GCSE English

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GCSE English

• Literature

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Timing

• 2 ½ hours allowed in total
• Section A Of Mice and Men
• Allow 1 hour
• Section B Blood Brothers
• Allow 1 hour
• Section C Unseen Poetry
• Allow 30 minutes

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PEE

• Point
• Evidence (a quotation) and
• Explanation

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PEE Connectives

• Supporting an idea
• However... therefore... because... but... and...
  furthermore.. also... in addition... then... as
  well as... next... whereas... in contrast...
  later... at first... similarly...

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PEE Connectives

• Explaining an idea
• This implies... this suggests... which gives the
  impression that... this shows... this clearly
  shows... possibly... perhaps... this indicates
  that... obviously... this conveys to the reader
  that...

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Section A Of Mice and Men

• You must answer Question 1a, it is based on an
  extract included
• You can answer either Question 1b or Question 1c
  these relate to the novel as a whole

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Section A Of Mice and Men

• Characters
• What role do they play in the novel?
• How do they interact with the other characters?
• How does Steinbeck present them? (consider the
  language he uses to describe them)
• How are they linked to the themes of the novel?

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Section A Of Mice and Men

• Themes
• Inequality gender, racial, disability
• Loneliness they are all lonely in some way
• American Dream own land, security, positive
  future
• Friendships lack of positive relationships

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Section A Of Mice and Men

• Context
• Set against the aftermath of the 1930s Depression
• Many millions lost their livelihoods
• Many had to travel for work
• Steinbeck experienced the lifestyle himself
• Title refers to Robert Burns poem and suggests
  that all we plan for doesnt always come true

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Section A Of Mice and Men

• Language and Structure
• Steinbeck uses lots of adjectives to describe his
  characters and the setting
• The novel is divided into 6 chapters each like a
  small act in a play
• Steinbeck opens each chapter by describing a
  setting and introduces each character with a
  description

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Section B Blood Brothers

• Characters
• What role do they have in the play?
• How do they interact with the other characters?
• How does Russell present them? (consider their
  language and actions)
• How are they linked to the themes of the play?

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Section B Blood Brothers

• Themes
• Class working V. middle
• Nature V. Nurture
• Ties family and friends
• Loyalty and trust
• Opportunities e.g. education
• Responsibility for actions

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Section B Blood Brothers

• Context
• Liverpool late 20th Century
• Industrialised North
• Differences between the impoverished and ill
  educated lower classes and the wealthier
  opportunistic middle classes

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Section B Blood Brothers

• Language and Structure
• Colloquial Liverpudlian V. Standard English
• Use of songs to project character, description
  and themes
• Follows the structure of a play but uses the
  narrator as a link pin

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Section C Poetry

• You will be given one unseen poem
• You may be given a series of bullet points to
  help you to discuss the
• poems content
• ideas the poet puts across
• mood of the poem
• way its written e.g. language poetic devices
  etc
• your response do not say that its boring or
  crap

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Section C Poetry (FITCLASS)

• Form the layout and structure
• Ideas the themes that are presented
• Tone think, tone of voice
• Context social, historical and cultural
• Language devices such as enjambment,
  personification, metaphor and simile
• Attitudes of poet and narrator (they may be
  separate)
• Sound use of alliteration, assonance,
  onomatopoeia
• Subject the content of the poem

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And Finally

• Dont panic!
• Do your best!
• and
• Good luck!

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