Of Mice and Men - Essay

• You will be given a choice between two exam questions and YOU CHOOSE ONE!

• This will usually be between a character and a theme question. 

• You should engage with the question in your response, ensuring you use the wording in the question. 

• Increasingly, the exam is providing statements and asking whether you agree or disagree. You should be answering whether you agree or disagree or partially in your answer. 

• 20 marks = 40 minutes

  • 5 minutes = planning (what are you going to talk about?)

  • 35 minutes = writing (this is what matters!)

• There should be a focus on CONTEXT (America 1930s) and why Steinbeck has created a character in a particular way etc. 

• You must support everything with quotes

• You WILL NOT be allowed the book in the exam!

• You must MEMORISE quotes!

You will be graded on the following:

A01 - Critical response to texts

A04 - Social, cultural and historical contexts

TOTAL MARKS AVAILABLE = 20 marks