GCSE AQA English Literature - June 2016 *Official Thread*

Is anyone doing the short stories from the sunlight on the grass anthology??? Any predictions on what could come up would be really appreciated!!😊


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I've written these two quick paragraphs (on To Kill a Mockingbird) with the question 'a. How are the attitudes of the black community shown in relation to the white community in this extract?'. Could someone give me feedback? Thank you!

In this extract, we can see Scout’s naivety coming through as she doesn’t understand the ‘tone’ in which Calpurnia uses when she is with the black community, claiming ‘in tones I had never heard her use’. From this we can understand that racism isn’t something that is naturally within children and when looking at the debate between natures versus nurture, it is easily understood that the racism within the society during the 1930s was heavily influenced by parenting. As Atticus is strong as a father figure, we can understand that his egalitarian ways would allow Scout to be more open-minded and not define people based on their race.

Scout focuses on Calpurnia’s new way of speaking in a curious way, and this is because she would not have used that particular type of language when at the Finch’s home. As Cal is so welcomed within the household, she does what she can to fit in, hence why the way she speaks changes. The name ‘Calpurnia’ is a flower that takes two forms; that of a bud and a pod. This represents the double life that she leads and Lee choses to do this to show the readers that people do not have to be restricted to just one group of people. However, it could also suggest to us that the segregation between the two communities is still endemic, as Lula uses the words ‘they’ and ‘us’, which supports the separation of communities.

(For reference, the extract was when they were outside Calpurnia's church and they were faced by Lula, Chapter 12)

I would pick out specific words, find their word class and find 2 or more interpretation of why the word has bene used and what they could show and why Lee wants the reader to read it in this way. Try to avoid saying 'words; instead, say "the pronouns 'they' and 'us' "

I've written these two quick paragraphs (on To Kill a Mockingbird) with the question 'a. How are the attitudes of the black community shown in relation to the white community in this extract?'. Could someone give me feedback? Thank you!

In this extract, we can see Scout’s naivety coming through as she doesn’t understand the ‘tone’ in which Calpurnia uses when she is with the black community, claiming ‘in tones I had never heard her use’. From this we can understand that racism isn’t something that is naturally within children and when looking at the debate between natures versus nurture, it is easily understood that the racism within the society during the 1930s was heavily influenced by parenting. As Atticus is strong as a father figure, we can understand that his egalitarian ways would allow Scout to be more open-minded and not define people based on their race.

Scout focuses on Calpurnia’s new way of speaking in a curious way, and this is because she would not have used that particular type of language when at the Finch’s home. As Cal is so welcomed within the household, she does what she can to fit in, hence why the way she speaks changes. The name ‘Calpurnia’ is a flower that takes two forms; that of a bud and a pod. This represents the double life that she leads and Lee choses to do this to show the readers that people do not have to be restricted to just one group of people. However, it could also suggest to us that the segregation between the two communities is still endemic, as Lula uses the words ‘they’ and ‘us’, which supports the separation of communities.

(For reference, the extract was when they were outside Calpurnia's church and they were faced by Lula, Chapter 12)

Predictions for aqa Of mice and men and inspector calls tomorrow? Thanks


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Looking at previous years the top 3 most likely are
- Polish Teacher's Tie
- 100% Perfect Girl
- Something Old, Something New

if something old something new comes up i am literally going to do the other question i hate it that much.
thank you very much

Guys I am doing of mice and men and an inspector call. I know this is really stupid as the test is tomorrow but can someone please help me on how to structure my answers


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I'm so lost with section B.... Aren't both parts of Section B like full on essays!? That's like writing my Crucible essay from Section A but x2, and in the same amount of time as well.

Some predicted questions here done by my school. For AIC and OMAM. The OMAM one is quite picky but my teachers reckon that as it is the last year, the question could be about theme rather than character. Other OMAM predictions include nature and Curley.

I am hoping for dreams so so much for OMAM, who's with me??

Can i PM my essay to someone for marking? Unit 1 essay on OMAM and AIC...

I am hoping for dreams so so much for OMAM, who's with me??