Take it again and again and eventually you'll get lucky. Worked for me.
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- 14-02-2016 16:35
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PM me, my English teacher gave me a sheet that includes how to get an A* in both English lang and lit. It helped me, I was predicted a B, but achieved A* in both English lang and lit. -
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- 15-02-2016 15:09
If someone's got the sheet can you message it to me please.
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Are there any sites or tips that can get me an A or A* in gcse for english?
With English, to get A/A*s, the main thing I think need to to is reference 'big ideas'. These could be about religion, deep hidden messages anything really. e.g. mice and men - repetition of the adjective "green" Steinbeck uses when describing the brush emphasises the areas fertility and implies possible religious connotations.
Then go further, Garden of Eden, the fall=lurking danger, foreshadowing etc
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i thought the systems changed to levels 1-9 instead of gardes?
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(Original post by georginarowley)
Mr Bruffs youtube videos are really good, especially for poetry.
With English, to get A/A*s, the main thing I think need to to is reference 'big ideas'. These could be about religion, deep hidden messages anything really. e.g. mice and men - repetition of the adjective "green" Steinbeck uses when describing the brush emphasises the areas fertility and implies possible religious connotations.
Then go further, Garden of Eden, the fall=lurking danger, foreshadowing etc
I hope this helps
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Are there any sites or tips that can get me an A or A* in gcse for english?
I think the practise has allowed me to improve and in my latest mocks I achieved an A. This has also allowed me write freely and have more creativity, just finished all my English controlled assessments and I got 73/80 hitting the A*.
I'd say probably do one question each week from an exam paper. (Question 1, then question 2 etc) Then probably get your teacher to mark it?
Not sure if that will help you, but it certainly helped me. In my opinion revision guides don't really help me for English.
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This time last year, I was on a D for English and that was a consistent grade. However since then my teacher sets the class exam questions every week in which we need to complete for homework under timed conditions.
I think the practise has allowed me to improve and in my latest mocks I achieved an A. This has also allowed me write freely and have more creativity, just finished all my English controlled assessments and I got 73/80 hitting the A*.
I'd say probably do one question each week from an exam paper. (Question 1, then question 2 etc) Then probably get your teacher to mark it?
Not sure if that will help you, but it certainly helped me. In my opinion revision guides don't really help me for English.
Oh yeah also, read exemplar answers -
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Practice. Essays, essay plans, even learn some wee cheeky quotes (not necessary but it helped for me) and know the definitions of terms etc. I did all this and got A* in both English Lit and Language.
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Practice. Essays, essay plans, even learn some wee cheeky quotes (not necessary but it helped for me) and know the definitions of terms etc. I did all this and got A* in both English Lit and Language. -
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PM me, my English teacher gave me a sheet that includes how to get an A* in both English lang and lit. It helped me, I was predicted a B, but achieved A* in both English lang and lit.Im not doing that well in both of the engs. Thanks
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