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Firstly, make sure you have the two revision guides for Paper 1 and Paper 2, created by S. Gunter of Cheney School. Which contain model answers and questions for you to answer. Along with some top tips!
Please note Rev Guide Lit Paper 2 talks about An Inspector Calls
YOU ARE STUDYING LORD OF THE FLIES.
Monday 22nd May: English Literature 1 – Macbeth and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
(Shakespeare and the 19th century novel)
1 hour 45 minutes.
The two questions are equally weighted so spend about 50 minutes on each question. Aim to leave some time to read it through and make any additions or amendments.
This is a closed book exam which means that you will not have a copy of the play or novel – you need to know them and learn quotations.
Section A – Macbeth (30 marks)
You will be given an extract from the play together with a question which will ask you to comment on the extract and make links with the play as a whole e.g.
Starting with this extract, explain how Shakespeare presents the character of Macbeth. Write about:
- how Shakespeare presents Macbeth in this extract
- how Shakespeare presents Macbeth in the play as a whole.
There is only ONE question and you must answer it.
Section B – The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (30 marks)
You will be given an extract from the play together with a question which will ask you to comment on the extract and make links with the play as a whole e.g.
Starting with this extract, write about how Stevenson presents Mr Hyde as disturbing.
Write about:
- How Stevenson presents Mr Hyde in this extract
- How Stevenson presents him as a disturbed character in the novel as a whole
There is only ONE question and you must answer it.
| Both these questions are assessing you on:
AO1 – understanding, personal response, textual references AO2 – analysis of language, form and structure; including technical terminology AO3 – analysis of the relationship between the text and when it was written (context) The Macbeth question also assesses you on: AO4 – clarity, spelling and punctuation |
Friday 26th May: English Literature Paper 2 – Lord of the Flies, poetry cluster Power and Conflict, and Unseen poetry
(Modern texts and poetry)
2 hours 15 minutes
The three questions are more or less equally weighted so spend about 45 minutes on each section. Aim to leave some time to read it through and make any additions or amendments.
This is a closed book exam which means that you will not have a copy of the play or poetry anthology – you need to know them and learn quotations.
Section A – Lord of the Flies (30 marks)
You will be given a choice of two questions about the whole text. You need to answer just ONE of them e.g.
How and why does ______ change in Lord of the Flies?
OR
How does _________ explore the idea of responsibility in Lord of the Flies?
Section B – poetry cluster Power and Conflict (30 marks)
You will be given a copy of one of the poems that you have studied in the poetry cluster Power and Conflict. You will be asked to compare it to another poem from the cluster of your choice. You will be given a list of the poems that you have studied but NOT a copy of the poems themselves, so you need to know all of these poems well and remember quotations so that you can comment on the poets’ techniques. You will be given a theme or focus. There will be ONE question which you must answer e.g.
Compare how poets explore the impact of memories in Remains and one other poem of your choice.
| Both these questions are assessing you on:
AO1 – understanding, personal response, textual references AO2 – analysis of language, form and structure; including technical terminology AO3 – analysis of the relationship between the text and when it was written (context) The question on An Inspector Calls also assesses you on: AO4 – clarity, spelling and punctuation
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Section C – unseen poetry (total 32 marks)
- You will be given a copy of a short poem that you have not studied or seen before. There will be ONE question which you must answer. This question will ask you to analyse the poem for meaning and language techniques. E.g.
In ‘To a Daughter Leaving Home’, how does the poet present the speaker’s feelings about her daughter? (24 marks)
Spend about 30 minutes on this question.
- You will then be asked to compare the first poem with another poem that you are given. There will be ONE question which you must answer. E.g.
In both ‘Poem for My Sister’ and ‘To a Daughter Leaving Home’ the speakers describe feelings about watching someone they love grow up. What are the similarities and/or differences between the ways the poets present those feelings? (8 marks)
Spend about 15 minutes on this question.
| Question 1 is assessing AO1 and AO2:
AO1 – understanding, personal response, textual references AO2 – analysis of language, form and structure; including technical terminology Question 2 is assessing AO2: AO2 – analysis of language, form and structure; including technical terminology
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