Is there any point revising for GCSE English Lit 2morrow? If so, how?

I want an A in the English Lit exam as I am not taking it next year and I need to know how to get it if it means I have to revise for it.

Exam board is AQA.

revise the content of the books, make sure you know all of the major events and where they are in the book. revise the themes of the book as well.

Do I also need more than one interpretation for each?
Do I also need to refer to language techniques?
Anything else???

Explain the effect of the quote/point on the reader. Author presents so-and-so in this way, which is shown through this quote, and this causes the reader to feel so-and-so towards the character. Also, it helps to link your point to the purpose of the overall book/play or the author's purpose.

Btw I have no idea what I'm doing for English lit either and I'm taking it next year :P

Can you give me an example of a PEE Paragraph you would write to whatever book you study. Much appreciated

You should absolutely be revising for your exam! I am an English teacher and therefore completely biased, but while the exam is subjective they are very mathematical and picky about where you pick up your marks.

For Section A you must know characters, themes and key ideas and must be able to support any response using well-chosen quotations. For any higher grade you must also be able to discuss the effect of specific words or phrases. The higher up the mark scheme you go the more carefully selected these words become. You are also expected to analyse techniques of language, structure and form. For example you would analyse stage directions if quoting from a play!

For Section B you must do the same again, but this time you are working around an extract. Part a) will want you to closely analyse details, aka analyse key words and techniques. Part b) allows you to show off your knowledge of the whole text and to explore context, i.e. racism or the Great Depression in Of Mice and Men.

My advice would be to make sure you know your language techniques and are ready to explain how and why they are effective (beyond "this simile puts an image in the reader's head" - we hate this!) and that you are clued up on any contextual factors for Section B.

Good luck with revision

Do I also need more than one interpretation for each?
Do I also need to refer to language techniques?
Anything else???

Thank you, very useful.
Quick question - for language analysis, do we need an alternative interpretation for the one-word analysis, or just multiple views on the overall quote (based on the context of the time)?

Both will work. What I would not recommend is using just one quotation and working your way through lots of interpretations for the whole essay. It's easy to get lost that way and it would not show off your knowledge of the whole text - remember, this is your one chance to do so!

I teach my students to PEDAL - Point, Evidence, Device, Analysis, Link (to context or to next point, depending on question). For an A* the analysis should include multiple interpretations of the device or word being analysed. It should also be concise so you can move on and make as many points as you can within your time.

For example you might talk about how Crooks says he "ain't no Southern negro" and suggest that the word "negro" shows his acceptance of the racism he faces to the extent that he refers to himself using derogatory racial terms. However, his assertion that he isn't "Southern" allows him to differentiate himself from the ex-slaves in the South and reveals that he might well be as racist as the rest of the men on the ranch as he is keen to distance himself from the slave trade and remind others that he has been born free and should be treated better.

This analyses a key word, has two interpretations and brings in the context of OMAM