i agree mister pip literally sends me to sleep. i've had to read it about four times in order to understand it properly!
Everyone in my class hated it, but the other class who studied it didn't so maybe it was my teacher. I did the exam in 2013 and wow the question about it was dreadful! Something about the end which I hadn't really re read because I saw no reason why it would come up as a question but it did...
Everyone in my class hated it, but the other class who studied it didn't so maybe it was my teacher. I did the exam in 2013 and wow the question about it was dreadful! Something about the end which I hadn't really re read because I saw no reason why it would come up as a question but it did...
Part (a) In this passage, how does Jones present Matilda’s feelings about the Foundling Hospital? Refer closely to the passage in your answer.
Part (b) Several characters in Mister Pip find themselves in a culture which is not their own. How does Jones present ideas about outsiders in the novel?
How many alternative interpretations should you aim to give? Would 2 interpretations suffice?
You need to show you understand that there are multiple interpretations, so a minimum of two, with a comparison or evaluation of each. I would suggest you don't go overboard and include more than 3 per point, as that is just wasting time, and you won't necessarily be awarded extra marks for it. So two alternate interpretations is plenty, as long as you make sure to provide evidence and an explanation for why that explanation may be relevant to the question
It's basically an event where poets from the anthology come to read their poems and offer their interpretions So it really helped to solidify my understanding of the poems and an examiner also came to give advice on how to tackle the unseen question. How are you finding place? I'd like to have done conflict personally, the themes are really interchangeable so it would have been easier to write about.
You need to show you understand that there are multiple interpretations, so a minimum of two, with a comparison or evaluation of each. I would suggest you don't go overboard and include more than 3 per point, as that is just wasting time, and you won't necessarily be awarded extra marks for it. So two alternate interpretations is plenty, as long as you make sure to provide evidence and an explanation for why that explanation may be relevant to the question
Ah.. do you have any exemplar responses by the way? I can't find any on AQA or online really... I'll have to bug my teacher to download them
Ah.. do you have any exemplar responses by the way? I can't find any on AQA or online really... I'll have to bug my teacher to download them
Exemplar responses for what exactly? The Crucible? I think I may have included an example paragraph on the thread I linked above, but if not I'll have a dig around and see what I can find
It's basically an event where poets from the anthology come to read their poems and offer their interpretions So it really helped to solidify my understanding of the poems and an examiner also came to give advice on how to tackle the unseen question. How are you finding place? I'd like to have done conflict personally, the themes are really interchangeable so it would have been easier to write about.
Oh nice! Was it poets who you studied? There's been a slight change with the spec so the unseen poem will be from a list of 15 poets now! Place is nice I would have prefered to do Conflict too... I skimmed through them, and they seem to be a little bit more interesting. Does Character and Voice have the poem "Singh Song"? I read that poem when I was bored in class.. would distract me in the exam if that came up as a named one!
Exemplar responses for what exactly? The Crucible? I think I may have included an example paragraph on the thread I linked above, but if not I'll have a dig around and see what I can find
Yeah, I read the exemplar A* paragraph.. it helps! Just wondering about things like an introduction and conclusion... if you do find one that'll be great
Oh nice! Was it poets who you studied? There's been a slight change with the spec so the unseen poem will be from a list of 15 poets now! Place is nice I would have prefered to do Conflict too... I skimmed through them, and they seem to be a little bit more interesting. Does Character and Voice have the poem "Singh Song"? I read that poem when I was bored in class.. would distract me in the exam if that came up as a named one!
No it was a range of poets from across the clusters So some of the poems they explored were from relationships, place.. . as well. Hah yes Singh song is there. I never used to like the poem before I heard Daljit Nagra read it but now I've come to elaborate on the deeper themes of it I hope the poem is from one of the contemporary poets we have been prescribed. I don't know what I'll do if Keats comes up! His poems are really difficult for me to interpret
No it was a range of poets from across the clusters So some of the poems they explored were from relationships, place.. . as well. Hah yes Singh song is there. I never used to like the poem before I heard Daljit Nagra read it but now I've come to elaborate on the deeper themes of it I hope the poem is from one of the contemporary poets we have been prescribed. I don't know what I'll do if Keats comes up! His poems are really difficult for me to interpret
Being Indian, I can closely relate to Daljit love the way it's like a cross between Punjabi and English... Punjablish? It's pretty cool... In India, people might start a sentence in Hindi and finish it off in English
Being Indian, I can closely relate to Daljit love the way it's like a cross between Punjabi and English... Punjablish? It's pretty cool... In India, people might start a sentence in Hindi and finish it off in English
Haha yea, well weirdly I'm Indian too (Ignore my fake name) Imtiaz Dharker was at poetry live and she read one of her poems that isn't in the anthology. It was called dabba wala, as in box people in Mumbai :P I was literally the only person laughing there at the Indian words everyone was calling me a freshy from other schools haha
I'm doing Of Mice and Men, Lord of the Flies and Conflict. I have to say, I adore Of Mice and Men - not as keen on Lord of the Flies. The Conflict cluster is pretty interesting, though.
Edit: Am I the only one here doing OMAM? That's suprising, I thought it was one of the more popular choices...
Hey there, I am doing OMAM, Lord of the Flies and Relationships. What are you planning to do for revision?
Haha yea, well weirdly I'm Indian too (Ignore my fake name) Imtiaz Dharker was at poetry live and she read one of her poems that isn't in the anthology. It was called dabba wala, as in box people in Mumbai :P I was literally the only person laughing there at the Indian words everyone was calling me a freshy from other schools haha
haha there's a lot of Indians on TSR All night tonight to see India vs SA?