Preparing for the examination Objective: to examine different approaches to essay writing

Get top marks by remembering that… The Lovely Bones section will assess: Use of terminology/written expression/analysis (AO1/2) The Talk section will assess: Your analysis/awareness of how context affects language (A02/3)

Essay Structure 1 Paragraph 1: A comparison of context – purpose/audience/genre. Paragraph 2: Provide a brief summary of attitudes, feelings and ideas in each text (a good way of doing this is by discussing tone) Paragraph 3: Discuss an attitude, feeling or idea expressed in Text A, using linguistic/literary terminology to support your answer. Include a comment about how language might be affected by context. Paragraph 4: Discuss an attitude, feeling or idea expressed in Text B, using linguistic/literary terminology to support your answer. Include a comment about how language might be affected by context. Paragraph 5: Discuss a second attitude, feeling or idea expressed in Text A, using linguistic/literary terminology to support your answer. Paragraph 6: Discuss a second attitude, feeling or idea expressed in Text B, using linguistic/literary terminology to support your answer. Paragraph 7: Provide a short, neat conclusion comparing each text.

Essay Structure 2 NB: you need to refer back to context throughout Paragraph 1: A comparison of attitudes, feelings and ideas in each text (a good way of establishing attitudes is by identifying tone) Paragraph 2: Make a comparative point about lexis and what this tells us about attitudes/feelings/ideas. Describe how this will be influenced by context. Paragraph 3: Make a comparative point about grammar and what this tells us about attitudes/feelings/ideas. Describe how this will be influenced by context. Paragraph 4: Make a comparative point about phonology or discourse structure (or even lexis or grammar) and what this tells us about attitudes/feelings/ideas. Paragraph 5: Provide a short, neat conclusion, giving a brief comparison of the two texts. Please note: you should be flexible about frameworks, depending on the paper

Think … What kind of essay structure do you think might work for you ?

How can you revise for English in 30 minute chunks? How about? Revising terminology from student surfer/twitter and creating flashcards Buying a Nelson Thornes AS language and Literature (spec A) revision book and revising one topic Reading through PowerPoints on student surfer and recording key ideas on your phone Procuring glitter pens/paint and creating colourful posters with key revision ideas Attending 30 minutes of a subject support session Trying one of the ‘suggestions for independent learning’ on student surfer Writing an introduction to an essay or completing a quick AFL sheet for a past paper Create a revision wheel Choose a topic you wish to revise, write your notes ‘twitter style’ on post-its and stick to an A3 sheet of paper Most importantly, practice, practice, practice!! All past papers have been e- mailed to you.

How can you make English revision more interesting to you? Jot down three ideas

Personalised Revision Plan 1.Now identify two areas of English where you feel you could benefit from improvement. 2.Write a personalised revision plan as to how you can improve. Consider: When you will revise these topics? Do you need any extra help to help you revise? How will you revise these topics? How will you know you have improved?