PAPER 1: Here is a knowledge organiser for Paper 1, Section A (Reading Fiction): Paper 1, Section A Knowledge Organiser.

Here is a knowledge organiser for Paper 1, Section B (Writing Fiction): Paper 1, Section B Knowledge Organiser. And 2 examples of good descriptive writing: Ed – practice piece and WJEC student exemplar

PAPER 2: Firstly, here’s my guide for SOME of those features that we discussed in class; you’ll  find that this sheet will come in handy for both Section A and Section B of Paper 2, Non-fiction: SOME KEY LANGUAGE FEATURES. Don’t forget to also revise the terms in your glossaries and continue to read those opinion articles on the Guardian app. 

Here is a knowledge organiser for Paper 2, Section A (Reading Non-fiction): Paper 2, Section A Knowledge Organiser

Here is a knowledge organiser for Paper 2, Section B (Writing Non-fiction): Paper 2, Section B Knowledge Organiser. And for a bit more detail, here’s a PPT that explains the various formats/conventions for non-fiction writing: LANGUAGE EXAM – PAPER 2, SECTION B ADVICE. An exemplar of a strong piece written by one of last year’s Yr 11s: Erin’s paper 2 writing

Alrighty! Here’s my new super-duper revision booklet for A Christmas Carol: A Christmas Carol Revision booklet. I’ve also attached a handy knowledge organiser: A Christmas Carol Knowledge Organiser

Is that all I need? Well, not really, because the more exemplars that you have, the better. Here’s a nice one that Erin Sheridan produced: Erin Sheridan’s paragraph. If you want to see high level (A-Level standard) language analysis, have a look at George Booth’s piece: GB – Language analysis And here’s another piece (again, A-Level standard) of a structural analysis (with some language analysis thrown in): GB – Structure analysis  Here’s a nice discussion of narrative perspective:

As well as those exemplars, you must also check out Elliot Longworth’s theory about Dickens’ use of the ghosts: Elliot’s Theory   

And here is Ed Webster’s rather sophisticated theory: ed-websters-theory

For the second instalment of the Literature exam revision guides, click here: AN INSPECTOR CALLS REVISION BOOKLET Plus, here’s another handy knowledge organiser: An Inspector Calls Knowledge Organiser

Here’s a very good essay – not perfect, but very good: Inspector Calls essay

Ahhh…glorious poetry.

The last of my Lit revision booklets! poetry-revision-booklet-2 and of course a handy knowledge organiser for Power and Conflict Poetry (Power and Conflict Knowledge Organiser) and one for Unseen Poetry (Unseen Poetry Knowledge Organiser)

Here’s a useful little sheet for you to complete (it will remind you of the meanings/themes in each poem and help you decide which poems you might like to compare in the exam): anthology-themes

A blank anthology to help in your revision practice: blank-poetry-anthology

Just in case you forgot your mindmaps/context at school, here they are (scanned from Danny Kelly’s exercise book); use them to help you revise the key quotes, AO2 and AO3: Mindmaps and Extra contextual notes  To make life easier for you, I’ve narrowed down the quotes to 3 for each poem but you’ll need to know what you’re going to say (AO2/AO3) about the quotes: Key quotes for each poem  

And last but not least for the conflict collection, here’s a really good essay from Ed Webster: Ed Webster – poetry comp practice

As for the unseen poetry, here’s a nice resource which has two poems on each page: Eduqas – selection of unseen poems – useful for AQA  There are no questions accompanying the poems so go with the following: 1) In the first poem, how does the poet present the speaker’s feelings (30 minutes) and 2) In both poems, what are the similarities and/or differences between the ways the poets present those feelings? (15 minutes)

Okely dokely, folks, let’s make sure that we know our context/themes. Check out the PPT that I put together: Contextual overview of American Literature

Right, now have a look at the sample paper with which the exam board have provided us: PAPER 2

My recommended structure as well as an exemplar for Section A of the exam: section-a-structure-exemplar

Here’s the table with quotes, context & themes (needs updating/adding to) that Charlotte very kindly put together for us: Key Quotes Table

And here’s my recommended structure as well as an exemplar for Section B of the exam: section-b-structure-exemplar  I’ve also come up with a few exam-style questions and provided you with some possible introductions. Check those out here: possible-exam-questions 

It’s over to you now. I won’t wish you luck for your exams because it’s nothing to do with luck. How much you practise will determine the grade you get.

Yours as always,

Mr J