Welcome to Budehaven. English Department. April, 2017

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1 Welcome to Budehaven English Department April,

2 To Touch Base. The new exams are harder and require a significant level of preparation both in the classroom and at home. We do believe that your son/daughter care about their exams and is working, but that there needs to be a positive shift in attitude to achieve their target grades. To give you some strategies to help at home. To arm you with knowledge about the exam expectations. To inform you of you revision sessions in school to support. To provide you with key dates. To answer any questions you may have. 2

3 The English Language Exams Component 1 Sections A & B Component 2 Sections A & B 3

4 Show don t tell Creative Writing Remember to use all the devices they ve learned Remember that they are writing for the examiner they need to care Zoom in detail SPaG spelling, punctuation and grammar 6

5 The Literature Exams Paper 1 Sections A & B Paper 2 Sections A & B 7

6 What should students be doing at home? Rereading their Lit texts Accessing the PIXL app for revision tools for Literature Completing the revision booklets/past papers they have access to Completing example answers and asking their teacher for feedback independent from lessons Attending Tuesday morning registration revision sessions Attending revision sessions Accessing the English Dept Facebook page for updated revision tools 9

7 What should students be doing? Creating flashcards with quotes from poems and Lit texts on Printing off blank poems and annotating/making notes from memory Memorise quotes using read/look/cover/check Create plot and character mind maps Use YouTube all of the poems are explored by qualified teachers 10

8 MONDAY 24th TUESDAY 25th WEDNESDAY 26th THURSDAY 27th FRIDAY 28th 5 x Social Responsibility in An Inspector Calls Macbeth has no true power How does Priestley explore social responsibility in AIC? Sheila Birling is the only character that changes 5 x Lady Macbeth To what extent is Lady Macbeth presented as tragic heroine? Remains 5 x Remains Compare the way that poets present memories in Remains and one other poem. To what extent is Lady Macbeth presented as a tragic heroine? 5 x Mr Birling How does Priestley use Mr Birling to explore ideas about class? MONDAY 1st TUESDAY 2nd WEDNESDAY 3rd THURSDAY 4th FRIDAY 5th 5 x Jekyll and Hyde How does Stevenson present Hyde as a disturbed character? Poppies War Photographer How do poets show individual experiences of war in War Photographer and one other poem? 5 x Supernatural in MB My Last Duchess Explore the role of the Supernatural in Macbeth. Social, historical and genre context of Jekyll and Hyde 5 x Storm on the Island RECAP of all memory tasks Ozymandias How do poets present power in Ozymandias & 1 other poem? How do the attitudes of of the older and younger generations differ in AIC? 5 x Sybil Birling Power of nature in The Prelude. Memorise quotes using the Read, Cover, Write, Check method. Spend 20 minutes on this. To aid your memory, design a small doodle or icon that represents the group of quotes. It may help your recall when you are in the exam if you jot the doodle down on paper. Write a paragraph consolidating what you have learnt. This should be between 8-10 lines and include a point/evidence/explanation sentence, at least 2 pieces of evidence, techniques or device terminology and analysis. You should spend no more than 15 minutes on this. Time yourself. Identify 5 points you would make in response to a question. Give yourself no more than 10 minutes to do this. Go back, check your text, add additional points if needed. Re-read and clean annotate (annotate on a clean copy of the text). Give yourself 10 minutes to do this. Go back and check your class book or texts, add additional points if needed.

9 How you can help Check revision is happening and prompt regularly Ensure students are attending extra sessions Help revise with flashcards Read the Literature texts alongside your son/daughter and discuss Help annotate poems (use internet to help) Encourage revision with peers students work in pairs/groups at home 12

10 Exam Dates Monday 22 nd May Literature Paper 1 AM 1.45 mins Friday 26 th May Literature Paper 2 AM 2.15 mins Tuesday 6 th June Paper 1 AM 1.45 mins Friday 9 th June Paper 2 AM 2.30 mins We will be offering a Top Tips Revision Session on the morning of each exam