English Literature Essay Writing

1 - Content

• Know the play/book/poem very well

2 - Method

• Know how to answer the questions when they come about (technique

3 - Timing

• Practise writing when under a time pressure 

Types of questions you may get asked

• Character: (Eg. Scrooge, Jacob Marley, Fred, Mr. Birling ect.)
• Explore the presentaion of the character in the text 
• Theme: (Eg. Love, Pain, Loss, War, Spookey, 'The Unknown'
• Explore the presentation of the themes in the text

B (5/6) grade students will:

• Say where a certain word (Eg. Lonley) appears in the text

"I'm awfully lonley..." - Curley's wife

From this the A*(8/9) grade student…