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Any tips for GCSE?

im will be taking GCSE in May 2025 and im quite nervous as my mocks will be in 1 month!!
Eng lang and lit are my worse subjects and im wondering if anyone had advice on how to get a 9 on both? im currently predicted 8 for both and i just wanna get to the top grade. i will be doing ocr board for both.

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Original post by username7253735
im will be taking GCSE in May 2025 and im quite nervous as my mocks will be in 1 month!!
Eng lang and lit are my worse subjects and im wondering if anyone had advice on how to get a 9 on both? im currently predicted 8 for both and i just wanna get to the top grade. i will be doing ocr board for both.

for lit I recommend making google docs for each play/book that you do. Write about/analyse that character, that characters relationship to other characters, their main involvement in the plot and make sure to write 5-7 key quotes and make sure you memorize these quotes. Read and add to that google doc everyday. I went from a 5 in my mock to an 8 in the real thing. For both lit and lang i suggest just searching up 'grade 9 english language vocabulary' and just look through all the different adjectives bc it helps (with lang especially A LOT).

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Original post by gowr11
for lit I recommend making google docs for each play/book that you do. Write about/analyse that character, that characters relationship to other characters, their main involvement in the plot and make sure to write 5-7 key quotes and make sure you memorize these quotes. Read and add to that google doc everyday. I went from a 5 in my mock to an 8 in the real thing. For both lit and lang i suggest just searching up 'grade 9 english language vocabulary' and just look through all the different adjectives bc it helps (with lang especially A LOT).


thank you so much!! do u have any method for studying for the 20th century novel? im doing “never let me go” and its quite a long book

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Original post by username7253735
thank you so much!! do u have any method for studying for the 20th century novel? im doing “never let me go” and its quite a long book

no sorry i did 'to kill a mockingbird'. The only thing i can recommend is making sure u read the whole book (make sure u read!!!!) and put sticky notes on the important bits and analyze the text on the sticky note.

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