Of Mice and Men A/A* Exemplar

Hi,
not sure if this is strictly A/A* but it seems very good.
http://www.gcseguide.co.uk/of_mice_and_men.htm

and there are many more essays on "Of Mice and Men" here:
http://www.coursework.info/GCSE/English_Literature/Prose_Fiction/By_Author/John_Steinbeck/
but only previews can be seen without paying for them.

Hope this helps

i reckon that first link is also alot more than i could write in an hour

is your GCSE English Lit exam on May 25th?

That's right. I'm worried about this section the most :/

Im worried about the whole......english lit exam it is the one I'm least confident in to be honest. Plus I do not know how to answer the questions.

In the mock i got a D and expected a B/A in the real.

You just need to tick the boxes for literature. For the poetry section I recommend choosing the two part question as it's seems the easiest. You should start with a basic introduction showing what relationship the poems you've chosen have with the question. Then talk about the structure, language and feelings of both peoms, remembering to identify the similarities and differences they have throughout the essay. Then sum up everything you've written in your conclusion. Generally when talking about language, your paragraphs should consist of your point, the evidence, the effect it conveys, then link it back to the question and theme of the poem; in addition, you can also evaluate the overall effectiveness your quote has. Part a and b should normally be 2 pages each, you could easily fill these pages up with what I've suggested
I don't really know much about the prose section, so I can't really give any other advice than to know your book inside out. If York Notes have a revision guide on your book then I suggest you get it. There's also a york notes on the poetry section, it's good, but there are much better notes online.
Keep on doing practice papers, and also have a look at exemplar papers on the AQA website. Hope it helps

WOW! Thanks for the advice, I'll take it on board. I think the most problem I have with PEEL, is the 'L' linking it back. I think its cause I repeat the Point (P) that i wrote. I looked on the AQA site cannot find Examplar papers, if you can please can send a link to me?

Btw, I am doing Of mice and Men. I kind of know the book but cba reading it again cause i feel as though its gets boring the more i do it. I know it will help knowing it inside out.

Good luck for all the GCSE Exams you have.

I'm happy I could help
Here's the exemplar papers. It really surprised me on what got top marks, most of those essays aren't that well written, but I guess it's just as I said earlier, you just have to tick the boxes off what the examiner is looking for.
The York Notes on Of Mice and Men is really really good, it goes into a lot of depth. I'm also struggling to re-read it, it does seem to get boring - fast; but I guess that A* is my motivation. Right now I'm trying memorise some key page numbers, so I don't waste time in the exam.
Thanks, good luck to you too!

Thanks for the link, I'll probanly get york notes tomorrow or something. Hopefully it will help lol...Do you think it would be a good idea to watch the movie again? or read the book or both? Im thinking of watching the movie again but write notes down of key events and how I feel/How it makes me feel.

For poems, How are your revising for that? I did note is class and reading them again. (Do not know if just reading them is a good idea though lol)

Thanks again