1. Scholarship English a few reminders Section A Section B and C what/how to revise what’s your game plan? plan 2 essays in 20 minutes

2. A few reminders 3 questions in 3 hours = 3 COMPLETE essays of 800 words Enthusiasm, personal engagement, critical response Demanding text and questions - It is not necessarily the complexity of the text but how students respond that makes it demanding. Respond critically … initiate an alternative reading or application of theory; take a fresh approach to accepted interpretations; challenge the reader’s understandings Knowledge of methods used in crafting … such as structure, style, layout, delivery techniques, figurative language, editing, method of narration, rhetorical devices, sound effects, dramatic techniques, characterisation, costume and scripting. Candidates should demonstrate wide knowledge and wide reading, and an appreciation of aspects of intertextuality. Each essay will be marked out of 8 to give a total of 24 marks.

3. Section A Close Reading of Unfamiliar Texts will require a technical comparison of two written texts, one prose and one poetry, with an emphasis on aspects of content and crafting. There will be a single question for this section. read the question carefully - then read the texts several times, highlighting language techniques and writing any ideas down as notes in the margin. structure by commenting on each text in turn - follow ideas as they are developed - make sure you find links between texts and use connectives. keep a balance between the two texts make sure you name, explain and respond to language techniques from each text in each paragraph try to comment ‘holistically’ on the topic & texts

4. Section B and C SECTION B - Response to Literature and Language will require a response to literature and/or language studied (genre) Shakespeare, novel, film, TV, poetry, short stories, theatre, aspects of language, journalism, non-fiction, online texts… SECTION C - Exploring Issues in Literature and Language will require an exploration of issues in literature and/or language studied. - Centred around thesis/argument - Focus on the question - Sustain your response to the question throughout - Don’t skew the question - Address ALL parts ALL key words, including quotations - Draw up parameters for discussion - Link texts

5. What/how to revise? - Practice planning - Map the links across all your texts - Use exemplars / models to analyse and compare against your own work - Practice framing the thesis in introductions - Text choice – knowledge and personal response -Studyit Scholarship English thread (Communicate)

6. what’s your game plan?! Read all the questions first. Why? Which section will you start with? How long to spend planning? Are you going in knowing which texts / genres / themes you’re going to write on? Extra paper to jot down quotations/ record ‘epiphanies’!

7. Ready, set, go! Look at one of the past papers you have (‘04/’05/’06/’07) Read the whole paper. Choose your questions for Section B + C. Plan your essays for Section B + C Start writing your intros.