFI

January 2012 Theme question Character question

What students need to know: An overall understanding of the play An overall understanding of the context (essential for Band 5 marks) An understanding of Priestley’s intentions Understanding of the characters and their role in the narrative (including key quotes) Understanding of the key dramatic techniques Priestley uses (including key quotes/stage directions)

How to write about character - PEED Make a point Provide evidence In your evaluation and development: -Talk about what the character represents/symbolises -Talk about how characters compare to each other -Talk about the audience’s impression of the character -Talk about the language used by the character -Talk about what the character shows about 1912

Key skills – regardless of question! Close analysis – focus on words/phrases Writer’s intentions Character analysis (what do they represent?) Reader/audience response Historical context

Section B: Of Mice and Men/Mister Pip Answer ONE question Questions will be essay style, but split into two parts Question COULD be about a theme Question COULD be about a character in the novel WILL be based on an extract Spend 45 minutes on this section Use PEED/PEFI

January 2012 White people Bougainville people

June 2011 George and Lennie

Close Analysis

The Quote “The old man felt reassured… He felt safe now, and he spoke more confidently” Key questions to ask: 1.Which are the most important words in the quote? Why?

The Quote “The old man felt reassured… He felt safe now, and he spoke more confidently” Key questions to ask: 1.Which are the most important words in the quote? Why? Suggests that he doesn’t trust people easily Once he trusts people, he is more willing to share his thoughts and ideas with them. Perhaps could become friends which is unusual on the ranch

Key Questions To Ask 1.Which are the keywords? Why? 2.What does it tell us about …? 3.How does it make us feel? 4.What does it make us think about? 5.Why does the writer want to do this? 6.What techniques does the writer use? 7.How does this link to the context of the novel?

Key skills – regardless of question! Close analysis – focus on words/phrases Writer’s intentions Character analysis (what do they represent?) Reader/audience response Historical context

What students need to know: An understanding of the whole text The context The characters The point of the text (writer’s intentions) How an audience would respond

How you can help: Frog site BBC Bitesize Key Questions Moral support – big ‘em up Reminders about: – Annotations – Timing – Question selection

Any questions?