WJEC English Literature GCSE 18th and 22nd May.

What was it for an A*?


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I think it was 58/68

I asked a very similar question and received this answer from 'MissPlaying'. It has helped me massively.



I can give you some help with this. I find Language super easy (especially the reading)



Reading:

1 hour. 4 questions. 15 minutes each max.



Q1: Information retrieval

Read the question, then mark out the section of the text. Read through the text and highlight a minimum of 10 different points in answer to the question. You don't need to then write these out as a plan.

Introduction sentence (E.g "In the article..."

Write out your 10-12 points, using quotations (some examiners are picky) using connectives and accurate SPaG.

Conclusion sentence ("Overall"

Remember you don't need any analysis!



Q2 and Q3: Writers viewpoint/attitude/impression

Read the question then highlight a minimum of 8 different points/quotations to use in answer to the question

There's two ways to do this one.



i) Categorise.

Put your points into three different topics/categories.

Write your answer based on these points (PEA-PEA-PEA-O)

Make sure you have at least 5 analysis sentences (this doesn't need to be too detailed or "zoomed in"

Move from the specific to the overall ways in which the writer creates their viewpoint/attitude/impression



ii) Don't categorise

Just plan your points into a logical (maybe chronological) order.

Write your answer based on these points (PEEA-EAEA-EA-EA-PEEEA-EA-O)

Again, make sure you have at least 5 analysis sentences, and move from the specific to the overall.



Q4: Compare and Contrast

Make sure you have a wide range of points, and that they are clearly organised (if the question gives you subtitles, use them!)

Planning, use the subheadings, and find points for each writer

Example plan:Use phrases that show compare/contrast (like the poetry in Lit)

You don't need any analysis!

Remember a concluding paragraph to show you're moving from specific to the overall.

Here's an example of an answer that got 10/10 (with the above plan), that I did for my Y11 mocks:Writing:

1 hour, 2 questions, about 25-30 minutes each (checking time)



For the writing, there a different types:

Reports

Speeches

Articles

Review

Formal/Informal letters

Leaflets



For each one, make sure you write down PALL (Purpose, Audience, Language, Layout) as part of your plan.

If you're stuck on a certain type, ask your English teacher, or try and read some of them.

Overall tips to remember.

PAPA V has flair (Punctuation and sentence structure, Audience and purpose, Paragraphing and structure, A FOREST, Vocabulary, Flair)

A FOREST (Alliteration, Fact, Opinion, Rhetorical Questions, Emotive Language, Statistics, Triplets)



Hope this helps


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I don't know if I did enough to get an A overall for heroes and inspector calls. I chose the question about women in the 20th century and started linking it to shiela and how she contrasts with birling also the historical context but I didn't speak about any other characters in the novel. Will I be marked down for this? I am just so concerned. I need a secure A overall in literature because I am picking it for A levels.

Sorry this is a late reply. But this is exactly what I did. I actually forgot to mention Eva Smith whatsoever and even put in my essay 'There are only two female characters' which I'm sure will loose me a lot of marks. And then, I just talked about Sheila for the whole thing so I'm not very happy with how that went. But, I think my points were valid so I'm hoping it will come out okay. I also need an A to do A-level.

On theme based questions you are expected to write about all of the characters- if not as many as possible

I really only mentioned Shelia and Mrs Birling apart from briefly describing each character (other than Eva Smith's) views on women in my introduction. So does this mean I won't be getting a good mark on that question?

If only someone would have told me that before the exam!

Hi guys,

How did you find English Language today?

Pretty good - the person's advice for the reading paper posted earlier was a lifesaver!

Does anyone know if you get marks for listing details if you run out of time (fir higher tier) on the compare and contrast question?