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There are no tiers in English so, no matter what your target is, you can aim as high as possible.  \nIf you’re currently on-track for 7-9, these tips will help to make sure you get there in the real exams. If you’re around 5 or 6, there are some straightforward ideas here which will help you to boost your marks.  \nHow to use:  \nEach section gives you some ideas for how to aim for 7-9. The best thing to do is to read each in turn and have a go at using these techniques. Simply reading this from front to back won’t really achieve anything. This guide doesn’t replace the component guides, which go over how to tackle each type of question. It is an extension to that more basic knowledge.  \nThe guide is separated into general techniques which will help you in all aspects of your English GCSEs and then those specific to Language or Literature. There is a lot of crossover!  \nContents  \n\n| Page | General techniques |\n| --- | --- |\n| 3 | What? How? Why? Analysis (ditch the PEA!) |\n| 4 | Features of academic writing: appositives |\n| 5 | Features of academic writing: passive voice |\n| 6 | Features of academic writing: thesis statements |\n| 7 | Being evaluative |\n| 8 | Being precise: negative vocabulary to describe characters |\n| 9 | Being precise: positive vocabulary to describe characters |\n|  | In Language |\n|  | Reading |\n| 10 | Understanding texts and questions |\n| 10 | Describing tone |\n| 10 | Evaluative structures |\n|  | Writing |\n| 11 | Anecdotal voice |\n| 11 | Inventive prose structuring |\n| 12 | Powerful transactional openings |\n| 12 | Creating convincing transactional texts |\n| 12 | Transactional endings |\n|  | In Literature |\n| 13 | Knowledge |\n| 13 | Author’s intentions and characters |\n| 13 | Structure |\n| 13 | Features of top-grade essays |\n| 14 | Analytical sentence structures |\n| 15-\u003Cbr>16 | Identifying precise tone in Literature (especially poetry and play extracts) |\n\nBetter analysis – scrap PEA, PEE, PEAL, PETA and all other acronyms!  \nWhile PEA and similar structures might have helped when you were younger, using such a formulaic structure at GCSE will limit you. Instead, use the more open:  \nWhat?  \nHow?  \nWhy?  \nWhat?  \n􀁸 Consider the big ideas, themes or ideas by giving an overview  \n􀁸 Consider what the author was trying to say or what they wanted the reader to feel  \nHow?  \n􀁸 Provide specific quotations, phrases or examples  \n􀁸 Identify the method the writer has used to achieve their aim: including language, techniques, structure and tone  \nWhy?  \n􀁸 Explain why the writer has created this effect  \n􀁸 Explore how successful this was and whether there are other ways of interpreting it  \nAn example:  \nWHAT?  \nStevenson uses animalistic language to describe Hyde, suggesting that he is a degenerated or savage version of Jekyll.  \nHOW?  \nWhen he kills Carew, it is with‘ape-like fury’. When Utterson meets him, he describes theman as‘hardly human’ and even Hyde’s actions are animal-like at that point when he‘hisses’ on being confronted.  \nWHY?  \nStevenson may have wanted to suggest that humans all contain a primitive version of themselves which is not ruled by society’s ideas of right and wrong. The link to apes here clearly suggests the Hyde part of Jekyll is less evolved, a reference to Darwin’s theory of evolution which many in the nineteenth century found worrying as they did not want to believe humans were simple animals. However, it is also possible that portraying Hyde as an animal implies that he cannot be held responsible for what he does. Animals act on instinct and if Hyde is merely an animal, perhaps he cannot be blamed for what he does.  \nNotice, also, the use of tentative language here: may; suggest; possible; implies; perhaps  \nThis is, obviously, a Literature example. You should also structure Language analysis in this way, but it will be more concise.  \nUse features of academic w","cbCaieN3z1kI2bxq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieN3z1kI2bxq","pdf",783655,16,"English","# What? How? Why? Analysis (ditch the PEA!)\n# Features of academic writing: appositives\n# Features of academic writing: passive voice\n# Features of academic writing: thesis statements\n# Being evaluative\n# Being precise: negative vocabulary to describe characters\n# Being precise: positive vocabulary to describe characters\n# In Language\n## Reading\n### Understanding texts and questions\n### Describing tone\n### Evaluative structures\n## Writing\n### Anecdotal voice\n### Inventive prose structuring\n### Powerful transactional openings\n### Creating convincing transactional texts\n### Transactional endings\n# In Literature\n## Knowledge\n### Author’s intentions and characters\n## Structure\n### Features of top-grade essays\n## Sentence structures\n### Analytical sentence structures\n### Identifying precise tone in Literature","[{\"question\":\"What analysis framework should you use at GCSE instead of PEA/PEE acronyms?\",\"answer\":\"Use a more open What-How-Why approach: consider the big ideas and overall effect first (What?), then provide specific quotations and methods (How?), and finally explain why the writer created the effect and how successful it is (Why?).\"},{\"question\":\"Which academic writing features does the guide recommend learning?\",\"answer\":\"The guide highlights techniques including appositives, passive voice, and thesis statements, alongside strategies for being evaluative and using precise vocabulary to describe characters.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the guide structure Language and Literature practice differently?\",\"answer\":\"It splits into general English GCSE techniques, then additional focus for Language (reading comprehension, tone, evaluative structures, and transactional writing skills) and Literature (knowledge of intentions/characters, essay features, analytical sentence structures, and identifying precise tone).\"}]","Aiming for 7-9 in English - GCSE English Language and Literature Tips | PDF",1790618438]