Hi there,
I have the exam taking place on Monday 23rd of May in the morning.
I was wondering whether there are any tips and advice available for both sections, but especially the poetry question because I have practised 2 questions on the poetry section, and still don't quite get the hang of it.
What I would like to know is, how do you actually answer the poetry question? I am aware of the fact that they give you 2 choices and you answer which ever you feel you know a lot more of, but I do not understand how you actually approach the question itself. How can you speak about each poem in depth whilst making comparisons and contrast to other poems in the selection/anthology, under 45 minutes?
This is from the January 2011 examiner's report:
"They should remember that there are two perfectly acceptable
choices: ranging more widely, or choosing to concentrate on two or three poems in more
detail. If they choose the latter they must be careful to cover depth and closeness of reading.
If they choose the latter, then ?two or three? means just that; covering two poems is fine and
can still enable candidates to gain the highest marks",
Any suggestions/tips/advice would be appreciated.
Furthermore, my teachers recently told me my mark for the coursework and I have gotten 43/60, which is a B. I had a look before, on the grade boundaries for the exam and the coursework, and for January 2011, the exam was 67/90 for an A grade and coursework was 49/60 for an A grade. Seeing that I have a B for the coursework, what is required of me to get an A grade or at the minimum, a good grade B?
Thank you once again.