- Teacher: Shani
Many students struggle with the unseen AO2 elements of their A-level English Literature exams. The main reason is that they are still relying on the same methods they used in their GCSEs! But for an A-level examiner, that just doesn't cut it anymore! They expect you to develop a better overview of all the different tools at the writer's disposal and talk about them in more nuanced ways.
That's going to take a change in mindset. For one, it's not really about close analysis anymore. Zooming in on single words and phrases can be helpful, but there's so much more to it than that! It's one of multiple different things you should be talking about if you want to do AO2 well.
Plus, did you know that naming devices isn't AO2? It's actually AO1! So, doing good AO2 is going to rely on a lot more than realising that the writer is using metaphors!
This webinar is designed to be a crash course to get you thinking about AO2 like a top-grade A-level student. We'll be answering some of the most important questions:
- What is the difference between analysis at GCSE and A-level?
- Why isn't it good enough to zoom in on single words and phrases anymore?
- What are some of the other methods of analysis that you should be employing?
- How should you annotate your unseen texts to make sure that you're getting the top marks?
Once we answer those questions, we look at some examples from real exam papers. We go through a simple, easy-to-follow method to annotating your unseen texts, so that you can pull out all the most useful AO2 without falling into the trap of feature spotting.
By the end of the webinar, you'll be in a good place to start trying out some annotation yourself! Then, you can always post your thoughts to the Shani's Tutoring Community for some feedback!
- Teacher: Shani
One of the main reasons why students fail to get an A or an A* in English Literature A-level is that their AO1 is weak.
This is a real problem because AO1 is the most important assessment objective! For one, it’s the one you can guarantee you’ll be tested on, no matter which exam board, paper or question you’re looking at! But even more important than that, it’s the fact that poor AO1 holds you back from doing well in all the other assessment objectives, too! It makes your point too vague or simple, which makes it harder for your other AOs to be sophisticated.
That’s where this webinar comes in.
This AO1 Masterclass is designed to answer all the questions you didn’t know you had about how to improve your essays. It focuses on helping you to understand essay writing at a deeper level, so that you can unlock the skills of having better interpretations and writing better thesis statements. In the space of an hour, it covers:
- What is the examiner actually looking for when they read your essay? (Spoiler: It’s not what you think!)
- How do the assessment objectives help you to give the examiner what they want?
- What is the audience and purpose of an essay in A-level English Literature?
- How can you use your exam question to help you build better interpretations and get closer to the A*?
You’ll learn the basics of the Shani’s Tutoring AO1 method, so that you can start to see massive improvements to your essay writing! The best part about the method is that it isn’t going to require you to do hours more work. Our method helps you to change your mindset and truly understand what you’re doing when you write an essay. That way, you’ll be able to help yourself, no matter what question comes your way!
- Teacher: Shani
- Teacher: Shani
- Teacher: Shani
- Teacher: Shani
