English Lit Revision

theres a common misconception amongst lower students , that for english literature all you need to do is memorise quotes , thats where you go wrong , because you can use all the quotes in the world but not use a01,a02 or a03 and still fail. you need to understand the play , and what the writer is intending to do. i remember in the inspector calls , i didnt bother memorising any quotes , and used "members of one body" , "fire blood and anguish" and "why - you fool- of course he knows" and i still got 29/34 for the entire essay which was pretty impressive as i used 3 different quotes hardly any times at all. i was curious so i asked of my teacher "why"??" to which she replied "your understanding of the play , concepts was superb along with a wide ranging discussion used of language and an insightful exploratory response to ideas/themes. so what can i say , try to really think outside of the box and understand the play not just use it cos its there. if u need help pm me

I do not know how to revise for English Lit, I've got quotes, I have context and I have information about Macbeth and Christmas Carol but I don't know what to do.

Should I just do exam practice and write a response to an exam question?

Could send me a paragraph that you've done? I'd love to see an example of this

Could send me a paragraph that you've done? I'd love to see an example of this

this is an extract from my 28/34 Romeo and Juliet exam question :
question : how does Shakespeare present aggressive male behavior in the extract and in the play as a whole (30 marks + 4 for spag)
Shakespeare presents aggressive male behavior to emphasize the idea of masculinity being damaging and pointless.
in the extract it says "my naked weapon is out" readers could infer this to be either their swords or their penis - a main difference between a man and a women. through this way Shakespeare may be implying that the boastful servants are proud to be men and feel the need to be aggressive as a result. the noun "weapon" emphasizes that the capulets are quick to be aggressive and by personifying the mens dignities as "weapons" Shakespeare could be suggesting that the idea of masculinity and aggressive behavior only resolves around men.the personification may humor Shakespearean readers and audiences as sexuality was quite a one sided issue back then through a heavily patriarchal society however disgust modern readers as much as it did Shakespeare. furthermore the personification emphasizes how unnecessary a weapon is and by bringing out the weapon it will only create a fight which probes that masculinity is pointless and damaging with Shakespeare presenting his characters in such a way to support this.

CAN I BUTT IN AND SAY....

this is just gorgeous to read! I'm surprised it wasn't a full marks exemplar.

How many quotes would you suggest memorising for each theme or are those the quotes provided in the extract?

theres a common misconception amongst lower students , that for english literature all you need to do is memorise quotes , thats where you go wrong , because you can use all the quotes in the world but not use a01,a02 or a03 and still fail. you need to understand the play , and what the writer is intending to do. i remember in the inspector calls , i didnt bother memorising any quotes , and used "members of one body" , "fire blood and anguish" and "why - you fool- of course he knows" and i still got 29/34 for the entire essay which was pretty impressive as i used 3 different quotes hardly any times at all. i was curious so i asked of my teacher "why"??" to which she replied "your understanding of the play , concepts was superb along with a wide ranging discussion used of language and an insightful exploratory response to ideas/themes. so what can i say , try to really think outside of the box and understand the play not just use it cos its there. if u need help pm me

could u please send me the essay you did. If you can't how did u go about the question. Did you use a writing frame? Did you analyse language,form,structure and added context, please help bro im stressing

LaChataliers, I see what you're doing that I've missed out on. By only using one quote in the paragraph, you've managed to explore the meaning behind it to support your response to the question.
Thanks so much for this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB40-KM14RA
using the extract i sent in , and this vid , u should get a better understanding , i dont have the time to type up my whole essay since im revising myself so im sorry for that . but watching the above and going through themes of each text your doing and finding quotes for those themes id say ur in a chance of getting a grade 6+
to get a grade 7+ that depends on really going through the success criteria and understanding what their asking for.

Hey, can you give me some grade 9 key phrases when introducing the context and readers effect.
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You my sir, are a life saver. I've been trying to look for a video on how to structure my answer to get top marks since 56 BC. Thank You so much.