AS Aspects of narrative exam 16th May 2012

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I haven't seen Part 4 of T.R.O.T.A.M in any past paper questions (including the specimen) so I would predict it'll come up unless AQA have a hatred for it.

PS) Sorry if I quoted incorrectly, new at this :rolleyes:

My teacher said that all of the parts have come up, so it could be on absolutely any of them.

Reply 41

Joe Da Slim Slaney

Original post by Morganb804

My teacher gave us a copy Jan's paper... It was how the story is told in part 3 :smile:

Ahhh, intresting. So I guess they can really just pick any and redo it. Hmmm... Most intresting. Does this mean they will repeat chapters from the novels aswell? I doubt it but?

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Reply 42

jodrummer

I'm do Enduring Love for section A and then Keats, Rossetti and Gatsby for section B. :smile:

Reply 43

strawberryyoghurt

I've been told to do poetry on section A and then the two novels and the other poet on section B.
I'm SO stressed as my teacher has been giving me really low marks on practice essays so I'm scared :frown:

I'm doing Kite Runner, Great Gatsby, Browning and Auden :smile:

Reply 44

Tweak6

Original post by strawberryyoghurt

I'm doing Kite Runner, Great Gatsby, Browning and Auden :smile:

Just keep doing practice essays until you get it down! Thats what I've been doing and it helps a lot.

I'm doing Gatsby, Enduring Love, Tennyson, and Hardy. I think I'll do Gatsby for section A, but if its a bad question I'm kind of screwed... :frown:

Reply 45

Dodecahedron

Original post by Joe Da Slim Slaney

Ahhh, intresting. So I guess they can really just pick any and redo it. Hmmm... Most intresting. Does this mean they will repeat chapters from the novels aswell? I doubt it but?

I assume because the novels (excluding 'The Great Gatsby',I don't know about the others) have a large amount of chapters this is less likely to happen.

However it is dodgy AQA so you never know

Doing: Small Island, The Kite Runner, T.R.O.T.A.M and Keats

Reply 46

Dodecahedron

Original post by Kimiechi

My teacher said that all of the parts have come up, so it could be on absolutely any of them.

Ah chucks, can you tell us which series? I must have misread one of them. Sorry to get your hopes up guys

Reply 47

Kimiechi

Original post by Dodecahedron

Ah chucks, can you tell us which series? I must have misread one of them. Sorry to get your hopes up guys

I don't know, but I'm assuming either the spec paper or January's.

Reply 48

Morganb804

Original post by Dodecahedron

Ah chucks, can you tell us which series? I must have misread one of them. Sorry to get your hopes up guys

Even if they have all come up, it is far more probable that AQA will reuse chapters from older exams, rather than the more recent ones, so if you are in the game of prediction, hope is not yet lost.

Reply 49

pennyy

hi guys, I'm sitting this exam too, and I'm panicking because I am seriously depleted in terms of WH Auden notes... help!! I'm particularly struggling with 1st September 1939, If I could tell you, and O where are you going... if you have any info - any at all - pleeease share, and I will love you forever :smile:

Good luck to everyone!

Reply 50

FarhanaHaq

I AM SO SCARED NOW SITTING LITB2 AQA IN 10 DAYS AND I HOPE I DO WELL I got a C in coursework and theres so many people who got full marks on coursework and still failed the exam... :frown:

Reply 51

ash9002

Any ideas on what topic is more likely to turn up on section B? :smile:

Reply 52

Kimiechi

Original post by Dodecahedron

Ah chucks, can you tell us which series? I must have misread one of them. Sorry to get your hopes up guys

So my teacher told us today that she was wrong, apparently Part IV never has come up, so you were right :biggrin:

Reply 53

Buongiorno

In Section A, Part A when writing about structure, should you write about the placing of the chapter in the novel or structure of that particular chapter?

Reply 54

Groat

Would people appreciate me uploading answers to the June 2011 exam that contributed to a 120/120 UMS script?

Reply 55

Buongiorno

Original post by Groat

Would people appreciate me uploading answers to the June 2011 exam that contributed to a 120/120 UMS script?

Please, it would be very useful!

Reply 56

Tweak6

Original post by ash9002

Any ideas on what topic is more likely to turn up on section B? :smile:

Hmm I think maybe symbolism but I don't really know- what topics havent come up in a while?

Reply 57

Sit Down!

For others doing Gatsby in Section A, do you think it's pretty wise to mainly focus on 6 and 7 seeing as they're the ones that haven't turned up yet? Also you know for the part B question of Section A, do you also think they tend to be about glamour/wealth and whether Nick gives like... a reliable account on a person or group of people (like the questions: (I'm paraphrasing btw) "You're unable to empathise with the women, is this true?" "Tom isn't likeable. Is this true?" And the "People find Nick annoying as a narrator. Do you agree?")
I'm asking you because you're all very nice and i'm quite scared and I want to know if I'm on the right track and please hold me and tell me everything is going to be ok.

Reply 58

Tweak6

What I"ve noticed about Section A part b is that the question tends to have some connection to the chapter- like if the chapter has the Valley of Ashes they ask about setting, or if it has Gatsby's party they ask about glamour/wealth. So if thats any help...

Im hoping 6 or 7 come up, but I was going to study the others just in case :wink:

Reply 59

pennyy

You're probably right, I'm going to revise the first chapters that came up as well, in case they throw in that curveball. I hate questions that are just loosely related to the entire novel - like the one about Nick being an annoying narrator, or Gatsby's dream giving meaning and value to human experience...

are any of you studying Enduring Love or Auden? What would you write if a part B question on symbolism came up?