AQA GCSE English Language Exam 29th May 2012

nope it works fine for me!

I can't help much with that because I don't know what the mark schemes ask for, (trying to find now, can I ask if this: http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/qp...W-MS-JAN11.PDF is blank for anyone else, or is it just me?) but presentational devices are the ways in which the story has been presented to attract attention and interesting an audience. For example, the photo has got bright, vibrant colours which bring the inital attraction to the story. On closer inspection you see the photo depicts an elderly woman running which breaks social convention so that'll interest the reader. I think you can also point out the obvious, so pick up on the fact that the heading is bold, things like that.

Hi, I think they meant the person who posted about aphorisms etc as their post was quite unrelated. I believe aphorisms are general statements loosely based on truth, sorry I can't think of any good examples. Sentence fragmentation would be sentences which aren't coherent, they're not linked together properly so they don't flow or make sense. I wouldn't worry atm about finding texts about the jubilee or olympics- for one, we're not completely sure it will come up so you could be wasting your time, and also, I think it's more productive to revise the techniques we need to use in the test, e.g. persuasive techniques such as statement dressed as fact. My teacher told me you don't need to know real facts, you can put in fabricated ones and use them to back up your argument, you'll still get marks for doing that.

the first 15 mins they just help you to read the texts, but if you want (like me), just start doing the exam paper when it starts - at least that's what our school does

Hi! i have my English exam on that date too, and same exam board *hi5* LOL! but, i seriously don't get how are you meant to revise for an English exam... i have done some past paper but I'm still really struggling with the time, i aint that quick writer. also, the whole class was given a higher Jan 2011 script that contained a candidates answers who got a grade of A*, therefore, i will be following the same structure of the answers that the candidates had wrote... but in he/she's plan for qs.4 (comparing source 3 and source 1 or source 2) they wrote LIST - which i have no clue it means, except L means lang and S means structure I THINK! But, do you know what the I and the T mean? I'm hoping that you would know... :/ thank you...

DOES ANYONE KNOW THE GRADE BOUDARIES FOR LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE???

My teacher said 76% A* and other sources say 90% i am really worried which is it???????

Hi Clare,

Believe it or not, both are correct but the 90% will always stay static as it is in what is known as UMS.

UMS grade boundaries equate to this,

A* - 90%
A - 80%
B - 70%
C - 60%
D - 50%
E - 40%
F - 30%
G - 20%
U - 0%

The raw mark boundaries are relative to how good or bad people do, so they are prone to fluctuation.

E.G. In 2011, 47/50 Raw = A* = 100 UMS, but in 2012, 43/50 Raw = A* = 100 UMS.....

If you need any more help with this, feel free to message, and if you are sitting ENL01 on Tuesday, GOOD LUCK!

Aidan

Hi Clare,

Believe it or not, both are correct but the 90% will always stay static as it is in what is known as UMS.

UMS grade boundaries equate to this,

A* - 90%
A - 80%
B - 70%
C - 60%
D - 50%
E - 40%
F - 30%
G - 20%
U - 0%

The raw mark boundaries are relative to how good or bad people do, so they are prone to fluctuation.

E.G. In 2011, 47/50 Raw = A* = 100 UMS, but in 2012, 43/50 Raw = A* = 100 UMS.....

If you need any more help with this, feel free to message, and if you are sitting ENL01 on Tuesday, GOOD LUCK!

Aidan

Are you sure the whole paper is out of 50?? Looking at the mark scheme, I remember it was 80. I'm doing AQA and on the same date as you.

Sorry but I am still really confused as i was looking at the raw/ums mark thing on the internet but it doesnt make much sense to me.

I really want to get an A in this exam but i mucked up one of the 30 mark texts literature questions as i couldnt decide which question to choose and ended up rushing it and it was literally the worst essay (if you can call it that) i have ever written . I got 36/40 for the controlled assesment and the poetry went fine so do you think its possible to get an A??

80% seems pretty high and i doubt i will get more than 10/30 for the lit question that went wrong :/

Thanks so much

I'm so worried about this exam, I'm supposed to get an A* but I got a C in my mock, so scared! good luck everyone :/

For question 1, can i write my answer like:

The group were "rafting" on a trip "down the collorado river, through the grand canyon"

or like this:

The group travelled on on an exhilerating trip down the magnificent Collarado river and through the Grand Canyon.

??

I did it in January and got an A*, which was a shock because I thought I messed up a lot. Basically just make sure you time it right, I did question 4, the comparison one last and I barely had anytime to go into depth, so timing is definitely one of the most important aspects. For section B being quite descriptive and well structured seems to work effectively, I have a habit of being TOO descriptive when it isn't necessary though, suppose everyone's different. Good luck to everyone doing it