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Year 11 January Trial Revision
Year 11 January Trial Revision
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What will be on the January Trial Exam?
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What would be a good way to revise for the unseen poetry?
Revise some terminology of features to look for in a poem
All of the above
Find some poems of my own to explore
Annotate and plan ideas for all three of the poems in the given booklet
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Now for the LANGUAGE trial! Which section will you be completing?
Section D
Section A
Section B
Section C
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Which reading skill is being tested in Q1,2,4,5?
adapting form, tone and register of writing for purpose and audience (AO4)
analyse how writers use linguistic/ structural devices to achieve effects
selecting and interpreting information, ideas and perspectives (AO1)
explore links between writers’ ideas as well as how they are conveyed (AO3)
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What is meant by a diveable image?
A very long quotation
A quotation that runs over two lines
A quotation that allows depth of analysis rather than a shallow comment
A simple quotation that will allow you to move on quickly
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What sort of connectives should you use in question 7 to connect ideas?
Comparison connectives to compare and contrast writer's methods
Time connectives to summarise the narrative story
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What is alliteration?
a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words.
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Name ONE important thing to remember in questions 1,2,4,5?
use the relevant section named in the question
take a full 20 minutes on each of these
compare both extracts
it's easy so write lots!
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How many marks are available for questions 3 and 6?
5
2
10
15
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When writing a What/How/Why paragraph, what is the most important thing to remember?
Repeat your point or paraphrase your quotation
Make sure to list lots features you have found
Use a very long quotation to support your ideas
Explain the effect and impact of the quotation
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What is caesura?
a seven line stanza in poetry
a pause near the middle of a line of poetry
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How many extracts will you be expected to read?
3
4
2
1
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What is a simile?
Attributing human characteristics to something non-human
a method of comparison using as or like
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What should you do before beginning your answer?
Panic!
Nothing. Get started immediately!
Read the poem and question carefully before planning ideas.
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How many marks are available for the whole of section A?
50
30
20
40
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What English skill is being tested in this section?
Transformational Writing
Reading
Creative Writing
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What is a stanza?
How context contributes to meaning
he basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
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How do you plan your response?
Don't, there isn't time!
Look for techniques used to present the theme in the question and annotate.
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Which extract(s) do you use for question 7?
1 and 2
2
1
you do not need the extracts for this question
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What should go into the introduction?
Briefly outline the poem and how it deals with the title theme.
Re-tell the narrative of the poem to show you understand it.
Make sure you summarise in detail all your ideas about the poem.
Don't bother with an introduction. Get straight into analysis.
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How do you structure an analytical paragraph?
What/How/When
What/How/Why
Where/How/Why
How/When/Who
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How long do you spend on question 7?
2 mins
20 mins
10 mins
25 mins
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What is the duration of the Unseen Poetry Paper?
20 minutes
35 minutes
45 minutes
One hour
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How should you approach your English revision?
Leave it until the last minute!
Plan out some sessions to go through your notes but also some rest days
Revise all day, every day; these exams are so important!
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What skill is being tested in questions 3 and 6?
adapting form, tone and register of writing for purpose and audience (AO4)
explore links between writers’ ideas as well as how they are conveyed (AO3)
analyse how writers use linguistic/ structural devices to achieve effects
selecting and interpreting information, ideas and perspectives (AO1)
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What does the word 'unseen' tell us about the paper?
You complete the paper blindfolded.
It will be on a poem you have not yet read/studied.
The poem must be learnt by heart as it won't be published in the exam.
It will be a poem from the anthology but you do not know which one.
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What would be a good way to revise for the language exam?
Read any article and explore how writers use language/structure for impact
Revise a range of language/structural techniques to look for in a text
Neither of those ideas; you can't revise for English!
Both of the above ideas
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What will be examined in the English Literature trial?
To Kill a Mockingbird
Anthology Poetry
An Inspector Calls
Unseen Poetry
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Which skill is being tested in question 7?
adapting form, tone and register of writing for purpose and audience (AO4)
analyse how writers use linguistic/ structural devices to achieve effects
explore links between writers’ ideas as well as how they are conveyed (AO3)
selecting and interpreting information, ideas and perspectives (AO1)
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What is enjambment?
the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line
a sentence or phrase comes to a conclusion at the end of the line.
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Now for some techniques for which you could look. What is a metaphor?
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
a thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else.
