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English Literature
A Level

Do you have any advice regarding nervousness during an exam?

Nervousness during exams is a problem for many students, especially when faced with the task of writing multiple full length essays under a time limit. However, it is definitely possible to evade those pe...

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How do I memorise quotations for a closed book exam?

The phrase "closed book exam" is enough to make even the most seasoned English Literature student shudder slightly. It's a concept that can set students into a complete panic, keeping them up...

AM
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How do I structure an essay?

One useful way of structuring an essay is to divide it into sections as follows:

Introduction: This should use words from the question and briefly summarise what you will argue/examine/di...

ME
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How to effectively structure a comparative essay?

When comparing two texts it is important to write out a rough plan, as it can often be confusing and all over the place when dealing with two texts and not planning properly!

The comparat...

NM
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I'm having trouble getting high marks on my OCR English essays because of poor structure. My teacher says I've got good ideas, but I just can't seem to get the structure right. Can you help?

English essays are a tricky one to nail, but the best way to get high marks on structure is to closely follow the assessment objectives/paragraphs rule.

Essentially, there are 4 assessmen...

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