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advice for eng lit? am on a 3 pls send helppp

help a brother out ykk
i do macbeth , an inspector callss and a christmas caroll

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What exactly is it that you're struggling with?

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by Dj_quickshot
What exactly is it that you're struggling with?


the structure and i sometimes forget about what to write and idk how to go deeper into analysis

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by samwillget7inlit
help a brother out ykk
i do macbeth , an inspector callss and a christmas caroll

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by Dj_quickshot
What exactly is it that you're struggling with?

so im in the exam right i see the question maybe like "how shakespeare presents guilt" like how do i write a paragraph on that especially how to start it like do i say "shakespeare presents ambition..."

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by samwillget7inlit
so im in the exam right i see the question maybe like "how shakespeare presents guilt" like how do i write a paragraph on that especially how to start it like do i say "shakespeare presents ambition..."

Well, the important thing with your paragraphs is to always link back to the question. A lot of the time it's very beneficial to reuse the question in your answer. For example, if your question is, "How does Shakespeare present ideas about guilt in this extract and the wider play?", then a good way to open your introduction is "In Macbeth, Shakespeare presents guilt as...". Always make sure you don't just point out the methods the writer has used. You need to make sure you explain the effect. For example, instead of writing "Shakespeare uses a dramatic irony in the line '[insert quote]' to present his ideas of guilt.", you can write "Shakespeare skilfully makes use of dramatic irony where '[insert quote]'. This allows the reader to understand that Macbeth's guilt [insert idea]."

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by Dj_quickshot
Well, the important thing with your paragraphs is to always link back to the question. A lot of the time it's very beneficial to reuse the question in your answer. For example, if your question is,

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make sure you know what's assessed! it usually varies exam board to exam board so, do you know which texts require context? which don't? if there are any variations in the marks you get for analysis? or for terminology? you don't want to spend ten minutes writing about the historical contexts of an inspector calls or macbeth if you don't get any marks for it! once you know that for each question, you can start structuring your paragraphs more easily. i've always loosely followed the PEEL structure (point: The Inspector acts as Priestley's mouthpiece to show [theme]...; evidence: literally any quote that shows that, doesn't have to be really long (can be one word if you can analyse it well); explain: utilise terminology here e.g. The simile X suggests... Furthermore, the alliteration used here can also demonstrate...; link: either link back to the question e.g. This shows that [theme] is XYZ, or put in your context here before linking back to the question e.g. The use of dramatic irony in "unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable" further reinforces the idea that Mr Birling is not as knowledgeable as he believes himself to be as all audiences will have been familiar with the fate of the Titanic. This shows that [embed question]...). also, when making quote banks - which i highly recommend, try and make sure the quotes can be applied to a range of themes rather than just one!! for the analysis part, a good idea could be connotations and semantic fields, as well as picking out two pieces of analysis from quotes. if you struggle with that though, utilising other people's analysis doesn't hurt - going on to websites such as spark notes or genius or youtube videos to see how others have interpreted themes or ideas can really help. best of luck getting the seven you want!

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by neptune_
make sure you know what's assessed! it usually varies exam board to exam board so, do you know which texts require context? which don't? if there are any variations in the marks you get for analysis? or for terminology? you don't want to spend ten minutes writing about the historical contexts of an inspector calls or macbeth if you don't get any marks for it! once you know that for each question, you can start structuring your paragraphs more easily. i've always loosely followed the PEEL structure (point: The Inspector acts as Priestley's mouthpiece to show [theme]...; evidence: literally any quote that shows that, doesn't have to be really long (can be one word if you can analyse it well); explain: utilise terminology here e.g. The simile X suggests... Furthermore, the alliteration used here can also demonstrate...; link: either link back to the question e.g. This shows that [theme] is XYZ, or put in your context here before linking back to the question e.g. The use of dramatic irony in "unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable" further reinforces the idea that Mr Birling is not as knowledgeable as he believes himself to be as all audiences will have been familiar with the fate of the Titanic. This shows that [embed question]...). also, when making quote banks - which i highly recommend, try and make sure the quotes can be applied to a range of themes rather than just one!! for the analysis part, a good idea could be connotations and semantic fields, as well as picking out two pieces of analysis from quotes. if you struggle with that though, utilising other people's analysis doesn't hurt - going on to websites such as spark notes or genius or youtube videos to see how others have interpreted themes or ideas can really help. best of luck getting the seven you want!

thankss hopefully it isnt to late to awaken my redemption

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by samwillget7inlit
thankss hopefully it isnt to late to awaken my redemption

It's never too late until after the exam period :>

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by samwillget7inlit
so im in the exam right i see the question maybe like "how shakespeare presents guilt" like how do i write a paragraph on that especially how to start it like do i say "shakespeare presents ambition..."

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by warneowr
watch the lightup hub videos i think they are very helpful
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by samwillget7inlit
have heard abt it before but i aint paying for itt

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by samwillget7inlit
help a brother out ykk
i do macbeth , an inspector callss and a christmas caroll

I used Seneca (Free Homework & Revision for A Level, GCSE, KS3 & KS2) obsessively and got a 6, so there must be something in it 😆 If your school has any mentoring/extra help placed I'd recommend going there as well

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by EdwinDeRozarieux
I used Seneca (Free Homework & Revision for A Level, GCSE, KS3 & KS2) obsessively and got a 6, so there must be something in it 😆 If your school has any mentoring/extra help placed I'd recommend going there as well

what exactly did u use like videos on there or past papers

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by samwillget7inlit
what exactly did u use like videos on there or past papers


They provide mini lessons on whatever subject/topic you want ^^

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