Section A Final Recap!

So that's the board from today's session. Basically says the following (all very important points)

20 Marker - READING THE BLOG IS ESSENTIAL - Best way to revise, look at the blog posts from this weekend.

*Answer everything - (you will gain some marks just from educated guesses)
*Stay safe with terms - (if you know something is a plural pronoun, but you don't know which PERSON, don't guess at it. Put the bits you're SURE of, but don't guess at added bits. If you don't have a clue, THEN guess)

60 Marker - CHANGE IS EVERYTHING - Best way to revise, look at past paper questions and example responses. Write plans/timed paragraphs.

*Revise LANGUAGE CHANGE TERMS (Semantic change, pejoration, amelioration etc on an earlier blog post - if you see any of these in evidence you're using, then mention it in passing)

*Write an INTRO for each text (one or two sentences max) where you very quickly name the GENRE, AUDIENCE, main PURPOSE and the PERIOD of ENGLISH LANGUAGE (1500-1700 Early Modern Eng, 1700-1900 Modern Eng, 1900-present Late Modern Eng)

*For each text, aim for 6 paragraphs ON TOP OF the intro. Make them very snappy and concise.

*Get through a RANGE of points (Conventions, Attitudes, Purposes, Audience)

*Focus all discussion on what has CHANGED - CHANGE IS EVERYTHING in this section.

*When summarising your point, try to mention context (ie, WHY has this thing changed? What has changed in society to make this happen? AO3)

*Comparisons - AO4 - AT LEAST 6-7 MINIMUM in the essay.

*CONVENTIONS are the rules of the genre at that time. ATTITUDES ARE NOT CONVENTIONS.

*Write a brief 1/2 sentence conclusion if you have time (summing up what you have said)