Grade 9 GCSE english language and literature advice

hey, I'm going to sit English language paper 1 in a few weeks and I needed help on how to revise for it.

Resources plz!

Thank you! How can I use language devices from the text to support it? I’m already doing what you’ve stated (I think this is what has been giving me decent grades haha) but I literally forget to add quotes...bad, I know.

One of the biggest things I did for revising eng lang was using the sources and questions from the class and doing them over and over again with a short time period every time you do them. make sure to do all of them under timed conditions. Also once you have answered one make your teacher mark it with tips on how to improve. then do the questions again and show them so that you can see if you have improved and taken the tips into consideration. This will be very repetitive for your teacher but that shouldn't be your concern lol it's their job.

Another thing is watch videos from mr.bruff, Mr.salles and the other that do youtube videos. every time they show a finished answer take note of any good phrases or words that have been used that is generic so can be used in any source that you come across. This is very important because if you're like me and find it hard to come up with different ways to phrase things then knowing a bank of these words for each question means that your writing is more structured - try and include as many of these into every work that you do so it comes naturally to you in the exam. It's particularly good for the question 5s.

there's a website called TES with loads of resources from teachers which you can download for free.
I can also send the resources I have via email.

Hi, I am currently at a grade 6 in English and I was wondering how you make the jump to grade 9. Yes, it is not straight forward at all. Also, how do you drastically improve your vocabulary and anaylsis in both lang and lit between now and May?

I'll just give a brief overview in bullet points but if you need to extend on any of those do tell me
- multiple and contrasting interpretations
- 'fancy' ways of phrasing things (this is for the reading section, teachers say it doesn't matter how you write but make it sound fancy and make the examiner think your points are sophisticated)
- commenting on the emotions of characters and therefore the readers
- linking events in the sources to real life happenings
- writing section: 2 semicolons, exclamation marks and rhetorical questions
- Always make your written piece sad and depressing because you're only doing this for the examiner and they won't exactly be very engaged with a happy and cheery story. it's easier to write about too.
- for paper 2 in the reading section always talk about the context of the source and how it influences the way it has been written. for example, if it was about schools in the 1800s the way they would talk of schools would be in a very serious manner as it was a highly important place due to the respect earned by individuals with a proper education in comparison to those who did not. however, with a modern source, they're more likely to be a bit laid-back and care-free with their perspective of school as compared to the Victorian text these schools provide more freedom.

There are plenty of other things that make that jump from a 6 to 9 but I can remember all the questions in the papers.

You don't need a high vocab for lit its only about the analysis. in the first couple of months, I was not doing well simply because I made it too wordy and so complicating to understand when the teacher was reading it. To make sure you dont't do this defo think about writing essays maybe once a week and getting your teacher to mark it. for a good vocab in lang, I highlighted words and phrases that I had found from the sources we used in class, at home, and online videoes. These would then be categorised into happy and sad and put into a long list so that I could use these in all of the descriptive writings. Make sure what you pick for the list are generic as you want to be using these for all your work. I suggest you remember all the ones on your list so that it becomes second nature to you in the exam. just like write down all the words you remember immediately as you start the paper so you don't forget and include as many in what you write.

Heyy have you sent the resources yet?
Great advice btw 😁

wanted to make it obvious just how easy it is to get the marks
as long as i have your emails the resources will be sent asap

I got my mocks, not too bad. Both 6h for English Lit and Lang :/ teacher was a bit disappointed though, we both thought I would at least get a 7. Definitely going to work harder for my mocks in February!

Hi There, I have just finished English mocks and I don’t think the outcome was great but Could you pls send me the documents you used to get a grade 9???Also when did you start revising??

I'm sorry if I'm troubling you but can you please send me the resources, thank you so much.

No don't be sorry I made this thread so I can hopefully help people. message me your email address and I can send it to you.

hiii do you have any tips for Macbeth because that’s one of the texts that I’m doing, also did you do power and conflict or love and relationships? any help is appreciated x