QXM Yh I’m still in year 12 and I’ve literally been crying about my U’s trust me 😂😂 I’ve re written the same paragraph 4x and I still dk if it’s good. One of my teacher told us that her gcse class writes better then us so I asked my friend in year 11 to send me her work. I skipped year 9 btw so I started year 12 a year early so I’m telling myself I just haven’t had time to develop writing skills bc that’s all I’m struggling with. I study the great gatsby, death of a salesman, othello and John Keats’s poetry.
QXM thankkk youuu for ur advice. Yes I do AQA the tragedy component so I’m decently familiar with the aspects but I’ve never heard of megalopsychia so I’ll b sure to include that in my essays too. Context ngl I’m beautiful at, linking to tragedy I’m ok, analysis is sometimes underwhelming so I started re reading the texts and doing line by line analysis. It’s honestly just my writing that’s bad. Also I’m writing this question on gatsby rn that states ‘all are tainted by corruption in the great gatsby’ and my essay plan is heavily focused on Marxism and how it’s American values that lead to corruption and for my disagree I’m gonna say George isn’t corrupt (even tho I don’t believe that). I’m more focusing on capitalism for creating corrupt values then the corruption each character displays, like my first paragraph is on the police department and how that’s corrupt bc the police man let gatsby get away with speeding after he ‘waved his white card’. My next paragraph is on daisy / myrtle and how they represent the consumerist society (I’ll probably include the symbolism of gatsbys shirts for some AO2) and how society is corrupt bc of their materialistic values (I’ll also link it to Tom and myrtles penthouse and how she tries to overcompensate with the excess furniture etc). And for my final paragraph I’m saying George isn’t corrupt (AO5) and is manipulated by Tom into killing gatsby bc Tom has his own personal vendetta against gatsby for having a relationship with daisy so I’m saying that he displays corrupt hegemonic masculine traits that lead to gatsbys death. I’m also gonna say bc George lives in the ‘valley of ashes’ which is essentially a graveyard, every time the bourgeoisie visit, they fill up their cars with gas so they are literally sucking the life out of an already ‘desolate area’ etc so linking to Marxist theory about bourgeoisie exploiting the proletariats. I’m also gonna say the act of them filling up their car (so sucking the life of of the valley of ashes) is mirrored in George and how Tom (and daisy bc she’s the one that actually killed myrtle) lead to him taking his life, so they physically exploited George which is symbolic of the capitalist system etccc. With each of my paragraphs I have a link to Marxism so I feel like I might b doing too much on it or is this ok?
Ah this is actually so helpful, thank you! I’m in year 12 and I do Othello, Gatsby, The Handmaid’s Tale, A Street Car Named Desire, Feminine Gospels and the love anthology poems. English is by far my hardest A Level but then I agree with how you said it is so rewarding xx
My doughter will be the same book of you this year. She is in a French high school with a British program. She will do A level in litterature and in history. Do you have your lessons because with the pandemic it will be hard to study. Let me know if you can help her! Thanks in advance
i'm studying dracula, the bloody chamber (10/10 recommend), the tempest, a doll's house and rossetti poetry which is actually really interesting if you read some ! loved this video thank you!
English is by far my favourite A level! I am studying the joint English literature and language A-Level and the novels we are studying are The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams and The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. We studied The Lovely Bones at AS level and I loved it!
Such a helpful video, thank you!! I'm on the AQA exam board too and I'm studying: The Taming of The Shrew, Gatsby, love poetry, Regeneration, My Boy Jack and war poetry xx
I completed my A Levels a few years ago but here to support the channel nevertheless! ❤️I also studied Othello in English Literature, as well as To Kill A Mockingbird, really enjoyed both tbh!!
7 and a half weeks until English lit paper 1 😭 this video was so helpful, I’m studying Gatsby, othello, death of a salesman and Keats poetry for AS level and wowza, I underestimated how easy GCSE is in comparison 😂
This is so useful im doing English lit,photography and art next year at college and am trying to push to get an A or A* at gcse but my teacher is useless 🤦🏼♀️
This was so helpful!!!❤️I’ve been so terrified on how to structure my essays and this video gave me so much clarity about it! Also I genuinely this you and Millie t are doppelgängers😂
I had friends that took English Lit for A Level, and it sounded like a lot of content to remember much like humanity subjects. Not for me. Good luck y'all! I loved Death of A Salesman at GCSE though.
I loved English lit A-Level! I studied King Lear, The Great Gatsby, Netherland, The Scarlett Letter and Seamus Heaney, and Robert Frost and John Donne poetry.
i’m in year 13 and i have a mock tomorrow, i’ve been getting consistent D’s since year 12 and my teacher is being trash and saying to me and other D students that there’s nothing we can do to improve... i’m so worried. i loved english lit at GCSE but i absolutely hate it now at A Level and i’m so sad i can’t drop it (i only do 3 subjects) but i think if i had better teachers maybe i’d understand everything better. but this video was very helpful, thank you !
@@j_g0389hi! i'm sorry you're in that position, it's not fun. i ended up getting a D in english lit, a D in sociology and C in psychology. i wasn't the happiest but i'm just glad i passed. i'm now at univeristy and i just finished a psychology foundation year where i achieved a first : ) i'll be continuing my degree in september and i honestly couldn't be happier with where i'm at right now. it can be tricky but trust the process ! < 3
Omg this was so helpful!! I'm in year 12 and you've really boosted my motivation and hope of getting a good grade!! Do you have any tips for analyzing? Also I was wondering did the terminology you used in your analysis change a lot from GCSE and do you know any good resources for learning new terminology? Thank you xx
Love your jumper and nails xx thank u for this video its sooooo helpful. we're studying Gatsby, Atonement, Hamlet, Larkin, Duffy and Rosetti poetry, A Streetcar Named Desire and the Duchess of Malfi xx
Thanks for making this video. I start year 12 in about a week. I'm going to be studying The Great Gatsby, The Handmaid's Tale, Othello, A Streetcar Named Desire, Feminine Gospels, and Love poetry through the ages (pre-1900).
💓great tips Molly I’m with Edexcel and we are studying Wuthering Heights, A thousand Splendid Suns, Othello, A Streetcar Named Desire, Poems of the decade and Poetry by Christina Rossetti :)
Thank you soooo much! I did my English Lit mocks on Monday and I’m studying the same texts that you did so gonna take your advice for the real thing aaaarrrghhh!!!xx
Briony Kingswood I picked it and I got a 9 in gcse but it is honestly not my strong point. Only pick it if you really like it. I hate it at a level and I’m stuck at a D and exams are in 4 months
Oh and my texts are The Handmaids Tale, Frankenstein, A Streetcar Named Desire, Othello, The Wife of Bath, Morden poetry (POTD) and for coursework I’m thinking of comparing The Picture of Dorian Gray to either Dr Faustus or The Clockwork Orange 💕💕
I'm in Year 11 but i'm so confused on what to choose for my A-levels ugh, i need to give my form for sixh form in next week but i'm still not sure what i should choose
This is so helpful for my GCSE so thank you. Also, I don't think the essay link works just to let you know because it isn't open for people to look at or something. Great video though and you're so organised so your A* was well deserved.
I’m on AQA too and doing Othello, Death of a salesman, John Keats, Kite runner, The Handmaid’s Tale and William Blake and I genuinely cannot get past 20/25 marks on Othello- any tips on that specifically, like did you use critics quotes or anything like that? Thanks x
Honestly, I didnt ever get above 20 really until the actual exam, I think often teachers mark more harshly, but I did use about 2 or 3 critics in the exam questions, but never really in my essays in class so it couldve been that!x
I’m in Year 12 doing AQA A level - tragedy: Othello, Death is a Salesman and John Keats poetry & social and political protest writing: The Handmaid’s Tale, Kite Runner and William Blake’s poetry
Beauty Spectrum Yeah I’ve definitely got lucky! We were originally doing The Handmaids Tale but our teacher changed it to Frankenstein as it was much easier x
Beauty Spectrum Yeah I’ve definitely got lucky! We were originally doing The Handmaids Tale but our teacher changed it to Frankenstein as it was much easier x
It says we need permission to access your google docs file:( loved this video though molly!! struggling in my english lit a level in year 12 at the min so thank you so much!!
I'm doing AQA Lit B too. But I'm studying Othello, Gatsby, and Richard II (niche AF) for Tragedy. And Kite Runner, Blake poetry, and A Doll's House for SocPol 😅
Hello, I have my A Level Eng Lit exam in 3 days and your idea of writing out an analysis on common themes is a great idea I think I’ll spend the rest of my time on that since I wasn’t sure what to spend the last few days on, thank you!
I'm about to sit my English Literature A Level AQA in May/June. I do Othello, Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Death of a Salesman for my Tragedy paper (closed book), and Atonement, Brighton Rock and Rhime of the Ancient Mariner for my Crime paper (open book). For coursework I did Jane Eyre from a feminist perspective and poetry by W.H Auden from the Literary Canon perspective... 😊
I’m doing the same exam board but instead of tragedy I’m doing comedy. The texts I’m studying are the poetry bundle, taming of the shrew, Emma and the importance of being earnest. For the social and political protest paper the texts I’m doing are the kite runner, handmaid’s tale and songs of innocence and experience. Molly do you mind accepting my request for access to the google doc please?
Last year I did Othello, Wuthering Heights and the pre 1900 love anthology Now I’m doing Feminine Gospels, All my Sons and One flew over the cukoos nest For my coursework I’m doing social class in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell Just thought you should know 😂
I’m thinking about dropping chemistry and doing English lit as an “easy alevel” would it be easy to get a good grade and would you recommend doing it. I got a grade 6 at gcse and tbh I did enjoy gcse English lit but I’m just worried that it’s not as easy as I think
Gabby Davis it is easier than chemistry coming from someone who has done both. However, I will tell you now it is not easy if you struggle with concentration. Not comparable to GCSE as there are more assessment objectives. Good luck xxx
can you just drop one of your essays on Othello which you obtained good mks? bcz I'm an average student when it comes to english literature and I'd be glad if you could consider my request. I'm just requesting an answer from othello bcz I'm only familiar with othello as I'm doing local A/L' s.
I'm doing 1984, a streetcar named desire, hamlet, a doll's house, rosetti, the glass menagerie, the handmaid's tale, ariel and other poems, purple hibiscus and Richard III. I've no idea what theme they're meant to fall under and am super lost. Someone, please help!
We still coursework which I have to redraft by the end of the summer holidays and my god I am struggling (doing slaughterhouse 5 which is amazing , haven't chosen my poetry yet and my god I am dreading it)
Im in yr12 and i HATE it whereas in gcse i used to love it, especially at A level being in a English lit class with everyone else who is at A standards and heres me with a D or and E in it, i wish i could drop it but i can't😭
@@chanele1530 are u in year 11 going year 12 (i am) I was talking to a English teacher and theres so much poetry , and books to read. A grade 9 in gcse is a C at A level. Honestly i don't think i would enjoy reading tons of Shakespeare at A level
hi there great vid thanks this is my coursework question i just made Explore the representation of female independence in “Jane Eyre” Charlotte Bronte (1847) and “Wuthering Heights” Emily Bronte (1847) is it okay?
