Edexcel AS English Literature 2016 Exams

Hey Guys.
So I'm currently studying English lit at AS with edexcel for the new spec.
I've just got my mock grades back and I got and E overall, which is horrible and I really want to get atleast a B this year since I'm not continuing English to year 13.

I'm studying The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Heart of Darkness for my prose texts
And for poetry and drama - A Streetcar Named Desire(drama) and the Poems of the decade anthology.

I've pinpointed one thing that I feel is my downfall whenever I write my essays and that is deviating from the question and writing about a completely different topic.

Can someone please help????

Thanks for reading xxxx


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As a combined student i doubt i'll be much help but as noones replied so far i'll try my best!

When writing essays i tend to go off topic too and not realise until im half way through. The best thing you can really do is plan your answer before hand(main points) i know in an exam this is quite stressful as youre really concious of the time but i can't recommend anything more. Also make sure to really address the question in the opening and ending of your paragraphs so its really clear what points youre making. One more thing to note is a strong thesis that continuously runs throughout your essay, if you reference this throughout your essay youre bound to link to the question and get all those important marks.

I really hope this was helpful sorry i couldnt reference the texts as i'm not studying them. Good luck!

I do AS lit but don't do the same book only streetcar named desire. But just for advice remember the context you need know,edge on the background history of the book and in order to get your AO3 you must do links which can get you an A grade