Y11 February Mocks - English Language and English Literature

In the February mock exams, Year 11 will ‘sit’ two exam papers.

1. Language Paper 2 = read two non-fiction sources - answer 4 reading questions, Section B - write a non-fiction response (letter, speech, article, essay or leaflet)
2. Literature Paper 2 = ‘An Inspector Calls’, Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology, Unseen Poem and Unseen Poetry Comparison.

Guidance from the Exam Board

1. Links to exam specifications:

Language 

Literature

How can my child revise English Language Paper 2?

1. Look at past papers - https://www.physicsandmathstutor.com/past-papers/gcse-english-language/aqa-paper-2/ 
2. Look at past checkpoints completed in class that are part of Language Paper 2 - rewrite and perfect your answers.
3. Buy a newspaper or a magazine and look at non-fiction writing in action! Local free newspapers are good, The Metro and the I newspaper, online.
4. Write timed non-fiction responses: letter, speech, article, leaflet and essay - they have 45 minutes in the exam to plan and write their response.

How can my child revise English Literature Paper 2?

1. Reread An Inspector Calls - this can be done in just a few hours!
2. Reread or listen to the 15 poems in the Power and Conflict anthology: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6TS0LHS3gbg8ygJzbqz_A - this website has an excellent collection of videos and revision of all the poems
3. Look at unseen poems - simply type ‘GCSE unseen poetry’ into google and there will be lots of resources to help.

Re-learn & Practice

You can follow these links and have access to lessons on these topics, quizzes and questions to practise.

Anything else?

Your child’s teacher will be more than happy to help if you or your child have any specific questions. We also hold English revision sessions every Wednesday after school.