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How different are ELAT essays to A-level essays?

In terms of structure, the two are not all that different: ELATs just allow you a lot more freedom. A-level essays are of course limited by a set syllabus, by your revision, by the other essays you've got to...
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Answered by Jessica B. ELAT tutor
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How to begin to approach the ELAT paper?

The ELAT should be broken in to 3 stages: first - read through all the texts, paying attention to stylistic qualities about passage that would bear interesting comparison: the ELAT is a comparative test so t...
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Answered by Clarissa M. ELAT tutor
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How do I write an essay on an piece of unseen literature?

First I’d make some general points like…It is important to get a sense of what the piece is about before you do anything – always read an unseen twice if not three times so that you could summarise it in a c...
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Answered by Daisy H. ELAT tutor
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How do I start to approach the ELAT?

The ELAT is an unsual test for one main reason: it has no questions. Instead you are faced with six poems or extracts from texts, which all have a shared theme. Themes in the past have included Journeys and ...
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Answered by Amanda W. ELAT tutor
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What is the examiner looking for and how do I get a good mark?

In truth, only your teacher can know due to Oxford's marking system which means that only qualified teachers have access to the marking scheme. However, what they are looking for is a well articulated mind a...
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Answered by Samuel T. ELAT tutor
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