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Englishbiz - GCSE English and English Literature Revision Guides

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Here are some extracts from the many emails sent to Englishbiz:

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Free videos and downloadable worksheets to help adult learners improve their reading, writing, spelling and grammar.

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Spelling, punctuation and grammar - GCSE English - BBC Bitesize

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GCSE English Spelling, punctuation and grammar learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Comparing texts - GCSE English - BBC Bitesize

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GCSE English Comparing texts learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Analysing non-fiction - GCSE English - BBC Bitesize

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GCSE English Analysing non-fiction learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Past papers? Save time! Find ALL your GCSE, AS and A2 exam papers and mark schemes FAST and download them for free from one site. That's fastpastpapers.com!

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Analysing fiction - GCSE English - BBC Bitesize

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GCSE English Analysing fiction learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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that deal with facts, opinions and the real world are usually described as non-fiction. Transactional writing is non-fiction writing that intends to communicate information between individuals or groups.

Non-fiction texts include (amongst others):

Transactional texts include (amongst others):

Different text types, or forms of non-fiction have particular . These are the typical or expected features of a form and include structure, language and tone. For example, a newspaper article usually has a headline, uses formal language and takes a serious tone. A political speech usually addresses the audience directly, includes persuasive language and often has a rousing tone.

With all writing tasks it is important to consider:

the conventions of the form

your intended audience (reader)

the purpose of your writing

Your reader might be one particular person, as with an email or letter. Or it might be a broader group of people, as with an article or speech.

Having a clear purpose will allow you to select language best suited to your task. For example, if your purpose is to entertain, your tone might be light-hearted. If your purpose is to persuade, you might include .

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Non-fiction and transactional writing - Edexcel - Revision 1 - GCSE English Language - BBC Bitesize

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that deal with facts, opinions and the real world are usually described as non-fiction. Transactional writing is non-fiction writing that intends to communicate information between individuals or groups. Non-fiction texts include (amongst others): Transactional texts include (amongst others): Different text types, or forms of non-fiction have particular .

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Radio 2's kids story-writing competition, in association with Oxford University Press

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Here on The Student Room you'll find thousands of interactive resources that can help you get on top of your GCSE English study and revision. Our learning tools are created and rated by the TSR community, so you can quickly find the ones that are most useful to you.

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Paper 2 Tips

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Paper 1 Question 4

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Paper 1 Question 4  Edexcel English Language GCSE - Evaluation

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Top tips for taking Paper 1 Edexcel GCSE English Language exam

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Exam Technique

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Four simple ways to make the most of what you already know

You may have been revising solidly for months and know everything that can possibly be known, you may be relying on last-minute cramming or you may just be winging it on the day of the exam.

Whatever your preparation style, here are four tips to help you nail your exam technique and avoid throwing unnecessary marks away:

Answer the question, the whole question and nothing but the question.

Don't answer the question you wish was there.It sounds obvious, but any examiner will tell you that this is the biggest mark loser. It's just so tempting to see a keyword or phrase and just spew out everything you can remember about a topic.

Remember to:

Plan essay questions carefully with an introduction and a conclusion that refers back to the question

Keep checking back at the question to keep yourself on track, using words from the question regularly

Explain the points you make and support them with evidence and examples

Be positive

A certain amount of stress and nerves in the build-up to exams is understandable and healthy n most cases. But if you go into the exam certain that you're going to fail, there's a real danger of panic. Don't worry!

Remember to:

Familiarise yourself with the exam room, the journey to and from school or college, waiting for the exam to start and so on. This will help you deal with the real situation when it comes around

See the exam as an opportunity to show what you know - and try to enjoy it

Good timing is everything

You can't really complain if you do badly because you haven't revised much or don't understand things, but running out of time is an agonising way to lose marks.

You may know everything there is to know, understand every question and possess all the skills needed for an A* but if you mistime the exam these abilities mean little.

Remember to:

Check how long the exam is (with start and finish times), how questions are structured and how marks are allocated. Knowing these things lets you work out exactly where you should be in the paper at any point during the exam.

Practise the different types of questions in the time allocated as part of your revision, and try whole papers under timed conditions to get a feel for your time management

Keep an eye on your timings as the exam progresses. If you are in danger of overrunning on one question consider leaving it, moving on and coming back to it later.

Show the examiner how clever you are

It's not just about getting the right answer; marks are often available for showing how you think a problem through. But if the examiner doesn't know how you arrived at an answer, they can't give you credit.

Remember to:

Let the examiner see your working; put it on the actual exam script, not on a corner of the question paper

Provide the main definitions and explanations that got you to your answer

Article by Fox Corner on Tuesday 27 March 2018
Last edited by Nik Taylor on Thursday 02 May 2019

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How to do better in your exams without knowing more

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You may have been revising solidly for months and know everything that can possibly be known, you may be relying on last-minute cramming or you may just be winging it on the day of the exam.