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English

• “You can’t revise for English.”

• 33% of students nationally will get a grade 3 and below.

33% of students will get grades 1-3

English

• “You can’t revise for English.”

• 33% of students nationally will get a grade 3 and below.

The Top 66% get grades 4+

• In terms of hard work, are you in the top 66% of students at this school?

• What about nationally?

• You can revise for English.

• You MUST revise for English!

English Language

• 2 Papers

• Both 1 Hour 45 Minutes.

• Both worth 80 Marks.

• Grade 4 is roughly around 77/160.

• The questions are the same every single year!

All Papers Start with Source Material

Colour Coded Mark Schemes to see how to achieve higher marks

English Language

• Are you practising past papers? You need to start doing so immediately.

• Have you read back through your end of Year 10 exam? Have you reminded yourself of the questions and the time limits?

• Do you know what the questions will be?

• Are you attending Period 6 interventions?

• Tuesdays – Grade 7 and above with Mr Furkins - 15:15-16:15

• Thursdays – Hitting Grade 4/5 with Mr Furkins – 15:15-16:15

• Have you spoken to your English teacher? All English teachers would do a Period 6 if they knew it was wanted.

English Literature

• 2 Papers

• Again worth 160 marks

• 5 Texts in total.

• Macbeth/Romeo and Juliet (34 marks)

• A Christmas Carol (30 marks)

• An Inspector Calls/ Lord of the Flies (34 marks)

• Poetry Anthology (30 marks)

• Unseen Poetry (32 marks)

These revision guides are great. They are sold for £5.95 each in shops. We are selling them at our cost price of £2.75 and even making a small loss selling a complete set of 4 for £10!