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Welcome • Don’t worry – it will be okay! • You can do this stuff! • You have been developing these skills since Y 7! • There is a BIG overlap between your AQA exams and this. • You are a clever year group!

Warm-up! Let’s ‘Dice & Slice’ our Timings into Sections

Which vegetable has all the right answers?

Warm-up What is: 7 x 1. 5 = ? 10. 5? 12?

Warm-up What is: 7 x 1. 5 = 10. 5

Warm-up What is: 120 / 3 = ? 40? 25?

Warm-up What is: 120 / 3 = 40

Warm-up What is: 10 x 1. 5 = ? 19? 15?

Warm-up What is: 10 x 1. 5 = 15

Warm-up There are three sections to your exam: How long should you be spending on Section A ? 15? 40?

Warm-up There are three sections to your exam: How long should you be spending on Section A ? 15? 40!

Warm-up There are three sections to your exam: How long should you be spending on Section B ? 40? 25?

Warm-up There are three sections to your exam: How long should you be spending on Section B ? 40! 25?

Warm-up 1 A 1 B Seven leaps in 2 hours! You must get to the last Lily pad! 1 C 7 A 7 B 7 C Section C

Warm-up 1 A 11 mins 1 B 11 mins Seven leaps in 2 hours! You must get to the last Lily pad! 1 C 15 mins 7 A 11 mins 7 B 11 mins 7 C 15 mins checking Time at the end Section C 40 mins

Warm-up Section A Section B Section C Romeo and Juliet Of Mice and Men Writing 24 s k r ma m 8 4 s k ar What is the red circle telling you?

Warm-up New digital clocks will make keeping track of time in the exam much easier…

Warm-up What you must do: • Write the start and end times in the margin of your paper for each of your answers to make sure you finish on time and move on! • This means that your timings do not ‘slip’ and that you keep track of where you Fin: 10. 53 are

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Section A: Romeo and Juliet Down to the nitty gritty… There are three sections to your exam: Section A Romeo and Juliet Character question Section B Of Mice and Men Character question B Performance question Language question C Another part of the play Another part of the novel A Section C Writing A choice of two questions. Choose only one!

Section A: Romeo and Juliet? ?

Section A: Romeo and Juliet Rap Romeo and Juliet Plot Rap Summary – good!

Section A: Romeo and Juliet a) Character – 7 marks – 10 mins • Focus purely on the extract given • Use PEEE or PEEEEEE • If you’re running out of time, then list lots of adjectives to describe the character • Don’t forget to use quotes to back it up! • KEY WORDS: suggests, shows, reveals, indicates

Section A: Romeo and Juliet b) • • Performance – 7 marks – 10 mins PAVE? Back up with quotes Give explanation of HOW they should perform and reasons WHY Key words: symbolises, indicates, suggests, hints, infers

Section A: Romeo and Juliet c) • • • Theme in another part of the play – 10 marks – 15 mins Context – which part of the play have you chosen, explain it briefly and reasons why Characters – how theme affects the characters in this scene Consequences – what consequences this theme and scene has on ending of the play

Section B: Of Mice and Men Down to the nitty gritty… There are three sections to your exam: Section A Romeo and Juliet Character question Section B Of Mice and Men Character question B Performance question Language question C Another part of the play Another part of the novel A Section C Writing A choice of two questions. Choose only one!

Section B: Of Mice and Men ?

Section B: OF Mice and Men a) Character – 7 marks – 10 mins • Focus purely on the extract given • Use PEEE or PEEEEEE • If you’re running out of time, then list lots of adjectives to describe the character • Don’t forget to use quotes to back it up! • KEY WORDS: suggests, shows, reveals, indicates

Section B: Of Mice and Men b) • • • Language – 7 marks – 10 mins Pick out words Steinbeck has used Back up with quotes Give explanation of HOW they are used and reasons WHY Comment on what Steinbeck was trying to show Key words: creates the impression, suggests, reveals, shows

Section C: Of Mice and Men c) • • • Theme in another part of the novel – 10 marks – 15 mins Social and Historical Context – Relevant part of the 1930 s Part of the novel – Explain which part you have chosen and how it links to theme and context Consequences – what consequences this theme and scene has on ending of the novel/characters

Section C: Writing Down to the nitty gritty… There are three sections to your exam: Section A Romeo and Juliet Character question Section B Of Mice and Men Character question B Performance question Language question C Another part of the play Another part of the novel A Section C Writing A choice of two questions. Choose only one!

Section C: Writing ?

Section C: Writing

Section C: Writing ?

Section C: Writing Features • Spend at least 5 minutes planning and checking your writing • Sentence variety – in length (short and long), and sentence starters • Use a one-word sentence, and a one-sentence paragraph. • Like this. • Use AFOREST features (alliteration, RQs, statistics etc. ) • their/they’re/there and your/you’re • Use all of the punctuation marks you can : ; ( ) … “”. , • CHECK YOUR CAPITAL LETTERS AND FULL STOPS!! • Opening and Ending Links/Bomb sentences • Try to use more ambitious vocabulary, even if you can’t spell it! You still get credit. Any questions?

Top Tips 1) 2) 3) 4) Time yourself using the digital clocks and your margin Choose rich quotations Section A and B: Always explain what the quotation is saying C: Variety of sentences, AFOREST and vocabulary

Top Tips 1 A 11 mins 1 B 11 mins Seven leaps in 2 hours! You must get to the last Lily pad! 1 C 15 mins 7 A 11 mins 7 B 11 mins 7 C 15 mins checking Time at the end Section C 40 mins

Good Luck! Good Luck Y 11! Show them what you can do!