Paper 1 Love Through the Ages3 hours

40%

Section A Shakespeare (1 hour / 25 marks)

Closed book – you will learn key quotes for each character/ type of love/ each act / critics. You will be given one extract based question.

January Mock

Extract is from Act 4Revise Othello & Desdemona’s changing relationship

Section B Unseen Poetry (1 hour / 25 marks)

You will be given two love poems to compare.

Mock in term 4

Section C Comparing Texts (1 hour / 25 marks)

Open book – you will be given a clean copy of the poetry anthology & you will bring your clean Gatsby text.

January Mock

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present unrequited love. The Great Gatsby + at least two poems.

Paper 2 Texts in Shared contexts: Modern Literature 1945-present2 hours 30 minute

40%

Section A Top Girls (50 minutes) Open Book – you bring your own clean copy.Option 2 Set Drama Text: Top Girls as a singular text study

January Mock

Choice of two questions.Revise: Marlene: thoughts & feelings/ actions / speech / juxtaposition / relationships/ themes/ writer’s intention / contextual links / modern audience

Section B Unseen prose (50 minutes)

Handmaid’s Tale & Feminine Gospels (50 minutes) Open book. You bring clean copies. Option 2 Prose & Poetry contextual linking

Mock in term 4

As directed by HM.

Year 13 Mock Schedule

Shakespeare examiner's report:

Treat the text as a play (stagecraft/ conventions of a tragedy and a tragic hero/ characterisation / stage history)

Don’t dwell on punctuation – it can be a starting point but to discuss other dramatic methods

Don’t make sweeping statements about ‘women and the patriarchy’; think of Desdemona Emilia/ Bianca in terms of their different identities (social class/ role/function – they are not all serving menial, domestic and servile roles)

Named critics often used well to sharpen the candidate’s interpretation – assimilated and argued.

Lesson Focus Thursday 30th November

Overview of the January Mock Gatsby / poetry mock question. Some ideas Homework: Nell & Win worksheet

Monday 4th Top Girls: Paired feedback on worksheet Evaluating the function of the three

interviews Angie’s appearance in Act 2 Homework: finish work on Angie in Act 2

Tuesday 5th Carol Concert = no lesson In lieu of lesson – re-read Act 3 and write

down key quotes to show the contrasting values of Joyce and Marlene. And print slides on ‘attitudes to Marlene’ from blog

Thursday 7th Top Girls - Marlene debateThursday 14th Top Girls – Mock essay preparationMonday 18th Top Girls – Mock essay preparation18/12 – 8/01 Revise Top Girls

Revise Othello Revise Gatsby & poetry Revise Handmaid’s Tale & Feminine

Gospels