Revision - English Language Unit 2 - Writers Voice - Of Mice & Men and Creative Writing:
Task: There are loads of really useful resources avaiable to you on You Tube. Have a go at searching for your topic and revising that way. I have started you off by searching out 'Of Mice and Men Social and Historical Background' but you can search any exam topic you like in a sinilar manner.
Link
Enjoy
Revision - English Literature GCSE - Unit 2 - Unseen Poetry:
Lauren, Michael, Mayren, Sophia and Megan Du - only you will be taking this exam.
Task: There are loads of really useful resources avaiable to you on You Tube. Have a go at searching for your topic and revising that way. I have started you off by searching out 'Well known poets performing and talking about poetry' but you can search any exam topic you like in a sinilar manner. (Taylor Mali and Maya Angelou are great on this page.)
Link
Enjoy.
Revision - English Language Unit 2 - Writers Voice - Of Mice & Men and Creative Writing:
Task: Along with the past papers you looked at yesterday, it is important to have in mind what the examiner wants to see in your answer. The markschemes are in the link below for you to mull over. This is the guide lines the examiners follow when marking your exam papers. Plan out your answer as it would have been if you got the exam questions in those question papers and markschemes. The mak schemes can be find half way down the page in the box withthe blue and yello strip at the top.
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse10/english/language/Pages/default.aspx
Revision - English Literature GCSE - Unit 2 - Unseen Poetry:
Lauren, Michael, Mayren, Sophia and Megan Du - only you will be taking this exam.
Task: Along with the past papers you looked at yesterday, it is important to have in mind what the examiner wants to see in your answer. The markschemes are in the link below for you to mull over. This is the guide lines the examiners follow when marking your exam papers. Plan out your answer as it would have been if you got the exam questions in those question papers and markschemes. The mak schemes can be find half way down the page in the box withthe blue and yello strip at the top.
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse10/english/literature/Pages/default.aspx
Revision - All:
Task: Today I would like for you to create your own revision time table so that you can divide out your time effectivly before the mock exams. You can use the template below or create your own.
http://www.risingstars-uk.com/uploads/publications/140.pdf
Remember that the Mock exam results will be used to inform our predicted results, what tier we enter you for inthe real exam and what colleges look at when they consider your applications.
Revision - English Language Unit 2 - Writers Voice - Of Mice & Men and Creative Writing:
Task: Take a look at past question papers. Plan out your answer to the given question and look at the mark scheme to check you were along the right lines.
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse10/english/language/Pages/default.aspx
Revision - English Literature GCSE - Unit 2 - Unseen Poetry:
Lauren, Michael, Mayren, Sophia and Megan Du - only you will be taking this exam.
Task: Take a look at past question papers. Plan out your answer to the given question and look at the mark scheme to check you were along the right lines.
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse10/english/literature/Pages/default.aspx
Right, daily revision posts have now begun! I will be posting revision ideas up on the site every day until the mock exam is upon us on the 7th. Think of the blog over the holidays as an advent calendar of revision ideas, if you like!
Most of you are taking the Writers Voice Exam for your Mock exam with just five of you taking the Poetry Exam. Please only look at the section that is relevant to you.
Revision - English Language Unit 2 - Writers Voice - Of Mice & Men and Creative Writing:
Task: Read the revision notes on the great website below. It is a comprehensive revision guide that is helpful for all levels C-A*.
Enjoy.
http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/prose/ofmiceandmen.htm
Revision - English
Literature GCSE - Unit 2 - Unseen Poetry:
Lauren, Michael, Mayren, Sophia and Megan Du - only you will be taking this exam as the rest of the class are in for the retake.
Task: Spend some time browsing the poetry archive. They have some wonderful audio recordings made by the poets themselves.
Enjoy!
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/home.do
