Gcse Revision

I am in the same position as you. I am also in year 11 and I've done my mocks which went awful due to the fact I literally did not revise.
I achieved good grades in English and r.s and Spanish without revision as I find them quite easy.
I absolutely hate maths even though i need to achieve a grade 6 by the end of GCSEs which i don't know how the hell I am going to do that! I really need tips and advice for maths if anyone has any.
However, do not doubt yourself! 98 days sounds scary but if you use your days properly then there will be nothing to worry about.
Start off by making yourself a harsh timetable with things you must do in a day.
For English easily improve your grades by using GCSE Pod it saves my grades all the time plus its free!
You don't need to read your books fully for English lit but just make sure you know the key quotes and characters and the plot of the story. (Don't be clueless about them)

I completed my mocks in January 2019 - last month and I got a 3 in R.S, Spanish, English language and English literature. In my Maths and sciences I got a 4 but in my Drama I got a 6. I would like to achieve the grades 7-9 in my GCSES and I only have 98 days left. Every weekday I would like to revise 2 and a half hours but on my weekdays I would like to revise 5 hours, Saturday and Sunday. Do you think I can accomplish that ? I am also attending workshops after school and during breaks

literally yh, my novel for eng lit was pride and prejudice, i read up to ch23 out of around 57 and i still managed to get a 9. BUT i did still make notes from watching videos online. Also i did hella revision for the other components of lit (poetry & shakespeare) I thought i wasn’t gonna get any 9s after i had sat my gcse’s but i managed to get 5 so don’t give up hope. I switched out my touchscreen phone to a brick phone (ik it’s extra but it definitely helped) to combat any possible distractions so maybe you should try that. Good luck with your studies🤞🏽☺️

Hi, I just find English Lit so hard i keep getting 5's eventhough i watch youtube vids Mr bruff! I'm trying to improve structuring my answer and learning as many quotes as possible! Oh so you changed your phone i don't keep my phone with me at all when i'm studying i switch it off! How did you improve you english lit grade? Any tips?

Hi, I just find English Lit so hard i keep getting 5's eventhough i watch youtube vids Mr bruff! I'm trying to improve structuring my answer and learning as many quotes as possible! Oh so you changed your phone i don't keep my phone with me at all when i'm studying i switch it off! How did you improve you english lit grade? Any tips?

Not to sound ignorant or rude. English is simple. In English literature you just have to make sure you're answers are perceptive and not what people would normally say. For example, in the quote Macbeth is "too full of milk human kindness". Most people will say it's a metaphor and it shows that macbeth is weak as milk is associated with feminity.

But, there are many things to analyse here. e.g. the word "too" is a superlative and it may show Lady Macbeth's state of mind and how forcefully and desperately she wants her husband to commit regicide. Shakespeare heightens this through the use of the monosyllabic syllables "too full of milk" which may show how she is rushing her speech and she's not thinking properly. Not only this the use of the female imagery "milk" may show how weak Lady Macbeth is as the word milk is associated with babies and how they need it to grow and it may show how Lady Macbeth hasn't developed her courage yet no wonder she is forcing Macbeth.

Hope this helps btw

That's exactly what i do in exam questions but idk why i keep getting 5's! It did help thanks i think it's my interpretations that i need to add more of idk! Or it might be my context but i add there where possible. Have you already done your GCSE English lit?

Not to sound ignorant or rude. English is simple. In English literature you just have to make sure you're answers are perceptive and not what people would normally say. For example, in the quote Macbeth is "too full of milk human kindness". Most people will say it's a metaphor and it shows that macbeth is weak as milk is associated with feminity.

But, there are many things to analyse here. e.g. the word "too" is a superlative and it may show Lady Macbeth's state of mind and how forcefully and desperately she wants her husband to commit suicide. Shakespeare heightens this through the use of the monosyllabic syllables "too full of milk" which may show how she is rushing her speech and she's not thinking properly. Not only this the use of the female imagery "milk" may show how weak Lady Macbeth is as the word milk is associated with babies and how they need it to grow and it may show how Lady Macbeth hasn't developed her courage yet no wonder she is forcing Macbeth.

Hope this helps btw

Ahh, just because, i feel like it I will give you another analysis lol
"when you durst do it you're a man"

Here lady macbeth uses the plosive "durst" which would be strange to the jacobean audience at this time because plosives are used to create
harsh and hard sounds and It makes Lady Macbeth have a dogmatic tone as she seems to be the male in their relationship forcing Macbeth to do the deed
Moreover, the use of the direct address "you" and "you're" emphasises this as she's making Macbeth feel guilty and weak
as it sounds as if she's almost targetting him and trying to draw him out for why his not King.
The fact that Lady Macbeth maitnains the monosyllabic syllables throughout her dialogue throughout show how relaxed she is and how she is not worrying again solidifying her control in the relationship

I will answer it i went to do some grocery shopping and i just got home now you didnt have to snwer it for me i am still going to do the analysis

Ahh, just because, i feel like it I will give you another analysis lol
"when you durst do it you're a man"

Here lady macbeth uses the plosive "durst" which would be strange to the jacobean audience at this time because plosives are used to create
harsh and hard sounds and It makes Lady Macbeth have a dogmatic tone as she seems to be the male in their relationship forcing Macbeth to do the deed
Moreover, the use of the direct address "you" and "you're" emphasises this as she's making Macbeth feel guilty and weak
as it sounds as if she's almost targetting him and trying to draw him out for why his not King.
The fact that Lady Macbeth maitnains the monosyllabic syllables throughout her dialogue throughout show how relaxed she is and how she is not worrying again solidifying her control in the relationship

To get that level 9 don’t forget your context. You could easily expand when you said “She seems to be the male in the relationship” Talk about context and how LM defies status quo as women were seen as caring and submissive to their male counterpart but she doesn’t comply to society’s expectations etc.

You could also contrast how in control LM is in this quote to i think it was act 5 when she starts sleep talking. Mention the sharp contrast and how she eventually confirms to societal standards of women being weaker than men as she can’t control how guilty she feels after the murder of King Duncan

That's good what grade did you get for GCSE english Lit? I need to improve so any tips?

Hii there's a hundred days till english lit gcse's ,, i know you shouldn't make predictions and revise everything (because anything could come up) but does anyone have any idea's about what could come up x

I got a 9 and if you scroll up to the beginning of the posts on this thread a wrote a wholeeee paragraph on how to improve

Hii there's a hundred days till english lit gcse's ,, i know you shouldn't make predictions and revise everything (because anything could come up) but does anyone have any idea's about what could come up x