You will be sitting the following papers:
1. A Paper One (like the one you did for homework). This paper will ask you:
- to answer some shorter-answer questions based on a text that you will be given in the exam; and
- to complete a piece of writing (argumentative, persuasive or advisory).
2. A Literature paper. This paper will ask you:
- to answer an essay question on TKAM (you will have a choice of which question to answer); and
- to answer an essay question comparing and contrasting the poems we have studied in class.
How should you revise for Paper One?
You can find information on writing to persuade, explain and advise here.
You can find information on reading non-fiction texts (the shorter answer section) here.
You should read through these notes, try out the online tests and attempt a couple of the activities.
How should you revise for literature?
Use previous posts and the links list on the right to find useful revision materials for poetry and TKAM.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Reread key chapters from the book and make notes on them.
Make notes and highlight key information in your revision pack.
Read through the powerpoints/posts on TKAM on this site and others; make notes as you go along.
Focus on the major characters and themes. This is generally good advice, although questions can be more obscure.
Remember, some of the older posts on this site (see link at the bottom right) have useful information in the form of videos etc.
Duffy, Armitage & Pre-1914 Poetry
BBC Bitesize (see the links list) has loads of useful information on the literature poetry we've looked at, as well as readings and some videos.
Make sure you have an in-depth understanding of the poems we have covered in class. If there's anything you don't understand, take the time to research it.
The powerpoints on this website contain a huge amount of useful stuff. Read them over and add to your annotations.
The 'Literature Poetry' powerpoint in the last post has a 'connections' sheet on the last slide. Tr completing this, thinking about how you could compare each of the poems we've studied, their similarities and differences.
Good luck! You can come talk to me at any time - lunch, break, after school etc. I'm usually in my room or the English office.
Simon Armitage Mother, Any Distance Greater
