Welcome to the English Department‟s GSCE English Literature Revision Evening
The Exams Unit 1 Understanding Prose Tuesd uesday ay 20 20 th th May May am am Unit 2 Poetry Thur hursday sday 22 22 nd nd May May pm pm
Unit 1 Understanding Prose Tuesday 20 th May am Length:1hr 45 mins Worth: 80 marks – 50 % of qualification for English Literature What is being covered: Section A : Jekyll and Hyde Four Part Question Section B: Of Mice and Men Choice of two essay style questions
Unit 2 Poetry Thursday 22 nd May pm Length:1hr 45 mins Worth: 45 marks – 25 % of qualification for English Literature What is being covered: Section A : Unseen Poetry Essay response to an unseen poem Section B : Response to poems from „ Clashes and Collisions‟ anthology Two questions: • One on a single poem • One comparing two poems.
Section A JEKYLL AND HYDE PROSE 1hr 10 minutes to read, annotate and plan section EXAM choice for the second bit. (a)What do you discover about X(H) 8 Marks 10 mins Outline the key events leading up to X (F) Section B 10 marks 12 mins Of Mice and Men (b)Explain how language is used to…. ( 10 marks ) 12 min In what ways is X (Character) significant in the novel? (c) Explore the significance of X (H) (or) 10 Marks 10 min Explore the significance of X What do you learn about X(F) (theme) in the novel. 8marks 10 min Use evidence from the whole (d) Explore/Describe X in one other part of the novel novel and an appreciation of the 12 Marks 15 mins novel‟s context to support your answer. Total for Section B = 40 marks 60 mins Total for Question 1 = 40 marks 45 mins
Unit 1: Understanding Prose Section A – Jekyll and Hyde In this section you are assessed for your reading and understanding of the novel „Jekyll and Hyde‟ and specifically the writer‟s use of language to create impressions of… • Characters • Themes • Relationships • Important events
Here is an example of an exam style question – HIGHER PAPER
Here is an example of a paper -FOUNDATION PAPER.
Now your turn: With the extract from the novel on your desks we would like you to: • Read the extract as a table/group • Identify the different language devices Stevenson is using within the extract to create an impression of Utterson in the extract. (Question A for Higher, Question C for Foundation) • Consider the use of: dialogue, description, imagery, how the extract is structured • REMEMBER TO FOCUS ON THE IMPACT OF THE INDIVIDUAL WORDS.
Unit 1: Understanding Prose Section B – Of Mice and Men In this section of the exam you are asked to write a longer 45 minute „essay style‟ answer from a choice of two questions. The focus in this exam is showing you can understand the themes, character and relationships in the novel but there is also a heavy weighting on using evidence from the throughout the whole novel . In addition, in this exam students are required to show a good understanding of the context of the text: • What was happening in society at the time the novel was written? • How is that reflected in the novel?
Here is an example of a section B question 13) In what ways is Lennie significant in the novel? You must consider the context of the novel. Use evidence to support your answer. (Total for Question 13 = 40 marks) One of the most significant aspects of Steinbeck‟s use of Lennie is the way he becomes central to his presentation of friendship in the text. Through Lennie, Steinbeck presents the rare nature of close relationships in that era, a time when many men led isolated and lonely lives as nomads constantly on the quest for work. Steinbeck shows Lennie as someone who contradicts this way of life, in particular through the way the line “But not us…because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you” is repeated on numerous occasions throughout the novel. By doing this, Steinbeck uses Lennie to help reinforce the power that closeness and support plays in making life worth living, aspects which Steinbeck hoped to spark debate about in his work.
Now your turn… With the example questions on your desk and the copies of the texts you are studying, we would like you to: • Decide whether you wish to do the character or theme question. • Make a list of the 5/6 points you would include to answer that question ensuring it covers a range of moments/people across the book. • Locate the parts of the novel you would want to use and think carefully why. • Select a number of quotes that you would like to use to „back up‟ your ideas and be prepared to explain their impact. • Consider any RELEVANT information you know about the context of the novel you would want to mention in relation to the question and sections you have picked.
Section B POETRY Clashes and Collisions 1hr EXAM (a)Explore how X presents Y in „????‟. 30 mins ( 15 marks ) Section A THEN Unseen Poem (b i)Compare how the writer of X and Y explore „?????‟. 45 minutes 30 min ( 15 marks ) ‘Explore how X presents Y’. Or (20 marks) (b ii)Compare how the writer of X and one poem of your choice from „Clashes Use evidence from the poem to and collisions‟ explore „?????‟. support your answer. 30 min ( 15 marks ) Total for Question 1 = 20 marks 45 mins Total for Section B = 30 marks 60 mins
Unit 2 Poetry Section A – Unseen poetry In this section of the exam you are tested on your skills of analysis based on an unseen poem. You are being asked to write about: • What you think the poem is about • how the poet uses language to get their ideas across • How the poet might structure their ideas in the poem • What overall message the poem has to you the reader.
How to do it You could…use ‘ISLAM’ I Brief Intro (What does it reveal about the key topic/What is it about?) S Structure (and how it reflects / reinforces the key topic or meaning) L Language use for effect (linked to the key topic/meaning) A Attitude (consider the context and culture) M Meaning (What does it leave us thinking and feeling?) Ultimately, Language and Attitude blur together. This is the bit where you simply tell me all about the topic you’ve been asked to discuss and how it fits the poem. I want lots of quotes and clever close analysis of tone, style, effect and impact. Message is your opportunity to conclude and tell me what it leaves you thinking and feeling. (Linked to the topic )
Here is an example of an exam style question: Introduction to Poetry I ask them to take a poem and hold it up to the light (1) Explore how Billy Collins like a color slide presents his attitude or press an ear against its hive. towards the teaching of poetry. I say drop a mouse into a poem and watch him probe his way out, Use evidence from the or walk inside the poem's room poem to support your and feel the walls for a light switch. answer. I want them to waterski across the surface of a poem waving at the author's name on the shore. But all they want to do is tie the poem to a chair with rope and torture a confession out of it. They begin beating it with a hose to find out what it really means Billy Collins
Now your turn… (1) Explore how Lawrence Ferlinghetti presents his attitude towards divisions in „‟Two scavengers in a truck, two beautiful people in a Mercedes”? With the unseen poem on your tables, we would like you to annotate the poem using the following reminders to help you • What you think the poem is about • How the poet might structure their ideas in the poem • How the poet uses language and techniques to get their ideas across • What overall message the poem has for you as a reader. Remember the examiner is looking for specific and short examples of language analysis. CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF WORDS
Unit 2 Poetry Section B – Clashes and Collisions In this section of the exam you are asked to respond to two questions based on the poems you have been studying in the „Clashes and Collisions‟ cluster of the anthology. The first question asks you to just write about one poem and you will need to make sure that you are using lots of SPECIFIC one word quotes to discuss the theme you are given. Please do not use enormous quotes. It is a waste of time and means you are not being specific enough ESSENTIAL : Focus on the impact of words . You have to think about the connotations and implications of words to really prove you can analyse language. The mark scheme for 3A is all about discussing language and structure, so don‟t leave quotes floating about un-discussed and analysed.
How to do it You could…use ‘ISLAM’ I Brief Intro (What does it reveal about the key topic/What is it about?) S Structure (and how it reflects / reinforces the key topic or meaning) L Language use for effect (linked to the key topic/meaning) A Attitude (consider the context and culture) M Meaning (What does it leave us thinking and feeling?) Ultimately, Language and Attitude blur together. This is the bit where you simply tell me all about the topic you’ve been asked to discuss and how it fits the poem. I want lots of quotes and clever close analysis of tone, style, effect and impact. Message is your opportunity to conclude and tell me what it leaves you thinking and feeling. (Linked to the topic )
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