GCSE Eng Lit

Hi,
IN MY SCHOOL WE DO ENGLISH LITERATURE GCSE IN Y10. I HAVE DELAYED DOING REVISION FOR IT BECAUSEI DIDNT KNOW HOW TO REVISE AND WHERE TO START AND ALSO BECAUSE OF A LACK OF MOTIVATION. I'VE NOW GOT 1 MONTH LEFF AND AM SREESSED ABOUT IT.

IF I DO 6 HOURS OF REVISION A DAY FOR IT UP UNTIL MY GCSE, IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A GRACD 5 OR 6. I DO NOT REVISE FOR MT SCHOOL TESTS FOR THIS AND ONLY GET ABOUT GRADE 3'S, BUT IF I REVISE IS IT POSSBILE TO GET THIS GRADE I WANT FOR MY GCSE?

THANKS - MUCH APPRECIARED FOR READING.

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jilliams44

Original post by Unknown123Unkn..

Hi,
IN MY SCHOOL WE DO ENGLISH LITERATURE GCSE IN Y10. I HAVE DELAYED DOING REVISION FOR IT BECAUSEI DIDNT KNOW HOW TO REVISE AND WHERE TO START AND ALSO BECAUSE OF A LACK OF MOTIVATION. I'VE NOW GOT 1 MONTH LEFF AND AM SREESSED ABOUT IT.
IF I DO 6 HOURS OF REVISION A DAY FOR IT UP UNTIL MY GCSE, IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A GRACD 5 OR 6. I DO NOT REVISE FOR MT SCHOOL TESTS FOR THIS AND ONLY GET ABOUT GRADE 3'S, BUT IF I REVISE IS IT POSSBILE TO GET THIS GRADE I WANT FOR MY GCSE?
THANKS - MUCH APPRECIARED FOR READING.

Heya! What exam board do you do and what texts? I could help, I got a 9 at GCSE so would be happy to help u as much as I can

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Unknown123Unkn..

Original post by jilliams44

Heya! What exam board do you do and what texts? I could help, I got a 9 at GCSE so would be happy to help u as much as I can

Omggg thanks so much
AQA exam board. Macbeth, Jekyll and Hyde, A taste of Honey.

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jilliams44

Original post by Unknown123Unkn..

Omggg thanks so much
AQA exam board. Macbeth, Jekyll and Hyde, A taste of Honey.

Sadly I didn't do any of those texts but I've studied Macbeth for my EPQ and I know of Jekyll and Hyde. I can help you with structure if you'd like

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Unknown123Unkn..

Original post by jilliams44

Sadly I didn't do any of those texts but I've studied Macbeth for my EPQ and I know of Jekyll and Hyde. I can help you with structure if you'd like

Yes please, really appreciate this

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jilliams44

Original post by Unknown123Unkn..

Yes please, really appreciate this

Okay!

So for Macbeth, you'll get an extract from one of the acts - it will be an easy and well known extract so dw.
You want to start your writing exploring the extract. So what I would do is read the extract and highlight two 'juicy' quotes with lots of A02. Normally they will ask you about a theme or a character e.g. Lady Macbeth - so pick your quotes in relation to the theme.
You get 50 minutes to do the Macbeth section, so I would personally have 5 paragraphs and a small intro (and conclusion if you have time). Therefore each paragraph should be about 8 minutes (40 minutes overall), 5 minutes for intro and 5 minutes for reading/highlighting.
For the structure this is how I did it.

Intro

Extract Quote from first half

Extract Quote from second half

Exposition / Beginning Quote

Middpoint Quote

Denouement / End Quote

Conclusion (if time).

For each quote paragraph this was my structure.

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One sentence of anchoring to the theme/ character.

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One sentence which leads embeds into a quote.

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First piece of A02 about quote and explanation (A01)

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Second piece of A02 about quote and explanation

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A03 / Context

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Put any small pepper quotes throughout to further solidify ur meaning.

To learn this I made flashcards, as I don't have any Macbeth flashcards, I'll show you one of my Romeo and Juliet ones as they will be similar just different information:

O brawling love, O loving hate
Info: Act 1 Scene 1
A01: Romeo’s lovesick exultations; hyperbolic tone; portrays a melodramatic immaturity and naivety. Shakespeare could be satirising Petrarchan conventions of love poetry – he will arguably overturn these later in the play to highlight the “true love” of Romeo and Juliet
A02: exclamative tone “O”; use of oxymorons
A03: A modern audience might believe that Romeo’s exultations are desperate and over-the-top, bearing in mind his hamartia of impulsivity and shifts in emotion