Yes. It’s that time of the year again!

Your AQA English Literature Paper 1 on May 13. How ready are you for Macbeth and Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde?

REMEMBER to make links to relevant context and themes throughout your response. If you studied it, it MUST be in your essay.

Examine the exemplar response below. Look at: essay structure, clear introduction, PEA (Point. evidence, analysis), wide selection of quotes from the extract, exploration of the play as a whole etc.

EXAMINE THE EXEMPLAR RESPONSE BELOW

ALWAYS write an effective introductory paragraph. Examine the examples of effective intros below.

GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE 2024.

Yes. It’s that time of the year again!

Your AQA English Literature Paper 1 on May 13. How ready are you for Macbeth and Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde?

REMEMBER to make links to relevant context and themes throughout your response. If you studied it, it MUST be in your essay.

Examine the exemplar response below. Look at: essay structure, clear introduction, PEA (Point. evidence, analysis), wide selection of quotes from the extract, exploration of the play as a whole etc.

EXAMINE THE EXEMPLAR RESPONSE BELOW

ALWAYS write an effective introductory paragraph. Examine the examples of effective intros below.

Question 4 is nationally the weakest link for most students. It doesn’t have to be. Examine my resources and practise.

1. To start, identify the focus of the statement. Sometimes it can have 2 or more parts to it. Lead with the focus and make links consistently in every paragraph of your response.

2. Support your views with relevant textual details; direct quotes from the section the task tells you to, and/or paraphrase.

3. State the methods used (language and/or structural techniques)

4. Give extended inference of the effects of both the techniques and the language of the quotes.

Examine the example below that uses the November 2022 paper. This is not a full response. It simply models how to follow the 4 steps above to effectively respond to the task.

Below is a full mark response from the real exam.

Peruse the resources below to top-up on your knowledge of the context, plot and key themes. Your study of this text will culminate into a single essay on your GCSE Literature exam. It will always be a task based on how a character or key theme is presented. Take the initiative to examine exemplar responses to past exam questions on the AQA website. Responding to the exam task on this text is simple, if you revise and practice.

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Question 2 – The summary question:

Question 4 need not be a problem!

Question 5: Writing an Article. Examine the tasks and sample responses that achieved excellent marks:

AO5 – 21 marks – Convincing argument although uneven in places
– convincing and assured tone
– highly engaging style
– extensive vocabulary
– conscious crafting of language
– coherent use of paragraphs

AO6 – 15 marks
– consistently secure and accurate demarcation
– extensive vocabulary but lacks range for highest level of spelling
– high level of technical accuracy

Level 4