[george.e]

Hi, I've got an AS English Literature exam on May 16th. (WJEC).
It's open book and i'm studying:
Kindertransport (play) by Diane Samuels
Selected Poems by Carol Ann Duffy
Selected Poems by Sheenagh Pugh.

For the first part of the exam, i think i'm asked a question on the Kindertransport and i think have to find 8 points relating to the question...some have to be from a specific section of the play and others from somewhere else of my choice. How do i allocate the points i make? Is it like 6 from the section they say and 2 from my chosen section?

I'm totally stuck on the second part of the exam! I have to link in 2 Carol Ann Duffy poems with 1 Sheenagh Pugh poem on a particular topic. How do i set it out? How do they want me to answer the question?! Do i talk about the 3 poems completely separately? Please help!! I don't know what they want. I don't have another english lesson before my exam so i can't ask.

[WhoYouAre]

Hey I'm also doing the exam but i think you haven't been told about the A0's...

section Aa is AO2 which is form, structure, language, narrative, imagery and place.

section Ab is AO3 and 4 which is arguing different perspectives and the historical context(you dont hae to do AO4 if you cant think of anything to write!!)

section B is AO 1, 2 and 3 and tends to be about openings, endings, motifs, conflict.

I would help you some more but i'm not doing the same texts and you need to understand the AO's as they get you marks. I've already done this exam and failed because i didnt do these.

Hope this helps

[Roshniroxy]

(Original post by WhoYouAre)
Hey I'm also doing the exam but i think you haven't been told about the A0's...

section Aa is AO2 which is form, structure, language, narrative, imagery and place.

section Ab is AO3 and 4 which is arguing different perspectives and the historical context(you dont hae to do AO4 if you cant think of anything to write!!)

section B is AO 1, 2 and 3 and tends to be about openings, endings, motifs, conflict.

I would help you some more but i'm not doing the same texts and you need to understand the AO's as they get you marks. I've already done this exam and failed because i didnt do these.

Hope this helps

hey what texts are you doing ?

[WhoYouAre]

(Original post by Roshniroxy)
hey what texts are you doing ?

kite runner, ancient mariner, hardy and enduring love... you??

[Roshniroxy]

(Original post by WhoYouAre)
kite runner, ancient mariner, hardy and enduring love... you??

dancing at lughnasa and carol anne duffy

[WhoYouAre]

hae you only got two texts???

[Roshniroxy]

(Original post by WhoYouAre)
hae you only got two texts???

poetry as carol anne duffy with sheenagh pugh
play is dancing at lughnasa

[WhoYouAre]

are you doing literature A or B cause we have to do 2 novels and 2 poetry people lol

[Roshniroxy]

(Original post by WhoYouAre)
are you doing literature A or B cause we have to do 2 novels and 2 poetry people lol

no idea:/

[WhoYouAre]

Sadly I dont no if i can help you with your texts what other subjects are you doing???

[george.e]

(Original post by WhoYouAre)
Hey I'm also doing the exam but i think you haven't been told about the A0's...

section Aa is AO2 which is form, structure, language, narrative, imagery and place.

section Ab is AO3 and 4 which is arguing different perspectives and the historical context(you dont hae to do AO4 if you cant think of anything to write!!)

section B is AO 1, 2 and 3 and tends to be about openings, endings, motifs, conflict.

I would help you some more but i'm not doing the same texts and you need to understand the AO's as they get you marks. I've already done this exam and failed because i didnt do these.

Hope this helps

Aw yeah i know about those, but i figured i kinda just do most of those automoatically. I just don't know how they want me to answer it. How do i set out the poetry answer? Like normally there's a set structure to follow so you remember to do everything...
So like is it paragraph 1 : Breif intro
para 2:1st chosen poem analysis
Para 3: 2nd chosen poem analysis
Para 4: 3rd chosen poem analysis
Para 5: Something else....?
:P

[A.Zero]

oleanna and eliot/yeats anyone ?

[iamthestig]

I'm doing Oleanna and Duffy/Pugh

I find the essay structure for Duffy/Pugh a bit awkward, as its sort of finding things to compare in the poems at the same time and making sure its not messy.

Oleanna I find pretty straightforward

[FishFinger_Custard]

Hello anyone doing Plath/Hughes with Murmuring Judges?

[GeorgiaMurray]

I'm also doing Duffy/Pugh and oleanna but I hate oleanna with a passion, if the question isn't on political correctness I will cry a little.

[WhoYouAre]

(Original post by george.e)
Aw yeah i know about those, but i figured i kinda just do most of those automoatically. I just don't know how they want me to answer it. How do i set out the poetry answer? Like normally there's a set structure to follow so you remember to do everything...
So like is it paragraph 1 : Breif intro
para 2:1st chosen poem analysis
Para 3: 2nd chosen poem analysis
Para 4: 3rd chosen poem analysis
Para 5: Something else....?
:P

yeah something like that just remember to explain the effect the AO2 has.

[Aysha_B]

I'm doing Plath and Hughes (poets) and Kindertransport (play)

Seriously freaking out, this exam is just ridiculous Good luck guys!

[WhoYouAre]

good luck just relax and remember the AO's most important things x

[Saima12345]

What did everyone think of the exam? Mine was Duffy and Pugh, and Dancing at Lughnasa. Poetry was ok, but thought the play qs weren't very good, no qs on themes/characters, both on context. !

[florencebunny]

(Original post by WhoYouAre)
yeah something like that just remember to explain the effect the AO2 has.

Sorry it's late but thought I'd answer in case people are doing it next year- I've just resat it today.

Poetry

Begin with introduction e.g. "Throughout (the collection title), (the poet) presents the theme (insert theme here) generally as (point about how the poet presents the theme). (Partner poet), on the other hand, presents this theme in this way."

Para 1- In (first poem), the poem present the theme as ... . (give an overview of what the poem is about). A critic said (quote). This is particularly evident in the (technique i.e. simile/metaphor/ noun phrase) "insert quote", which may suggest (explain meaning). Alternatively, this may imply (suggest other possible meaning).

Para 2- Similar to paragraph 1 with different point.

Para 3- Summarise what has been said in paragraphs 1 and 2, then compare this to the partner poet i.e. "Overall, Larkin presents relationships in a very negative way in this poem. In Abse's poetry, however, they are presented in a significantly more positive way. For example, Abse uses the simile (example) in (poem) which seems to symbolise how fresh and new the relationship is.

Paras 4 and 5- same as 1 and 2 but with different poem.
Para 6- same as 3 but with different poems.
Paras 7 and 8- same as 1 and 2 but with either first core poem or second core poem.

Conclusion- Critically speaking, the core poet presents the theme is this way, whereas the partner poet presents it in this way.

Drama is the same but substitute the partner text and critic for points about context