AQA English Literature A Unit 1 - 8th June 2010

Bossa Nova

I am so unbelievably scared. Anyone studying Hardy?

me too lol

Reply 42

Bossa Nova

Our teacher didn't even finish of the collection and we've only studied around more than half of the prescribed amount. :frown:

What themes have you revised and what do you think will come up? :smile:

None

Havent done any past papers either ! rotten school

Reply 43

Bossa Nova

Our teacher didn't even finish of the collection and we've only studied around more than half of the prescribed amount. :frown:

What themes have you revised and what do you think will come up? :smile:

The themes I can do the best are religion and fate, women and Hardy's use of nature?.

My teacher reckons we might get something about whether Hardy was a typical Victorian, or she said something about war? I don't know, I hope it's not war, I'm not too good on them poems!

Reply 44

omg no not class. What would you write for that?

Reply 45

I started a replica thread yesterday and it got moved! Hmph.

Anyway, I'm doing Hardy. I feel I've done enough there - it's section 1 I'm scared about. I've got a lot of wider reading but I'm not terribly confident about remembering the quotes.

Reply 46

beth101

oh

okay... now i feel like an idiot
lol ive got an aqa english exam tomorrow too, but for gcse...
well, good luck anyway everyone :biggrin:

And good luck in your exam! Are you doing English Lang or Lit? I always hated Lang... :smile:

Reply 47

Nyxerise

The themes I can do the best are religion and fate, women and Hardy's use of nature?.

My teacher reckons we might get something about whether Hardy was a typical Victorian, or she said something about war? I don't know, I hope it's not war, I'm not too good on them poems!

NOOO WAY. The ones you've just listed are my worst areas. I hope that death or war comes up.

Reply 48

Does anyone know how important wider reading is for the set text question?

Reply 49

Beth1234

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beth101

oh

okay... now i feel like an idiot
lol ive got an aqa english exam tomorrow too, but for gcse...
well, good luck anyway everyone :biggrin:

In my defense, it is in the 'A levels' section :biggrin:

Ah well, feel free to join us if you want :yep:

I'm sure there are plenty of people in this thread who will be pleased to help, iff they remember anything from last year, or hyperventilating over tomorrow's exam! :rolleyes:

ANd if you have any questions on A level English, fire away!

Reply 50

booksnob

I started a replica thread yesterday and it got moved! Hmph.

Anyway, I'm doing Hardy. I feel I've done enough there - it's section 1 I'm scared about. I've got a lot of wider reading but I'm not terribly confident about remembering the quotes.

I just remember short words or phrases and them integrate them into my points. The point of the exam is to see how good you are at analysing and comparing texts, not to see how well you can memorise paragraphs and paragraphs of quotes :wink:

Reply 51

booksnob

Does anyone know how important wider reading is for the set text question?

My teacher said that you need to refer to a prose, drama and poem with at least three quotations for each.

Reply 52

Bossa Nova

NOOO WAY. The ones you've just listed are my worst areas. I hope that death or war comes up.

Now death I can do :biggrin:

Kind of twisted, but Hardy's a miserable old bugger, so aaah well!

Reply 53

1s2e3b

doing AS browning, enduring love, curious incident and ancient mariner. anyone got an idea of whats going to come up?

Reply 54

Bossa Nova

My teacher said that you need to refer to a prose, drama and poem with at least three quotations for each.

For the set text (second Section)? I thought that was only for the context question.

Reply 55

Nyxerise

The themes I can do the best are religion and fate, women and Hardy's use of nature?.

My teacher reckons we might get something about whether Hardy was a typical Victorian, or she said something about war? I don't know, I hope it's not war, I'm not too good on them poems!

Bossa Nova

NOOO WAY. The ones you've just listed are my worst areas. I hope that death or war comes up.

I gotta plan, lets list the themes and the linking poems, that way we can find it easier to remember...first off themes?

War
Religion / Religious Doubt
Emma
Past Loves
Nature
Pessimism

Anymore? I think we should get 2 poems that link in well and 1 where he doesnt show it? Useful for typiclaness?

Reply 56

booksnob

For the set text (second Section)? I thought that was only for the context question.

Yh its only for wider reading

Reply 57

Beth1234

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booksnob

Does anyone know how important wider reading is for the set text question?

er... hum... 0%... i think :o:

You are not required to put in wider reading for the set text (poetry) section, as far as I know. In the unseen section, however, you are required to put in one piece on prose, poetry, drama - this is 30% of your exam, I believe.

Reply 58

My teacher has given me entirely different themes. Such as Progress and Industrialisation, Moral Values and Women's Rights, etc. :s-smilie:

Reply 59