AQA A Level English Language and Literature (new spec) - 15th June 2017

Hi, I'm doing the same but studying the Handmaid's Tale, instead of Frankenstein.

I'd say poetry is much easier this year because we're not required to make comparisons.

I can't believe they want us to remember all the contextualisations for the Anthology tho, like that's fair annoying.
In general tho, my revision is going well, yourself?

Hey guys, how did you find the exams? I did The Handmaid's tale, Paris Anthology, Streetcar Named Desire, Seamus Heaney Poems and Into The Wild.

Hi, I also did the first 3 you've mentioned.

HMT was a lot better this year, I did the question on interactions.

I was very happy with the anthology because we had just done all the contextual info on Helen Maria Williams a lesson prior to the exam, so hopefully my mark reflects that added knowledge.

Street car was a pure beauty!! I did the question on values and I'm so relieved as ifelt it was probably the best essay i've probably written

For poetry I did Carol Ann Duffy, which was also great

How about yourself, did the exams go well for you?

Hey! I'm glad you did well, hopefully you get the grade you want! I found HMT easy this year too! I really liked the question, I chose the one about the rituals. For the Paris Anthology we had just revised Helen Maria William's letters too! What a coincidence! 😂 However, I didn't like the poetry question because I left like I knew a lot about one of the poems, but thank god that we're not required to compare this year. I didn't like the Into The Wild question but I loved Streetcar! I chose the one about loss of control, think that was my best essay. Good luck on your results!

Heya, just wondering how everyone performed in regards to results day? I'm personally incredibly disappointed in my English grade. I knew that the paper wasn't exactly my best but I certainly wasn't expecting the grade I received (a C)-- did anyone else receive a far lower grade than expected? I'm not sure whether it's worth having my paper remarked or whether to just resit the paper next year :/ I really wanted to study English at Uni, so now I'm unsure what to do. Any advice?

Hi, I'm doing the same but studying the Handmaid's Tale, instead of Frankenstein.

I'd say poetry is much easier this year because we're not required to make comparisons.

I can't believe they want us to remember all the contextualisations for the Anthology tho, like that's fair annoying.
In general tho, my revision is going well, yourself?

Hey guys, how did you find the exams? I did The Handmaid's tale, Paris Anthology, Streetcar Named Desire, Seamus Heaney Poems and Into The Wild.

Hi, is anyone using this thread for the 2018 exams?

I'm doing The Handmaid's Tale, Paris Anthology, Carol Ann Duffy (poetry), The Great Gatsby and All My Sons.

I would love to to swap revision tips etc if anyone is interested.

Doing Great Gatsby and Paris!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ahhh cool How are you revising for these texts?

I'm creating character profiles for TGG to help with perspective for the re-creative task and just annotating as much as I can in my Paris anthology.

I'm repeating my second year so if you have any questions about last year's A level paper I'd be happy to help!

Hi, is anyone using this thread for the 2018 exams?

I'm doing The Handmaid's Tale, Paris Anthology, Carol Ann Duffy (poetry), The Great Gatsby and All My Sons.

I would love to to swap revision tips etc if anyone is interested.