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...

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 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 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 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 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 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,...

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...

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,...

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 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 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?...

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?...

Sixth form got a D in IGCSE English

Hey guys I'm an international student, I did IGCSE English last year and I got a D which is not great, but I got a B in IGCSE ESL and a 6.5 in Ielts. Can I still get into good universities? Because most of them accept ielts6.5, but they still require you a C or above in English language, so it's kind of confusing.

Sixth Form Maths grade good enough for Grammar sixth form?

Hi guys, I am doing the modular system to gain my GCSE mathematics qualification and I was wondering what type of grade in maths I would need to get into a grammar sixth form. I am not looking to carry on maths as an A-Level but I am aware that your GCSE maths qualification is important for gaining access to good sixth forms and uni's. So...

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?...

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...

Sixth form AQA A2 English Lit: Love through the ages

I am doing Love through the ages for A2 AQA english literature but my teacher is absolutely rubbish (they are never in) and we haven't finished reading some of the books or plays and I am getting nervous as we get closer to the summer exams. Some texts I am doing are A Streetcar named Desire, Wuthering Heights, The Canterbury Tales, The M...

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 OCR Physics ISA AS Grades

Hi, I have achieved the following grades in my Physics ISA: Quantitative = 6/10 Qualitative = 17/20 Evaluative = 3/10 Total = 26/40 Can someone please tell me what grade it is? Also I am an idiot who has to retake everything to get better in it, so is it possible for me to retake everything the whole ISA to better my mark/grade/UMS?...

Qualifications to be an English teacher?

Hellooo :) Okay so basically, I'm predicted an A/B grade in English, my other subjects aren't so good. I really want to be an English teacher in secondary schools but I don't know what I would need to study in college. English Language or English Literature? I assumed it would be Literature, and the course to study both at college has ext...

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 German and Russian Literature Reccomendations

Hello all, I'm currently in Year 12 (the Scottish equivalent) and am thinking of applying for modern languages, in particular German and Russian, at university next year. Therefore, I was wondering if anyone would be able to recommend me some good literature to read for both languages. For German I recently bought Herman Hesse's Steppenwo...

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???:)...

Sixth form How to use the study guides for English Literature?

I heard that you get done for plagiarism when using these so what is the actual purpose of them? I own the York Notes book for "A Picture of Dorian Gray" but Oscar Wilde and it is quite useful, but what do I do with the book if I may get plagiarized for using the notes from it? Please help.

Will anywhere consider me??Aghh!

I currently hold: GCSE Technology and Design - A English Language - B English Literature - B Drama and Theatre - B RE - B Spanish - C Science (Double Award) - DD Maths - C AS LEVEL English Literature - A Drama and Theatre - A A Level English Literature - C Drama and Theatre - B BAhons in Enlgish Literature and Media Studies - 2:2 :( BTEC...

Is English same as english language

I'm entering my ucas details (in yr13) and on my certificates it says English, and English literature, I did aqa English b I think. But in the exams it was called English lit and English language In my ucas should I just enter it as English, will they know it actually means English language...

Sixth form English Literature A2 Love through the ages

Hi. I'm doing the Love through the ages AQA course for english lit and i was wondering if for wider reading i can use the texts which i studied for coursework. We used Anthony and Cleopatra, Wuthering Heights and Ted Hughes-Brithday Letters for coursework My teacher says we cant but I've been browsing around revision sites and most people...

Difference between 'BA English' and 'BA English Lang and Lit'?

Some Universities have called the course 'BA English', some 'BA English Lang and Lit'... They both have diff course codes, is this just because the second is a joint honours? Or is 'BA English' looking at different things to 'BA English Language and Literature'? ie the content? Thanks...

Sixth form English Language and Literature ELLA 1

What frameworks would you use for the section A analytical essay. Im doing a street car named desire for section A and im just wondering how to structure my essay ? Share some tips from your school and il share some of mine.

GCSE English Literature revision help!

How do you guys go about revising for GCSE English Lit? This would be poetry and two texts (I am doing TKMB and Crucible) I am stuck on how to revise this!!...

Sixth form English lit, or English lang + lit?

I'm finishing up my A levels, but am going on to do another 2 years of college for different A levels. I'm gunna be doing: Maths + Decision History History of Art Eng lit or Eng lang + lit At uni, I intend to do philosophy + Classics. With english, I've recently started enjoying reading classical novels (thus far I've read picture of dori...

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...

Sixth form Aqa, psychology b, unit 1 & 2

Hey, i'm in year 12 at sixth form and sitting my first 2 psychology exams on the 22nd of May and early June... ANY TIPS? Any things that you think are bound to crop up? any help would be largely appreciated. thanks guys :)...

Best sixth form collage

which would be the best state sixth form collage in london because im in year 11 and my teachers are saying to think about sixth form collages but i dont want to go to my schools sixth form ps how many subjects can you take in A level...

Magdalen College Sixth Form interview

I have an interview at Magdalen later this week for entry to the sixth form next year (I know its late!), and I was wondering if anyone could give me any indication of what the interviews are like and any interview tips in general. I'm applying for English, History, Geography and Politics. Thanks...

Sixth Form closing down to students who are only just finishing Y12

Hi guys, Im new on here so bear with me... I currently studying at The International School and Sixth Form in Birmingham and only yesterday found out that after my first year which, my whole year group will not be able to continue because of "Money troubles" the school has. I dont buy this at all as they have just refurbished the whole sc...

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...

Should I take 5 AS Levels?

I’ve already handed in my form; I chose English Language, English Literature, History and German. I really want to take Politics though, and I don’t want to swap any of my original four. Is five AS Levels doable? I’ve heard of other people doing five, but with two of those being Maths and FM, so it’s a bit different. What do you think? (I...