Is it possible to get these grades?

I know I probably sound paranoid but I've been doing terrible at English Language as well as Literature. I've got grade 5s in my Year 11 GCSE mocks for both language and literature.

With the final GCSEs starting in may, is there any chance I can improve and achieve a grade 8 for both language and literature?

I'm pretty much ******** myself. Please someone help

Yes if you put in effort. I went from a 5 in December a 7 in my final gcse exams

It depends on how smart you actually are and how much effort you are putting in. I have just started college and was the first to do the new GCSE exams. I was getting 5s/6s and I never revised through my 5 years. A week before my lit exam I just crammed my mind with quotes and used my teachers advice and got a 7. For language, I found it is easy and got a 7. Just put in the effort and you will be fine.

Can you please tell me what you did for both language and literature and how long you spent on it each day

I practiced every type and I gave 2 questions weekly, one for Lang and one for literature , to my teacher to mark from March/ April time. I understood how to answer each question and what to include.

No worries. For language I watched bruff video for every single type of question, I did AQA btw. Then I practiced every type and I gave 2 questions weekly, one for Lang and one for literature , to my teacher to mark from March/ April time. I understood how to answer each question and what to include. Like for paper 1 q2, you write 6 pee paragraphs about similes, metaphors, sentences structure, word types, and others, and explain effect on reader.

For literature, I memorised quotes for every character and theme, and made mind maps on every character and theme. I practiced essays and I used the following format:
Point
Evidence/example
Analyse( what it suggests and effect on reader)
Zoom (what language technique has been used? Zoom into it and explain how it impacts you as reader and why)
Link ( link to a theme if question is on character and vice versa. Make sure to include historical context as well).

For unseen poetry I used the same technique but without the link part at the end.

I bought the “Study and Revise” by hodder education books for each book and poem cluster.

I got a 7 in language and a 7 in literature due to this. If you need any more GcSE advice/ tips on any subject I’m happy to help

While Mr Bruff's videos are amazing, my school's doing Edexcel. Do you know any other YouTubers that do Edexcel?

If you don't mind me asking, where did you get those practise questions. Most exam papers on Edexcel are locked.
Also how did you prepare for Creative Writing and Transactional Writing

I was in the exact same position as you and ended up with 2 8s.

This is really good, but to improve it you should embrace your quote into your first sentence, which is your point. Do a small analysis on that then do an extensive analysis after zooming in. Use big words like "lexus" and make it sound original.
For language I recommend you get the cgp 9-1 guide, the examples themselves will help so much.
Good luck!

Nice congratulations ! What grades did you get in other subjects if you don’t mind ?

If you need any more GcSE advice/ tips on any subject I’m happy to help

I got an eight in maths (9 marks from a 9😞) , distinction start in excel and 2 Bs in computing and German. For RE, 3 triple science GCSEs and history I got all As. I'm a little disappointed in RE and Biology since those were always easy a stars for me, but my controlled assessment ended up getting put down for a biology(like with a lot of my subjects) even though I got an a star in the massive exam and an a in the smaller one.
But overly not too bad!

I know I probably sound paranoid but I've been doing terrible at English Language as well as Literature. I've got grade 5s in my Year 11 GCSE mocks for both language and literature.

With the final GCSEs starting in may, is there any chance I can improve and achieve a grade 8 for both language and literature?

I'm pretty much ******** myself. Please someone help

I got an eight in maths (9 marks from a 9😞) , distinction start in excel and 2 Bs in computing and German. For RE, 3 triple science GCSEs and history I got all As. I'm a little disappointed in RE and Biology since those were always easy a stars for me, but my controlled assessment ended up getting put down for a biology(like with a lot of my subjects) even though I got an a star in the massive exam and an a in the smaller one.
But overly not too bad!

Omg you did German? I'm guessing that was for the old specification. My teacher absolutely sucks and I've actually forgotten most of the language and vocab in the past two years. How do you recommend revising for that?

Nice. What are you studying now?

Maths, biology and chemistry. Ironically, biology is the most difficult for me. How did you do and what do you study right now?