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How is this exam marked?

How should I structure my essay?

Unseen exam

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How should I structure my essay?
Structure? What structure?
Use the bullet points to create topic sentences/ thesis statements
Always structure chronologically
Plan the same way as a poetry essay: look for themes
2
How is this exam marked?
Using a much easier mark scheme as you haven't seen the poem before
Exactly the same as the other Literature exams
Using a much harder mark scheme as you get longer time
3
What helps me to understand the poem and extract?
The description
The text itself
The bullet points
The question
4
How can I best identify all the techniques in an Unseen poem
Read it through 10 times
Tap my foot to the beat as I read it
Sound it out in my head
Shout it loud and proud in the exam
5
What are the three prongs of a good topic sentence?
Focus, details, link to the question
Point, evidence, explanation
Focus, evidence, link to the question
Focus, techniques, link to the question
6
The examiner just wants to see that I understand the poem
True, this is all
No, we should just analyse techniques
True, but there needs to be analysis too
True, but it's open to interpretation
7
What do I need to do after a quote?
Explain what this means in the context of the poem
Give your personal opinion and critical thoughts on the quote
Explain how this quote is significant to the overall story
Analyse techniques and link this back to the question/ topic sentence
8
What should I do if I don't understand a line in the poem?
Not select it for evidence
Move straight to the extract
Panic!
Try to analyse it anyway
9
What should I link my analysis to?
Your thoughts
The topic sentence
The meaning
The question
10
How long do you have for the Unseen exam?
45 minutes
75 minutes
60 minutes
45 minutes