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For lit, know general themes and off-heart as many quotations as possible which can link to these themes (try find quotes that can be analysed in-depth and can be applied to several themes if possible)
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On this note, you may find it helpful to watch some lit (poetry/text) videos on Youtube. They are very useful for developing analytical ability and can teach you some themes/links/ideas that you didn't already know. I would play them on 1.5x speed though as they can be a bit slow. Mr Bruff & Mr Salles teaches English are very good imo. A lot of people swear by Mr Everything English as well.
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Listen to your teacher: they know exactly what examiners are looking for so go and ask them to look over and mark any questions you have done to get feedback. Write feedback down then do another similar question to try and incorporate it into your answer
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Do LOTS of past paper questions (I wish I did this, I would have got all 9s at GCSE if I did). Start out with allowing yourself as much time as you need to write an answer you are happy with, then slowly reduce your time below the amount of time you will actually get in the exam. English papers are super tight for time, so this will allow you to write at a good speed and allow time for proofreading etc.
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This is genuinely the hardest part to get around to, but definitely do it - this is the fastest way to improve
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Read exemplar pieces and analyse them.
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Create a clear plan on how you are going to do each essay before you start it, and create general plans for each question in a paper. It sounds boring and time consuming, but it will create a lot of cohesion in your writing which will boost your marks a lot more than you think.
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For lit, know general themes and off-heart as many quotations as possible which can link to these themes (try find quotes that can be analysed in-depth and can be applied to several themes if possible)
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On this note, you may find it helpful to watch some lit (poetry/text) videos on Youtube. They are very useful for developing analytical ability and can teach you some themes/links/ideas that you didn't already know. I would play them on 1.5x speed though as they can be a bit slow. Mr Bruff & Mr Salles teaches English are very good imo. A lot of people swear by Mr Everything English as well.
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Listen to your teacher: they know exactly what examiners are looking for so go and ask them to look over and mark any questions you have done to get feedback. Write feedback down then do another similar question to try and incorporate it into your answer
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Do LOTS of past paper questions (I wish I did this, I would have got all 9s at GCSE if I did). Start out with allowing yourself as much time as you need to write an answer you are happy with, then slowly reduce your time below the amount of time you will actually get in the exam. English papers are super tight for time, so this will allow you to write at a good speed and allow time for proofreading etc.
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This is genuinely the hardest part to get around to, but definitely do it - this is the fastest way to improve
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Read exemplar pieces and analyse them.
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Create a clear plan on how you are going to do each essay before you start it, and create general plans for each question in a paper. It sounds boring and time consuming, but it will create a lot of cohesion in your writing which will boost your marks a lot more than you think.
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