Y11 Parents’ Information Evening

English Literature

Why?

This evening

• Key Dates

• Key Information

• Key Support

Key Dates

• English Literature• 26th November (Unit 1 mock)• 9th January (Unit 1 exam)

• Unit 1 = 40% of GCSE English Literature

Key Information

• Exam is split up into two sections:

• Section A: ‘An Inspector Calls’ (34 marks)• Section B: ‘Mister Pip’ or ‘Of Mice and Men’

(34 marks)

• 8 marks are awarded for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG)

English Literature Exam – 9th J anuary 2013 (it’s where the party is)

Section A – ‘An Inspector Calls’

There will be two questions – Q17 and Q18

Choose one of the essay titles and answer

Focus will be character or theme

Spend 45 minutes planning and answering

Check your answer

Section B – ‘Of Mice and Men’

Question 21 (a) and 21 (b) – split into two parts

Focus will be on close reading and historical context

Spend 45 minutes planning and answering

Check your answer

Key skills: close analysis of language, writer’s intention, reader/audience response, historical context, character analysis

Section A: An Inspector Calls

• Answer ONE question

• Questions will be long essay style

• Question COULD be about a theme

• Question COULD be about a character in the play

• Spend 45 minutes on this section

• Use PEED/PEFI

January 2012

Theme question

Character question

What students need to know:

• An overall understanding of the play• An overall understanding of the context

(essential for Band 5 marks)• An understanding of Priestley’s intentions• Understanding of the characters and their role

in the narrative (including key quotes)• Understanding of the key dramatic techniques

Priestley uses (including key quotes/stage directions)

How to write about character - PEED

• Make a point

• Provide evidence

• In your evaluation and development:

- Talk about what the character represents/symbolises

- Talk about how characters compare to each other

- Talk about the audience’s impression of the character

- Talk about the language used by the character

- Talk about what the character shows about 1912

Key skills – regardless of question!

Close analysis – focus on words/phrases

Writer’s intentions

Character analysis (what do they represent?)

Reader/audience response

Historical context

Section B: Of Mice and Men/Mister Pip

• Answer ONE question

• Questions will be essay style, but split into two parts

• Question COULD be about a theme

• Question COULD be about a character in the novel

• WILL be based on an extract

• Spend 45 minutes on this section

• Use PEED/PEFI

January 2012White people

Bougainville people

June 2011George and Lennie

Close Analysis

The Quote

“The old man felt reassured… He felt safe now, and he spoke more confidently”

Key questions to ask:

1. Which are the most important words in the quote? Why?

The Quote

“The old man felt reassured… He felt safe now, and he spoke more confidently”

Key questions to ask:

1. Which are the most important words in the quote? Why?Suggests thathe doesn’t trustpeople easily

Once he trusts people,he is more willing to share his thoughts andideas with them.

Perhaps could become friends which is unusual on the ranch

Key Questions To Ask

1.Which are the keywords? Why?2.What does it tell us about …?3.How does it make us feel?4.What does it make us think about?5.Why does the writer want to do this?6.What techniques does the writer use?7.How does this link to the context of the novel?

Key skills – regardless of question!

Close analysis – focus on words/phrases

Writer’s intentions

Character analysis (what do they represent?)

Reader/audience response

Historical context

What students need to know:

• An understanding of the whole text• The context• The characters• The point of the text (writer’s intentions)• How an audience would respond

How you can help:

• Frog site• BBC Bitesize• Key Questions• Moral support – big ‘em up• Reminders about:– Annotations– Timing– Question selection

Any questions?