GCSE AQA English Lit

Hii! I'm looking for advice from any grade 9/8 students for english lit! Especially poetry, I do Power and Conflict :smile:

What did you guys do to revise etc...
I do Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls!
Thanks for any help!!
Also how many quotes should I learn for each poem? Any advice is appreciated!x

Reply 1

20aneely123

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by Liv.O

Hii! I'm looking for advice from any grade 9/8 students for english lit! Especially poetry, I do Power and Conflict :smile:

What did you guys do to revise etc...
I do Macbeth, A Christmas Carol, An Inspector Calls!
Thanks for any help!!
Also how many quotes should I learn for each poem? Any advice is appreciated!x

Hi, I got 99 in GCSE AQA english (lang/lit) for my february yr 11 mocks.

For AIC & MB, all I do is remember so many quotes, that it literally 'tells the story' just with the quotes, and then in the exam, just choose ones relevant and analyse. Attached is the documents I made, I use, and u are free to use
Macbeth:
https://1drv.ms/w/c/60676d548ec3daca/EdbJo67uHBFKhObJO_SuGa4BofEbjThOr6C7dWv2FU7gFg?e=X00ny9

AIC:
A Christmas Carol Quotes.docx

For the poetry, I remember around 6-8 ish quotes per poem

Reply 2

Super Sprinkles

What I found that pushed me over the border of an 8 to a very strong 9 (150/160 in total) is talking about symbolism of an event/character/action a couple of times an essay, and analysing 4-6 quotes/events in detail each essay. That way you're writing a high quantity so it's very hard for them to mark you low.
Plan essays, points for your thesis statements (I liked making 3-4 points that could be applied to any question) and whole essays under timed conditions
Learn like 3-4 quotes from 4-5 key poems that cover the main themes - any more is a bit of a waste tbh

Reply 3

Liv.O

Thank you both so much!!!💓🫶x

Reply 4

maryamxxxxx

Original post

by 20aneely123

Hi, I got 99 in GCSE AQA english (lang/lit) for my february yr 11 mocks.
For AIC & MB, all I do is remember so many quotes, that it literally 'tells the story' just with the quotes, and then in the exam, just choose ones relevant and analyse. Attached is the documents I made, I use, and u are free to use
Macbeth:
https://1drv.ms/w/c/60676d548ec3daca/EdbJo67uHBFKhObJO_SuGa4BofEbjThOr6C7dWv2FU7gFg?e=X00ny9
AIC:
A Christmas Carol Quotes.docx
For the poetry, I remember around 6-8 ish quotes per poem