A critical part of revising well for your GCSE English exams (Literature and Language) is to re-read your texts critically and actively.
– Make notes of key quotations that might illustrate multiple themes
– Analyse key scenes exploring how the writer develops characters and themes
– Consider the FUNCTIONS character and symbols play in creating meaning: what do they add to the ideas or narrative of the text?
There are plenty of online resources to help you revise but your most valuable resource (beyond your own excellent brains) will be the specific notes and support that you have gathered in class. One of the best ways to prepare for the exams is to complete PPQs – you will have been issued with this material in class.
Here are two brief revision guides to help you get started in planning your revision:
aaFifth Form GCSE Exam Preparation A4 ENG LIT
aaFifth Form GCSE Exam Preparation A4 ENG LANG
Work hard now and reap the rewards in the summer!
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