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Year 10 English Literature Revision for your first GCSE Exam
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Exam details What? GCSE English Literature exam When? Friday 10 th June (first Friday after half-term) 1:30 – 3:30 pm Where? Hall
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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School Website http://www.sprowstonhigh.org/cms/year-1011- revision-zone/english.html http://www.sprowstonhigh.org/cms/year-1011- 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.
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BBC Bitesize http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/en glish_literature/prosemicemen/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/en glish_literature/prosemicemen/ > Google ‘BBC Bitesize’ > English Literature > ‘Of Mice and Men’ Including a sample exam question and response
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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
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