English Language

Wednesday 18th May 2022 starts at 9:00AM AQA paper length:1:45 English Language Paper 1 Yr 11 Sports Hall

Friday 10th June 2022 starts at 9:00AM AQA paper length:1:45 English Language Paper 2 Yr 11 Sports Hall

English Literature

Wednesday 25th May 2022 starts at 9:00AM AQA paper length:0:50 Eng Lit Paper 1-Modern Prose/Drama (An Inspector Calls) & 19th century novel (Jekyll & Hyde) Yr 11 Sports Hall

Wednesday 8th June 2022 starts at 9:00AM AQA paper length:1:45 English Literature Paper 2 - Macbeth & Unseen Poetry Yr 11 Sports Hall

Topic: AQA Language Paper 1 revision

Concepts:

• Reading an unseen fiction text

• Comprehension skills

• Language analysis skills

• Structure analysis skills

• Evaluation skills

• Creative descriptive writing skills

Topic: AQA Language Paper 2 revision

Concepts:

• Reading two unseen non-fiction texts

• Comprehension skills

• Summary skills

• Language analysis skills

• Comparison skills (comparing writers' perspectives)

• Persuasive writing skills

Topic: Macbeth – William Shakespeare

Concepts:

• Narrative and structure - detailed knowledge of the play's plot and the significance of moments within the play

• Language techniques

• Characterisation - are characters flat or dynamic? Why has Shakespeare crafted them in this way?

• Socio-historical context (Jacobean England and the supernatural, Great Chain of Being)

• Concept of a tragic hero

• Difference between verse, prose and rhyme

• Essay writing skills - familiarity with what? how? why? analytical paragraphs and essay structure

Topic: An Inspector Calls - JB Priestley

Concepts:

• Narrative and structure - detailed knowledge of the play's plot and the significance of moments within the play

• Language techniques

• Characterisation - are characters flat or dynamic? Why has Priestley crafted them in this way? What does each character symbolise?

• Socio-historical context (Priestley's experience of WWI, destruction of London after WWII, societal inequality of the Edwardian and Post-war eras)

• Essay writing skills - familiarity with what? how? why? analytical paragraphs and essay structure

Topic: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Concepts:

• Narrative and structure - detailed knowledge of the novel's plot and the significance of moments within the novel

• Language techniques

• Characterisation - are characters flat or dynamic? Why has Stevenson crafted them in this way? What does each character symbolise?

• Socio-historical context (Victorian attitudes to class, religion, reputation and 'outsiders').

• Essay writing skills - familiarity with what? how? why? analytical paragraphs and essay structure

Topic: Unseen Poetry

Concepts:

• Revise how to approach an unseen poem

• Language techniques

• Structural techniques

• Language and structure analysis

• Essay writing skills

Topic: Unseen Poetry Comparison

Concepts:

• Revise how to approach an unseen poem

• Language techniques

• Structural techniques

• Language and structure analysis

• Comparison skills