OCR A-Level English Language and Literature

Hello, I’m in Year 12 and have just started this A-Level in September. I am currently predicted an A but of course really want to aim high and do the absolute best I can but I can hardly find any materials for this A-Level online, it really feels like hardly anybody studies it 😩. So I thought I could create a discussion page so that the people studying it can share thoughts about the A-Level, share resources and just in general help one another. Hope I’ve done this all right as I’m new to the Student Room and this is literally the first thing I’m doing.
For reference, the texts I study are: The Great Gatsby, Carol Ann Duffy poetry and A Streetcar Named Desire.
Thank you!

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Reply 1

LucaHazel

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Original post by liamfarrell01

Hello, I’m in Year 12 and have just started this A-Level in September. I am currently predicted an A but of course really want to aim high and do the absolute best I can but I can hardly find any materials for this A-Level online, it really feels like hardly anybody studies it 😩. So I thought I could create a discussion page so that the people studying it can share thoughts about the A-Level, share resources and just in general help one another. Hope I’ve done this all right as I’m new to the Student Room and this is literally the first thing I’m doing.
For reference, the texts I study are: The Great Gatsby, Carol Ann Duffy poetry and A Streetcar Named Desire.
Thank you!

Hey, just a year 11 here but I've always found physics and maths tutor really helpful for English, I know it sounds counterintuitive. I don't know what board you do but they've got stuff up there for AQA and Edexcel. They've not got Carol Ann Duffy poetry but their stuff for the other two are really good. And this is my first thing to post on here so I hope you actually get this and if you do I hope you find it useful :smile:

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Reply 2

M.H.M

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Original post by liamfarrell01

Hello, I’m in Year 12 and have just started this A-Level in September. I am currently predicted an A but of course really want to aim high and do the absolute best I can but I can hardly find any materials for this A-Level online, it really feels like hardly anybody studies it 😩. So I thought I could create a discussion page so that the people studying it can share thoughts about the A-Level, share resources and just in general help one another. Hope I’ve done this all right as I’m new to the Student Room and this is literally the first thing I’m doing.
For reference, the texts I study are: The Great Gatsby, Carol Ann Duffy poetry and A Streetcar Named Desire.
Thank you!

i do the exact same !!!!!!

Reply 3

libsavniel

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Original post by liamfarrell01

Hello, I’m in Year 12 and have just started this A-Level in September. I am currently predicted an A but of course really want to aim high and do the absolute best I can but I can hardly find any materials for this A-Level online, it really feels like hardly anybody studies it 😩. So I thought I could create a discussion page so that the people studying it can share thoughts about the A-Level, share resources and just in general help one another. Hope I’ve done this all right as I’m new to the Student Room and this is literally the first thing I’m doing.
For reference, the texts I study are: The Great Gatsby, Carol Ann Duffy poetry and A Streetcar Named Desire.
Thank you!

I do exactly the same!! do you have any sample streetcar and nonfiction essays? :smile:

Reply 4

StudentNK_

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Original post by liamfarrell01

Hello, I’m in Year 12 and have just started this A-Level in September. I am currently predicted an A but of course really want to aim high and do the absolute best I can but I can hardly find any materials for this A-Level online, it really feels like hardly anybody studies it 😩. So I thought I could create a discussion page so that the people studying it can share thoughts about the A-Level, share resources and just in general help one another. Hope I’ve done this all right as I’m new to the Student Room and this is literally the first thing I’m doing.
For reference, the texts I study are: The Great Gatsby, Carol Ann Duffy poetry and A Streetcar Named Desire.
Thank you!

i am in this exact same spot and i am in year 13. i am doing Eavan Boland poems and it is the worst. there is nothing you can do except from do example essay writing and looking at past questions ik that it isnt any help because everyone says. And i personally hate practice writing. i reccomend study rocket. quizlet. or PMT for gatsby

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StudentNK_

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Original post by libsavniel

I do exactly the same!! do you have any sample streetcar and nonfiction essays? :smile:

me too, i would love to have some sample nonfiction essays, its my worst topic
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Hajira.A

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Hi, im doing this exam board and I’ve found no online resources at all to help. Paper 1 is this Thursday how is everyone feeling about it? Also drop any tips for the anthology please or the course as a whole.

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IdrisMoualdi

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Original post by Hajira.A

Hi, im doing this exam board and I’ve found no online resources at all to help. Paper 1 is this Thursday how is everyone feeling about it? Also drop any tips for the anthology please or the course as a whole.

what are u doing for it ?

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user.34

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Original post by Hajira.A

Hi, im doing this exam board and I’ve found no online resources at all to help. Paper 1 is this Thursday how is everyone feeling about it? Also drop any tips for the anthology please or the course as a whole.

Hi, A-Level English Language and Literature student. I would recommend making flashcards about the contexts and themes and methods about each of the texts, and if you have English before your exam tomorrow, do a practice paper for her/him to mark! Also analysing unseen extracts under a set time limit is very helpful! Try a range of texts, with different genres and modes etc, and print them out and annotate them. This will help you prepare for tomorrow. You don't even have to do it with formal texts- find a transcript from your favourite show or a review of your favourite book and analyse! Finally, I'd look over the 7 frameworks and recap your memory of them! And the AO's! That AO bounce will get you good marks. Hope this helps and best of luck tomorrow! We got this!!! ☺️👍️👏🎊

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user.34

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Original post by user.34

Hi, A-Level English Language and Literature student. I would recommend making flashcards about the contexts and themes and methods about each of the texts, and if you have English before your exam tomorrow, do a practice paper for her/him to mark! Also analysing unseen extracts under a set time limit is very helpful! Try a range of texts, with different genres and modes etc, and print them out and annotate them. This will help you prepare for tomorrow. You don't even have to do it with formal texts- find a transcript from your favourite show or a review of your favourite book and analyse! Finally, I'd look over the 7 frameworks and recap your memory of them! And the AO's! That AO bounce will get you good marks. Hope this helps and best of luck tomorrow! We got this!!! ☺️👍️👏🎊

Also I completely get the nerves, I'm really freaked out about tomorrow as well. Nausea and everything!

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user.34

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Original post by user.34

Hi, A-Level English Language and Literature student. I would recommend making flashcards about the contexts and themes and methods about each of the texts, and if you have English before your exam tomorrow, do a practice paper for her/him to mark! Also analysing unseen extracts under a set time limit is very helpful! Try a range of texts, with different genres and modes etc, and print them out and annotate them. This will help you prepare for tomorrow. You don't even have to do it with formal texts- find a transcript from your favourite show or a review of your favourite book and analyse! Finally, I'd look over the 7 frameworks and recap your memory of them! And the AO's! That AO bounce will get you good marks. Hope this helps and best of luck tomorrow! We got this!!! ☺️👍️👏🎊

Practice practice practice makes perfect.

Reply 11

thestrugglinggal

Original post by user.34

Hi, A-Level English Language and Literature student. I would recommend making flashcards about the contexts and themes and methods about each of the texts, and if you have English before your exam tomorrow, do a practice paper for her/him to mark! Also analysing unseen extracts under a set time limit is very helpful! Try a range of texts, with different genres and modes etc, and print them out and annotate them. This will help you prepare for tomorrow. You don't even have to do it with formal texts- find a transcript from your favourite show or a review of your favourite book and analyse! Finally, I'd look over the 7 frameworks and recap your memory of them! And the AO's! That AO bounce will get you good marks. Hope this helps and best of luck tomorrow! We got this!!! ☺️👍️👏🎊

Hi, first of all this tips were really helpful, thank you so much! Could you also provide guidance on how to structure our English language essay? I've had difficulty finding reliable online resources and would greatly appreciate a detailed outline or framework to help me organise my ideas. Thank you!

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user.34

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Original post by thestrugglinggal

Hi, first of all this tips were really helpful, thank you so much! Could you also provide guidance on how to structure our English language essay? I've had difficulty finding reliable online resources and would greatly appreciate a detailed outline or framework to help me organise my ideas. Thank you!

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