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The Journey Ahead
• Thursday 17th October – English Literature End Assessment (An Inspector Calls OR Animal Farm)
• Friday 15th November – English Literature Paper 2 PPE (An Inspector Calls OR Animal Farm; Poetry)
• w/c 16th December – BTEC Sport online exam
• March – English Literature Paper 1 PPE (Macbeth; A Christmas Carol OR Frankenstein OR Jekyll and Hyde)
• Wednesday 13th May – English Literature Paper 1
• Thursday 21st May – English Literature Paper 2
• Friday 22nd May – Cambridge National Engineering exam
• Tuesday June 16th - WJEC Hospitality and Catering exam
• 15th-25th June – Year 10 PPE Exams
Revision – 10 Key Strategies
• Here are a range of strategies that have proven
successful for students
• Year 10 students should try out a few different ways of
revising this year and see which ones work best
• Strategies which work for one student might not work
well for another
Revision Guides
YouTube
Timelines
Flashcards
Glossaries
Apps
Mindmaps
Knowledge Organisers
Past Papers
Review Your Notes
Key Takeaways
1. Active revision helps you learn; passive revision is
ineffective!
2. Organisation is key – a tidy space, folders and
notebooks, revision timetables, bringing notes to school!
3. Frequent reviewing helps memory retention!
4. Notemaking is for now, not for next Spring!
5. Buying revision guides and downloading apps is just a
starting point – use them!
GCSE English
Literature
Key Information
• English Language and English Literature are two separate, equally important GCSE qualifications
• English Literature assesses reading skills through pre-read texts and some unseen material
• Qualification is 100% exam
• English Literature will be examined at the end of Year 10
• There are no tiers of entry: all students sit the same exam
• English Literature exams are ‘closed text’. i.e. Students will not take copies of the text into the exam
GCSE English Literature
Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th Century Novel (1hr
45)
• Worth 64 marks (40% of GCSE)
• Section A: Shakespeare – Macbeth
• Section B: 19th Century Novel – A Christmas Carol OR
Frankenstein OR Jekyll & Hyde
• Students will respond in the ‘extract to whole’ style for
both sections
GCSE English Literature
Paper 2: Modern texts and Poetry (2hr 15)
• Worth 96 marks (60% of GCSE)
• Section A: Modern text – An Inspector Calls or Animal Farm
– A choice of two questions, usually theme or character based
• Section B: Poetry – Power & Conflict Cluster
– A named poem and students choose a comparison poem
• Section C: Unseen Poetry
– Students respond to an unseen poem, then compare it to another unseen poem
Developing thesis led essays
• What’s your big idea?
– Ask your son/daughter
about their big idea on a
particular text or poem
– Support drop in available
every Wednesday
lunchtime in E2
From the Experts!
• “I followed revision accounts on Instagram and YouTube.
I picked up ideas that I hadn’t thought of in class.”
Lucy P, Year 12
• “I covered my bedroom wall in quotes and analysis. The
process of writing them really helped me to remember.”
Lucy T, Year 12
• “I had a notebook with dividers completely dedicated to
English Literature. Each text had its own section.”
Amy E, Year 12
How can you support revision?
• Provide opportunities for the use of study guides, either in
print, online or via mobile/tablet apps
• Watch film versions as a family and discuss key character,
plot or thematic points
• Re-read the texts in the run up to the exam
• Take students to see performances
• Visit our English teachers who have hands on revision
sessions for you and your child
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Please find further parent support and guidance at:
https://www.justincraig.ac.uk/a-levels-gcse-revision-tips/
Hands On Revision Sessions
• Revising Poetry – Lab 1
• Flashcards – Lab 2
• PiXL Maths App – Hum 1
• Iceberg Strategy – Lab 3
• How to Use Revision Guides – SC1
• Metacognition – Library
• Seneca Learning – Sixth Form Study Room
In the ‘new’ Science block – turn left as you exit the hall and keep going through the double doors
On the ground floor in the main block