Name:
11Y.
Target grade (1-9):
AQA English Language (8700) and Literature (8702) – Sets 1 to 5
Revision ideas
You could also buy the AQA REVISION
GUIDE that goes with this new syllabus.
English Language paper 1
English Language paper 2
Section A: Reading (Y10)
Questions on an unseen literature extract
 Read widely; look up words you don’t know
 Practise the different questions (they don’t
change) with a variety of texts
Section A: Reading
Questions on one non-fiction text and one literary nonfiction text.
 Read widely; look up words you don’t know
 Practise writing about how writers use language
– make sure you know/understand a range of
language features & the effects they can have
Section B: Writing 2 (Y10)
1 Descriptive or narrative writing task
 Set yourself ‘quick writing’ tasks – think of
a title & try to write about if for 15 minutes
 When you read, pay attention to how
writers use adjectives, adverbs, metaphor,
simile etc
Section B: Writing
Writing to present a point of view
 Set yourself ‘quick writing’ tasks – conveying
facts/opinions about a variety of subjects
 When you read, pay attention to how writers
use language to convey their point of view
Literature Paper 1
Literature Paper 2
Section A: Shakespeare
‘Macbeth’
 Re-read sections of the play; watch the film
 Use the site ‘NoFearShakespeare’ to get a
‘translation’ of the whole text
 Use GCSE Bitesize for help with plot,
language, structure, etc.
 Create revision aids/displays of plot,
characters, themes, etc
Section A: Modern text: ‘An Inspector Calls’
 Re-read the text in sections – thoroughly &
carefully
 Watch the b/w film and 2015 BBC TV version
 Create revision aids/displays of plot, characters,
themes, etc
 Use GCSE Bitesize for help with plot, language,
structure, etc.
Section B: 19th-century novel
‘Jekyll and Hyde’
 Re-read the text in sections – thoroughly &
carefully
 Look up words you don’t know
 Create revision aids/displays of plot,
characters, themes, etc
 Use GCSE Bitesize for help with plot,
language, structure, etc.
Section B (30 marks) : AQA Anthology: Poems
Past and Present; POWER AND CONFLICT
 Make sure you know all 15 poems
 Make sure you know a range of poetic
techniques & the effects they create – learn your
‘MITSL’ sheet
 Use GCSE Bitesize to add to your notes
 Mr Bruff (Youtube)?
Section C: 2 unseen poems.
 Read a wide range of poems – study them
carefully and decide what you would write about
them if they were in the exam
 Write some analyses of any poem you come
across
What to do right now: draw up a realistic action plan for revision – and get started!
Organise your exercise books. Use post-its to mark each unit of work.
Name:
11Y.
Target grade (1-9):
AQA English Language (8700) and Literature (8702) – Sets 1 to 5
Revision ideas
You could also buy the AQA REVISION
GUIDE that goes with this new syllabus.
English Language paper 1
English Language paper 2
Section A: Reading (Y10)
Questions on an unseen literature extract
 Read widely; look up words you don’t know
 Practise the different questions (they don’t
change) with a variety of texts
Section A: Reading
Questions on one non-fiction text and one literary nonfiction text.
 Read widely; look up words you don’t know
 Practise writing about how writers use language
– make sure you know/understand a range of
language features & the effects they can have
Section B: Writing 2 (Y10)
1 Descriptive or narrative writing task
 Set yourself ‘quick writing’ tasks – think of
a title & try to write about if for 15 minutes
 When you read, pay attention to how
writers use adjectives, adverbs, metaphor,
simile etc
Section B: Writing
Writing to present a point of view
 Set yourself ‘quick writing’ tasks – conveying
facts/opinions about a variety of subjects
 When you read, pay attention to how writers
use language to convey their point of view
Literature Paper 1
Literature Paper 2
Section A: Shakespeare
‘Macbeth’
 Re-read sections of the play; watch the film
 Use the site ‘NoFearShakespeare’ to get a
‘translation’ of the whole text
 Use GCSE Bitesize for help with plot,
language, structure, etc.
 Create revision aids/displays of plot,
characters, themes, etc
Section A: Modern text: ‘An Inspector Calls’
 Re-read the text in sections – thoroughly &
carefully
 Watch the b/w film and 2015 BBC TV version
 Create revision aids/displays of plot, characters,
themes, etc
 Use GCSE Bitesize for help with plot, language,
structure, etc.
Section B: 19th-century novel
‘Jekyll and Hyde’
 Re-read the text in sections – thoroughly &
carefully
 Look up words you don’t know
 Create revision aids/displays of plot,
characters, themes, etc
 Use GCSE Bitesize for help with plot,
language, structure, etc.
Section B (30 marks) : AQA Anthology: Poems
Past and Present; POWER AND CONFLICT
 Make sure you know all 15 poems
 Make sure you know a range of poetic
techniques & the effects they create – learn your
‘MITSL’ sheet
 Use GCSE Bitesize to add to your notes
 Mr Bruff (Youtube)?
Section C: 2 unseen poems.
 Read a wide range of poems – study them
carefully and decide what you would write about
them if they were in the exam
 Write some analyses of any poem you come
across
What to do right now: draw up a realistic action plan for revision – and get started!
Organise your exercise books. Use post-its to mark each unit of work.