1. Year 11 English GCSE

2. 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

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

4. 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.

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

6. KES Academy Website Google KES Academy Website Student Area Examination and Revision Area

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

8. 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

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

10. 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.

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

12. The texts

13. 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…..

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

15. Any questions?