[Jasmine7239]

Exam on short stories from the anthology 'Sunlight on the grass' and 'Of mice and men'. And i have no idea how to lay my answer out

Help, i need that A :'(

[RoryS]

I'm doing OMAM, but not Sunlight on the Grass - so I can only help with Of Mice and Men. This is advice for the AQA exam.

My teacher suggested obviously starting with an Introduction including the context of the book/play (date it was set, author, social & historical context).

Then writing paragraphs, between 4 - 6 about different aspects related to the question. Remember PEE (Point, Evidence, and a longggg explanation)

You can then conclude with your thoughts in relation to the question. Good luck

[thu_]

I am doing Of Mice and Men and Kindertransport.. what do you think would come up for Of Mice and Men? Some people say it's going to be about Slim which I hope not :/

[Jasmine7239]

do we talk about the context of the book on part (a) or part (b) which is about society?

and i hope slim doesnt come up! some people are saying it could be curleys wife..

[RoryS]

I think Part B as Part A is mainly focusing on analysing the passage.

Don't quote me on it though, I can't exactly remember. I've got my French head on tonight ready for my exam tomorrow!

[sophiekutie]

i sat this exam this time last year and if i remember right... section A was a passage on your first novel (mine was Jekyll and Hyde) with 4 shorter (6 -10 mark) questions with the 4th question referring to one other part of the novel.
then section b was an essay on the second novel as a whole. (mine was to kill a mockingbird).

hope this helps! x

[lisa96]

(Original post by thu_)
I am doing Of Mice and Men and Kindertransport.. what do you think would come up for Of Mice and Men? Some people say it's going to be about Slim which I hope not :/

I'm doing of mice and men and kindertransport as well. according to my english teacher, she thinks that the questions might be about curleys wife / women in society or maybe crooks

[xAlice95]

(Original post by Jasmine7239)
do we talk about the context of the book on part (a) or part (b) which is about society?

and i hope slim doesnt come up! some people are saying it could be curleys wife..

My teacher said she thinks its going to be on Curleys wife too.
Part A your meant to focus on the passage they give you about a character, then for part B you can use all the book and you talk about the context of the story relating to the character you are given...if that makes sense? Like for example part A could be on Curleys wife and then part B could be on women in society and how Curleys wife is used to show that.

[goldstander212]

I'd guess for the OMAM question, they'd use the characters which had'nt been used previously.
Anyone got actual exam questions on OMAM from past years ?

[Sakina5152]

Is anyone good at unseen poetry



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[xAlice95]

(Original post by goldstander212)
I'd guess for the OMAM question, they'd use the characters which had'nt been used previously.
Anyone got actual exam questions on OMAM from past years ?

We did a past one in class on crooks and I have one on candy..


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[xAlice95]

(Original post by Sakina5152)
Is anyone good at unseen poetry



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I'm alright at it, why?


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[goldstander212]

So, they'll most likely as us about curleys wife or slim - Dreading him :P
And tbh, i'd also reckon that they'll either ask something old,something new - seeing as i hadnt seen it on past papers and also on seeing the 100% bladibladibla morning :P

[xAlice95]

(Original post by goldstander212)
So, they'll most likely as us about curleys wife or slim - Dreading him :P
And tbh, i'd also reckon that they'll either ask something old,something new - seeing as i hadnt seen it on past papers and also on seeing the 100% bladibladibla morning :P

Hope they ask us about culeys wife and not slim!! Also I prefere the 100% perfect girl short story too something old something new...


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[RoryS]

(Original post by goldstander212)
I'd guess for the OMAM question, they'd use the characters which had'nt been used previously.
Anyone got actual exam questions on OMAM from past years ?

Have a look here - there's only two papers available to us students on there: http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/newgcses/...?id=01&prev=01

Go to Key Materials > Past question papers and mark schemes

[xAlice95]

You know if the question was on slim, what would you write about for part b? What does slim show about society?


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[The Pixie]

Somehow I don't think it will be about Slim because you really can't say much about him in relation to context.. if it is about Slim I think it will be a very obvious and guided question

[Jasmine7239]

January 2012 was about the symbolism of the bunkhouse.. Only God knows what ridiculous question AQA will come up with next :|

[RoryS]

(Original post by Jasmine7239)
January 2012 was about the symbolism of the bunkhouse.. Only God knows what ridiculous question AQA will come up with next :|

Ha ha, that's interesting to know - thanks!

[Jasmine7239]

Curleys wife appeared on the foundation paper in January.. I doubt its going to appear on the higher paper on monday.