Anyone need advice for GCSEs this year?

Original post by Asdghjnhtjjgu

I did AQA English Language, Literature, History, German, Maths, Geography, Biology and Chemistry two years ago. I might be able to help, anyway hope so ☺️

Eng lit tips ?? 💀😭

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Original post by Hannahblossom

Also have you got the right revision books? It might be a bit late but if you can find a good revision book it could make a difference of a grade. Mr bruff does some good ones

Macbeth Christian’s Carol animal farm love and relationships 💀😭

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Original post by Hannahblossom

Ok well I did animal farm. What's were your mock results

4 Eng lang 7 Eng lit

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Original post by Hannahblossom

Ok do as many past papers as you can, now. Then for literature, prepare some answers that look like top grade exemplars. Think about why that answer is topgrade and yours isn't. Does it use words like imply, suggest, implications? Memorise your answer. You can use the same format. Also for English language, are you good at writing stories?

I created a list of all the story questions aqa ever asked, and I wrote five stories, combining as many elements as I could. And I memorised them. You might get a completely different question but you could still use elements of it. Use similes. Look at exemplars. Describe all the senses, not all at once though. Th

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Eng lit tips ?? 💀😭

By the way I'm the OP, I accidentally posted this with my brother's account

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Original post by violet_07

Pls can u help with maths im doing higher but i can barely scrape a 4 and im scared i wont pass it this year :frown:

the first paper is next week on Thursday

Try not to sweat it either. Just do loads of examples, drink enough water, get sleep, don't scroll on social media and get fresh air. I know it sounds like annoying parents but it made a difference for me ☺️

English lit and lang

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Original post by T_sum

English lit and lang

Mr salles videos are better than mr bruffs. What did you get in your mocks? Read the replies further up about lit and lang. I will reply to you later on today with some more info and help☺️

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English lit and lang

Most important thing is to look at the mark scheme, and compare your answers to exemplars. Copy the wording

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For anyone doing English Language. Look at the Mark schemes. They have example paragraphs of the dofferrent levels of student answers. Compare them. Work out what is different. Make your own answer clear, but use as much jargon as you can - wirds like imply, suggest, etc. For the writing question, make up some dtories now and memorise them. Here are some possible quedtions:
Write a story about: a view from a window, a bus journey, a hunt for treasure, an abandoned house, a mountain climb, a time you helped someone, a time you were in danger, someone who wants to turn back time, life in 200 yrs time, time travel, a school trip, a school play, a time you felt threatened by surroundings, a story with a twist, an old person, a journey that led to a discovery, a friendship, a chase.

Don't feel overwhelmed by this. Think of how you could combine these elements. I thought up a syory where kids on a school trip go on a mountain trek, someone nearly dies and they go home on the bus. That already incorporates three of the possible stories. I hope that's helpful. Ask me more if you need to ☺️

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For paper 2 article questions, these are possible questions:

Travel, climate change, banning cars, school uniforms, pets, social media, university, fast fashion.

Basically think of the topics you get for languages. It's all family, friends, environments, charity work etc.

Get these answers together and memorize them

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Original post by Hannahblossom

Ok do as many past papers as you can, now. Then for literature, prepare some answers that look like top grade exemplars. Think about why that answer is topgrade and yours isn't. Does it use words like imply, suggest, implications? Memorise your answer. You can use the same format. Also for English language, are you good at writing stories?

Extremely bad at that

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Original post by T_sum

English lit and lang

What books are you doing? I've posted a few quick replies to the thread about English Language

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Original post by Intrepiful989

Extremely bad at that

At memorising? If so, just remember you need this kind of language: The writer develops the age of the mulberry tree as a dominating and supernatural force in the garden. Adjectives like 'massive' and twisted establish the authoritative size and complexity of the tree and this is further developed with the simile 'like a gigantic malformed hand'. This personifies the tree and gives it a sense of deliberate ontent, as if it rules over the elements of the garden around it. The 'hand' could imply a supernatural power that has a sinister influence over the rest of the garden.

Thats on the aqa website grade 9. Talk about themes of power, authority, spirituality, sexism, racism, and 'isms' you can😂. It's rubbish but it will impress the examiners.
A grade 7 will just talk about: the writer emphasizes the way the mulberry tree commands the garden. The adjectives twisted create the idea that its ahuge tree

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Original post by Intrepiful989

Extremely bad at that

Writing stories is not as hard as you think. I've put some possible story topics further up. Use loads of similes. Instead of saying - He looked at the stars, which were sparkling - say this: the stars in the night sky winked at him. See what I did? I talked about an object as if it's a person.
Instead of saying He was really sweating as it was so hot, say this: beads of perspiration collected on his forehead

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