GCSE English Literature 8702 - Paper 2 - 23rd May 2019

yeah idk i feel like it will be a family poem this year but theres no way to predict it really, just have a feeling ,, cmg is good bc of its structure and also how well it compares to follower

Original post by HateSchx

ooo yes just wrote a comparison essay on climbing my grandfather, but iv learned to not trust predictions cus with what happened on paper 1.

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HateSchx

Ikrrr and there is still a different to state. But Mother, any distance was a family poem and then the year after was romantic love. There hasn't been one for like unrequited love yet. O well I'm still revising all.

Original post by rf14

yeah idk i feel like it will be a family poem this year but theres no way to predict it really, just have a feeling ,, cmg is good bc of its structure and also how well it compares to follower

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Amiraegann

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I’m listening to the audiobook on YouTube then writing down key quotes I find fit themes

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maniccrammer

do you think just watching the mr bruff analysis is enough to be able to answer the poetry questions well? I'm aiming 7/8/9 but there's so many poems and I'm so overwhelmed I don't know what to do

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HateSchx

Yes and Stacey Reay. Make notes then practice essays on the notes you made. You still have time. I'm doing the same thing rn! You don't need to know much about the poems just like 4 good solid points to compare. I wasted so much time revising every single point

Original post by maniccrammer

do you think just watching the mr bruff analysis is enough to be able to answer the poetry questions well? I'm aiming 7/8/9 but there's so many poems and I'm so overwhelmed I don't know what to do

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maniccrammer

Original post by HateSchx

Yes and Stacey Reay. Make notes then practice essays on the notes you made. You still have time. I'm doing the same thing rn! You don't need to know much about the poems just like 4 good solid points to compare. I wasted so much time revising every single point

ok thanks, whoever thought 15 poems was a good idea clearly doesn't know any teenagers

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lots of the marks for the anthology question are for comparisons so as long as you know key themes for the poems and be able to make links between poems with similar themes, as well as pointing out any differences, you should be fine. While analysis is ofc v important the question word is compare so it's good to know just a few poems well that can be compared fairly universally if you're struggling with remembering all 15 poems, but make sure you've at least briefly looked over each poem in case it comes up so you don't end up treating it like an unseen

Original post by maniccrammer

do you think just watching the mr bruff analysis is enough to be able to answer the poetry questions well? I'm aiming 7/8/9 but there's so many poems and I'm so overwhelmed I don't know what to do

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HateSchx

Ikrr and odd number? Like this is comparisons stop making our lives difficult so that we have to link 3 poems.

Original post by maniccrammer

ok thanks, whoever thought 15 poems was a good idea clearly doesn't know any teenagers

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maniccrammer

thanks. what do you think is the best way to practise comparing them or even the best way to compare them in the first place? My teacher never talks about how to answer the question she just does each poem on its own and then throws an essay at us so no one really knows what to do

Original post by rf14

lots of the marks for the anthology question are for comparisons so as long as you know key themes for the poems and be able to make links between poems with similar themes, as well as pointing out any differences, you should be fine. While analysis is ofc v important the question word is compare so it's good to know just a few poems well that can be compared fairly universally if you're struggling with remembering all 15 poems, but make sure you've at least briefly looked over each poem in case it comes up so you don't end up treating it like an unseen

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labrador716

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Original post by Lighthouse3050

Power came up last year or the year before. Unlikely they'd do it again this year. My guess would be a poem about memories or identity, like The Emigree and Poppies.

i agree, i was just saying what the question would probably be if it was tissue. war and power already came up, so memories/identity with emigree/poppies or maybe power of nature with exposure/prelude is pretty likely.

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fatheha123

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You can compare Tissue to London. They both criticize human power. I watched Mr Bruff about it. He gave a point 2 evidences from each poem then explained. Then another point with 2 evidences from each poem and explanation. He gave some context as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb6qma7vV8c The video is really good and he uses good explanations :smile:

Original post by blonded88

What do you compare tissues to though, and what would be the question??

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Abbieintheattic

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I think it’ll be Sammy or the narrator for the character question and maybe fate or like crime and violence for the theme because they haven’t come up yet 🤷*♀️

Original post by blonded88

Any predictions for Blood Brothers?

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what order are you going to answer the paper? like in the order the paper is written or are you going to do a different order?
i'm going to anthology question, then modern text question and then the unseen questions; only bc i i can't remember poetry and want to have as much of it in my head when i'm answering the question instead of forgetting it as i write aic answer

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Bahamas

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does anyone know what the past questions were on Lord of the Flies and if anyone can predict any questions?

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aneeqahussainxx

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any predictions for love and relationships????

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2017: Ralph as a leader/ human nature
2018: Simon as different from the other boys on the island/ importance of the Beast to different characters
i don't do this text but i don't think you can make accurate predictions as theres only been 2 past papers/it's a new gcse

Original post by Bahamas

does anyone know what the past questions were on Lord of the Flies and if anyone can predict any questions?

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Anthos

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For Lord of the Flies, Piggy or Roger could come up for the character questions. The theme questions could be about death, masks/clothing in LOTF, or how the island is portrayed.

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