Sixth form GRADE BOUNDARIES OCR English Literature

Hi, Has anyone got any ideas what the overall UMS/ Raw mark out of 200 is in English Literature OCR AS level to get an A? (Coursework /80 Ums and exam /120) Thanks...

Sixth form AS English Literature Retake!

Hey guys, I'm new to The Student Room and trying to get an idea on how this works, so please bare with me... anywho, I'm looking for advice, help, tips, motivation... anything really to help me get through this exam. In January I took my first AS exam, which happened to be English Literature, about The Picture of Dorian Gray and Yeats Iri...

Sixth form AS-Level English Literature OCR Exam

Does anyone have any good advice for the OCR AS-Level English Literature exam (poetry and prose)? I'm looking to get as high a mark as possible and any advice would be really appreciated.

Sixth form English combined/English language and literature

My school offers english combined as well as english literature. I enjoy english in general but thought I might slightly prefer the language Alevel. However I've been told that it is not considered to be as strong an Alevel and english literature on its own by universities. Does anyone know if this is true? Thanks :D...

Sixth form AQA A2 English Literature A Exam help?

Hi everyone, As all the A2 English Literature students know, the exam is coming up soon! I personally study from home, so sadly I'm not able to get any extra advice from teachers/other students, and I desperately need an A in this subject! :( I just wanted to know how the rest of you are revising? I'm just reading and remembering quotes,...

Sixth form CCEA English Literature Exam - 6th June (AS level)

Hey guys! Are any of you sitting this exam too? I am in dire need of some help. If you have any general English exam tips or techniques, please let me know and we can swap/discuss ideas :) Also, I'm studying The Mayor of Casterbridge and Yeats & Kavanagh for the exam. If you're also studying these, do you have any particular tips? Thanks...

Sixth form A.S WJEC English Literature + Language 16th May Exam

So i'm nearing the end of my a.s literature and language course. I've been studying In Cold Blood and True History Of The Kelly Gang, and then 20 poems from the anthology. I've one day to revise before my exam, but i'm not entirely sure what to revise! Any ideas?...

Can I retake a GCSE during sixth form ?

Hello ! So I messed up my English GCSE exam and scored a D grade on it !! And I just realised that all universities want at least a B at English GCSE ! Am I allowed to retake my GCSE English during my sixth form ? If not , what should I do ? I will be doing the IELTS exam too as I am an international candidate ! Can this be a substitute f...

Sixth form As Exdexcel English Literature revision help!!??

I'm doing Edexcel English retake to hopefully get an A or a B in the exam. The books i am doing is clockwork orange and brighton rock with poems being about work from the anthology. Thing is, i dont really know how to revise. So if anyone would be willing to suggest how they did or would it would be very helpful. Thanks!! :D...

Sixth form AQA AS English Literature grade boundaries

Hello, sorry if this is in the wrong section. I have an English Lit exam on Friday (aspects of narrative, unit 1) and decided I'd look at the grade boundaries for the January 2013 exam, just so I know what I'm aiming for. The grade boundaries look incredibly low though, with only 46/84 needed for an A! Am I looking at this correctly? Beca...

Sixth form AQA English Literature AS Revision Help

Hi Can you help me revise for my forthcoming june exam in English Literature .I need some structure to my Revision Schedule , what can you recommend I do Please . The Books I am studying are, Birdsong and The Great Gatsby The Poems are : Auden Poems and Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner . I'm in School on Monday for a all Day Clinic school hav...

Sixth form Need URGENT help!!!

Hello everyone, I have used this website before, but now I've signed up because this is a matter of life and DEATH. I am about a week and a half away from my English Literature AS Exam, and every time I look, just look at a past paper I can feel that I am about to either faint or vomit. The problem is, that out of the two teachers that w...

Sixth form A2 Product Design (PROD3) Exam 4th June

Who is doing this exam? I'm mixed feelings about the exam due to extremely low grade boundaries and my poor English. Need a C in the exam for an overall A but would like to get an High A/A* to get the A* grade. Any tips?...

Sixth form As ocr english lit exam takers unite!

So we have less than a month until our English poetry and prose exam! If anyone could share revision tips, what texts their studying, any experience if you've taken the paper before, how you practice and stuff in this thread it would be great! I'm doing Frankenstein and Emily Dickinson Poetry... I haven't started studying for the exam yet...

English Lang/Lit combined

Hi, I was just wondering, as A-level choices come up for me this autumn/winter, what is like? I like writing creatively and analysing language features & literature, but despise the idea of doing a whole A-level on Literature alone. English Language by itself is not an option at the school sixth form, but I wouldn't pick it anyway even if...

How to revise for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?

I'm sitting my English Literature exam on 20th May and I am really struggling to revise for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. The title of the exam is: Edexcel English Literature Unit 1: Understanding Prose (Higher Tier) I honestly don't know how to revise and I hope that I haven't started too late. What exactly do I need to analyse? Is there a good...

Sixth form Help with English Coursework

For my english language and literature coursework, I need to transform some Seamus Heaney poems into a dramatic monologue. I am really struggling and need some help. It is due in on Friday and my teacher isn't being very helpful at all. Regards and many thanks,...

Finding A2 english literature impossible to revise for

Is anyone else doing AQA English Literature B? It's a closed book exam basically with 3 texts. I am trying so hard to learn the quotes but I just keep getting really frustrated with it because I'm not making any progress and haven't for a while now :sad: I feel like I barely even know 1 of my texts at all, the other 2 are better but still...

English Literature Exam - Poetry AQA

So I'm doing the character and voice exam in a few weeks and I have no idea how to answer the questions, or even what the questions will be in the exam. I know there's something on comparison and an unseen poem. Can someone doing the same exam please help me? :) Or those in the situation as me, join my depression! :) Posted from TSR Mobil...

Sixth form CCEA English Literature A-Level

Hey :-) just wondering if anybody else studies this and what texts they study/how they're finding the course? Posted from TSR Mobile...

Sixth form AQA English Literature B AS HELPPPPP!!!

In two and a half weeks I will be sitting this dreaded exam for the THIRD time, repeat, THIRD time!! I am obviously missing key points in how to answer/structure questions, and I am freaking out right now as if I fail for a third time, I most definitively won't get into University. My teacher, bless him, seems to not have a clue and every...

Secondary GCSE English: 4 Marks A Paragraph?

I have an English Literature exam (Unit 1H) coming up soon. The questions I'll be answering are the Of Mice and Men one and the Inspector Calls one. What I find so frustrating is that they give you so many pieces of paper to write your answer on and you don't know how much you should write. I was told that for the Language exam it was 4 m...

Sixth form AQA Unit 1 Poetry Exam

This may I'm sitting the AQA Unit 1 exam, for AS level. The focus is world war one literature. Poetry isn't a strong point, and my teachers always tell me to plan, but I struggle to write a good plan. Any tips?...

Sixth form i want to do law or politics but..

I would like to study law or politics at university but im unsure as to what a levels to take, i was considering: english literature history classical civilisation politics do you think these will be alright or do i need more academic subjects?...

How to resit?

Hi, I recently got a C in my english lit for GCSE and i want to resit for higher paper but my school won't let me, they are saying that I can only sit the same exam twice, which is bullcrap because i know people in sixth form resitting there english 4 times. Please help me out how can I resit it? I am in year 11. Btw would paying for it w...

Applying to external sixth form and college:

Hi I am going to resit the year but i dont think my own sixth form will accept me if i get really bad As so I was wondering would it be a good idea to apply to external sixth form now or a college. or should I wait for my exam results, then phone in to ask if there is remaining places.. THank you so much for comment, I appreciate your hon...

Sixth form Preparing for afternoon exams

Hi, all :) I have the OCR Chemistry F212 exam during the afternoon. I don't think I've ever had an afternoon exam - at least, without an exam preciously in the morning (usually, the afternoon exams I've done are English. In fact, so far, they all have been!) So, I was wondering how I should prepare myself. Obviously, an exam in the aftern...

Secondary English Literature GCSE?

I have my English Lit GCSE exam in a weeks time, and I couldn't be more nervous. Everybody keeps giving me different advice and I know there isn't a specific way to do well in a subject like English but I really want an A*, so how do you get the highest marks?! Any answers would be greatly appreciated.

Sixth form AS-Level English Literature OCR may 17th

is anyone doing doing emily dickinson poems or the turn of the screw? any predictions on what poems might come up?...

What would happen if somebody collapsed in an exam?

I am due to sit my first lot of GCSE exams in a month, and I did my mocks a few weeks back. When I was in the middle of my English Literature mock, somebody collapsed and we all had to go out. If somebody was to collapse in the real exam (and needed medical attention) would everybody participating in the exam automatically fail?...

DP HL English Options

Hi there Ok so I am going into the first year of the DP in August 2013 and I have the option between HL English Literature and HL English Language & Literature. What is the difference between the two? What type of content can I expect in each? Also, if you have anything else to add, please do! - your experiences, suggestions, tips etc. Th...

Edexcel iGCSE English Literature June 2013

Might seem a mad question, however, what are the poems and books required for the June exam?? I've registered for the exam and need to cram for it. Cheers...

CASS Conditional Offer

Around a month or so ago I recieved a conditional offer from CASS Business School for Bsc Business Studies. The terms of my conditional offer was to provide proof of certain exam results and I was wondering whether I have a high chance of securing the space. The requirements for the course are as follows: A Levels: AAA GCSE: A in maths an...

Sixth form AQA LITB1 Examiner's Reports

Does anyone know if it's possible to get hold of AQA examiner's reports, specifically for English Literature B? I managed to find them for OCR and even WJEC. Thanks.

Sixth form 3rd June - History A-level exam

Anyone who is taking the tudor exam tomorrow, do you have any suggestions on which topics are going to come up in the exam???? - I would be grateful...

Do you gain more marks for using keywords?

Just wondering, if I tried to use many keywords in my English Literature exam (e.g. dialogue, playwright, enjambment, gesticulate, hackneyed etc), would this boost up my grade (e.g. from a B to an A) in my exam?...

Sixth form Edexcel French A2 revision

It seems about time that someone made a revision topic for this. So, does anyone have any useful revision tips? Any lovely phrases for the speaking exam? Or any questions? Also, if you're doing the literature section - which book/play? Or which area of history if you're doing that?...

Sixth form Edexcel Spanish A2 revision

It seems about time that someone made a revision topic for this. So, does anyone have any useful revision tips? Any lovely phrases for the speaking exam? Or any questions? Also, if you're doing the literature section - which book/play? Or which area of history if you're doing that?...

Sixth form Does Othello redeem his nobility?

I'm writing an essay for A-level english literature and i need to know when Othello redeems his nobility? Help???:)...

Postgraduate English literature / plan

Hi guys :) I am writing to you in reference to a needed reading plan. Recently I took the English literature M.A. exam and in a four months time, I am going to start doing my M.A. The following four months would be of great help to me, should I make the best use of it. I would truly appreciate it if you could provide me with a reading pl...