about oxford revise: AQA GCSE English Language revision guide
Find out the best way to approach your AQA GCSE English Language exam questions and get plenty of practice for how to compose answers and structure arguments.
We understand that you might be concerned about how to revise for your English Language exam, including what to revise and prepare, and how to do it. Oxford Revise helps you build and revise your understanding of the knowledge and key concepts you need for your exam and then utilise this as you work through the Exam Knowledge section.
Revise for your AQA GCSE English Language exam with Oxford Revise
This guide covers all the key concepts and exam knowledge that you need to revise for the AQA GCSE English Language exam using clear, easy-to-understand language. It will build your knowledge and skills for Papers 1 and 2. You will get support to approach exam questions and plenty of practice for how to compose answers and structure arguments. For instance:
- Key terms boxes highlight the important words and language that you need to understand and help you to use them confidently.
- Revision tips give you advice and guidance and quick ways to understand the core concepts and practise remembering them.
AQA GCSE English Language exam practice
Exam-style questions offer opportunities for practice. These are designed to build your confidence, consolidate your knowledge and stretch your understanding. As well as this, there are helpful tips throughout:
- Exam tips show you how to interpret questions, provide guidance on how to answer them, and give advice on how to secure as many marks as possible. Guidance is also offered on how to approach different command words.
This guide is divided into two parts:
- Part 1: Concept Knowledge – this section covers the key concepts and devices that you need to revise going into your exams.
- Part 2: Exam Knowledge – this section gives you an overview of each paper and takes you through all the questions you will encounter in Paper 1 and Paper 2 of your AQA GCSE English Language exam.
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Contents list
Contents for the Oxford Revise AQA GCSE English Language
Part 1: Concept Knowledge
1. Texts and their meaning
2. Figurative language
3. Rhetorical language
4. Characterisation, setting, and mood
5. Attitudes and perspectives
6. Sentence forms
7. Narrative structure
8. Structuring and argument
Part 2: Exam Knowledge
Paper 1
• Reading the source/Question 1
• Question 2
• Question 3
• Question 4
• Question 5
Paper 2
• Reading the source/Question 1
• Question 2
• Question 3
• Question 4
• Question 5
Paper 1 Source Bank
Paper 2 Source Bank
Assessment Objectives
Answers
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The Oxford Revise approach
Oxford Revise uses a clear three-step method to get you ready for your exams.
1. Knowledge – Learn the facts through an easy-to-follow ‘Knowledge Organiser’ in each chapter.
2. Retrieval – Check you’ve retained the exam knowledge, through quick-fire recall questions and answers.
3. Practice – Put your knowledge into practice by completing plenty of exam-style questions.
In addition, there are lots of hints and tips from revision and subject experts on how to plan your revision and helpful advice on techniques to build exam confidence.
Our expert authors
Series editor and author: Jennifer Webb
Authors:
Steve Eddy
Graham Elsdon
Jennifer Webb
Series Editor for Oxford Revise, English. English teacher, senior leader and best-selling author.
Steve Eddy
With over thirty years’ experience of writing English textbooks for schools and study guides, Steve is the author for Oxford Revise AQA GCSE English Language. He is currently an English teacher, lecturer and examiner.
Graham Elsdon
Graham in the author for Oxford Revise AQA GCSE English Language. He is an English teacher and leader, author, trainer and best-selling author, with extensive senior experience leading national and international exam boards.
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