Year 10 English Literature Revision for your first GCSE Exam

Exam details  What? GCSE English Literature exam  When? Friday 10 th June (first Friday after half-term) 1:30 – 3:30 pm  Where? Hall

Exam content (what do I study?)  Of Mice and Men 2 questions 1 hour 30 marks  Poetry Compare two unseen poems 1 hour 20 marks

Exam content: Of Mice and Men  1 x extract question for Of Mice and Men Key words in question Key words (evidence) in extract P-E-E – more marks for explaining and exploring

Exam content: Of Mice and Men  1 x open question on Of Mice and Men Choice of 2 (character + other) Must know quotes from across the play Connect to themes Consider Steinbeck’s intentions

Exam Content: Unseen Poetry  Compare 2 poems Unseen (practise on other poems) Choose approach (1, 2, both / 1, 2 + both / both) Same question every time for both tiers Remember poet’s intentions and effect on reader Mention the specific effect of poetic devices Consider ideas or themes that emerge

Revision Overview  School website: Of Mice and Men Revision guide + chapters Year 10 Poetry hints  WJEC Poetry Collection – practise comparing two poems on the same theme  BBC Bitesize (Literature > Of Mice and Men)  Reading sessions for ‘Of Mice and Men’ : Tuesday 17 th – Friday 20 th May, after school 3:30 – 4:45pm in WS37

School Website  revision-zone/english.html revision-zone/english.html > Year 10/11 Revision Zone > English > ‘Of Mice and Men Revision Guide’ and ‘Year 10 Poetry hints’ And ‘Of Mice and Men’ chapters (broken into sections) Ignore all other files: they don’t apply to you.

BBC Bitesize  glish_literature/prosemicemen/ glish_literature/prosemicemen/ > Google ‘BBC Bitesize’ > English Literature > ‘Of Mice and Men’ Including a sample exam question and response

Reading sessions  Join a small group of Year 10s and 11s reading through ‘Of Mice and Men’ in the lead-up to the exam: 3:30 – 4:45pm Tue 17 th, Wed 18 th, Thu 19 th, Fri 20 th May in WS37