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The second section of the GCSE Literature exam is one question on the Poetry Anthology studied this year. As you'll remember you have a choice of two questions and you must answer one. Remember to get a C or above you must analyse in your one essay FOUR poems.
- 1 poem by Carol Ann Duffy
- 1 poem by Simon Armitage
- 2 pre-1914 poems
This course gives you lots of ideas for revision as well the poem texts, with prompts for revision.
Good luck!
- This year's GCSE English Literature exam is on Tuesday 25 May. You have one paper with two sections. In Section A you will have to write one essay, from a choice of two questions, about the novel 'Heroes'. So, how to revise? Your best start is to check out the resources on this course, with information on likely questions, essay format and how to use quotations, this is as good a place as any to start...Good luck!
This coursework gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your reading skills. With classic novels on offer such as 'Great Expectations', 'Oliver Twist', 'Sherlock Holmes' and 'Frankenstein' you'll get the chance to show your flair for investigation. When the novel was written, the influences on the writer and how a modern reader interprets the story are all important aspects of your personal reading of the narrative. A great chance to show your analytical skills.
- For all students in Year 11, revising for their GCSE English Language and Literature exams, here are all the available past papers.
Entertainment, propaganda, or somewhere in between? How can you work out what messages the media around us is trying to send? This part of the course looks at various forms of modern media: film; television; newspapers; magazines; posters; and websites. You'll learn how they try to manipulate our emotions and thoughts and perhaps have a go at creating your own.