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Quotes!
Its important not to waste time when your in the exam by flipping through your books, you shoukd know the book inside out, meaning the plot and an idea of the chronology of the text. For me, instead of memorising a bunch a quotes I memorise where in the book it is. What's easier to remember? A bunch of sentences or a chapter number. Its likely that the quotes you need are on the same page / chapter or if not a couple pages between each other. To avoid wasting time "where in the book is it", group the chapters into themes. For example one of my texts is war of the worlds, if the question I get is on survival I know that Chapter 14 or whatever has quotes on survival of the fittest and evolution. This is what works for me however, if memorising quotes is best for you then you should continue.
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Know your AO's.
The main AOs are 1,2 and 3. and in some essays for my spec at least is AO4 and AO5. Ask your teacher for a one to one, this is where she goes through an essay that you previously wrote and she identifies your weak areas. My english teacher does this with every student in her a level class, the feedback your receiving is personal and allows you to work on it.
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AO2
For every quote you use, find the technique but use ambitious ones, straying away from simpler ones like adverbs but use motifs, symbols. This will push your level
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Critique and be curious.
For every point you make on the writers method, ask yourself why does the author do this and use this opportunity to link to context.
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Your essay structure.
Don't use a fixed structure that you use again and again especially for your thesis as this can limit you. In your thesis have the main 2/3 ideas and cover these ideas in your 2/3 paragraphs, reference back to your points.
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Quotes!
Its important not to waste time when your in the exam by flipping through your books, you shoukd know the book inside out, meaning the plot and an idea of the chronology of the text. For me, instead of memorising a bunch a quotes I memorise where in the book it is. What's easier to remember? A bunch of sentences or a chapter number. Its likely that the quotes you need are on the same page / chapter or if not a couple pages between each other. To avoid wasting time "where in the book is it", group the chapters into themes. For example one of my texts is war of the worlds, if the question I get is on survival I know that Chapter 14 or whatever has quotes on survival of the fittest and evolution. This is what works for me however, if memorising quotes is best for you then you should continue.
•
Know your AO's.
The main AOs are 1,2 and 3. and in some essays for my spec at least is AO4 and AO5. Ask your teacher for a one to one, this is where she goes through an essay that you previously wrote and she identifies your weak areas. My english teacher does this with every student in her a level class, the feedback your receiving is personal and allows you to work on it.
•
AO2
For every quote you use, find the technique but use ambitious ones, straying away from simpler ones like adverbs but use motifs, symbols. This will push your level
•
Critique and be curious.
For every point you make on the writers method, ask yourself why does the author do this and use this opportunity to link to context.
•
Your essay structure.
Don't use a fixed structure that you use again and again especially for your thesis as this can limit you. In your thesis have the main 2/3 ideas and cover these ideas in your 2/3 paragraphs, reference back to your points.
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