HOW TO REVISE FOR YOUR ASSESSMENT - Y11 2024
1. Make sure you know the plot and key characters. If you need to, re-read the text and watch the film version so that you can confidently speak about each character and the main events.
2. Ensure that you know the social and historical context of the novel so that you can refer to this in the exam to score marks for AO3. You should learn by heart the context facts in Document A below. There is also an additional context resource (Document B) that you can refer to to extend your knowledge.
3. Learn key quotations off by heart and ensure that you know which words and phrases you would analyse in more detail to score marks for AO2.
4. Create essay plans for key questions:
- Scrooge
- Greed
- Poverty
- Family
- Christmas
5. COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS IN TIMED CONDITIONS! (45 minutes)
6. Learn the writing scaffold so you know how to structure your essay (Document D).
7. Once complete, self assess your essays by colour coding them against the assessment objectives:
AO1 Line of argument/ focus on the question/ use of quotes to back you up
AO2 Close language analysis and the impact on the audience
AO3 Referring to the social and historical context and Priestley's messages about society
Use the resources below to help you with your revision