How to improve English grades?

Hi! I was just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to improve GSCE English lit and language grades? (bearing in mind I'm in year 10?) Thanks! :smile:

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Reply 1

Comeback

Read a lot (especially any A*, even A Level essays you can find) and write a lot (practise makes perfect).

Apart from that, make sure you know your material (quotes + plot of each text).

Good luck :biggrin:

(Source: my A* at GCSE, A at AS and predicted A* at A Level)

Reply 2

KitKat9

Original post by Comeback

(Source: my A* at GCSE, A at AS and predicted A* at A Level)

Okay, Thanks! :smile:

Reply 3

avi_jmister

I had a similar problem in year 10, and to overcome it, I read more, and wrote more essays.
As boring as it seems to write essays, they really help with your linguistic techniques and so on :smile:

Go onto the board website which your school is using, I would presume OCR, but possibly AQA, go onto their website and have a look at some past papers, and essay questions and have a go. Try to do some persuasive argument essays, they really help.

Reply 4

KitKat9

Original post by avi_jmister

I had a similar problem in year 10, and to overcome it, I read more, and wrote more essays.
As boring as it seems to write essays, they really help with your linguistic techniques and so on :smile: