Well done to all those Year 11 pupils who have been attending English revision after school on Mondays. This year pupils will be sitting the new English exams (graded 9-1) and there is a lot to revise including four set texts.

Don’t let your child tell you that you can’t revise for English – you can!

Here are some methods:

• Produce a character/theme mind-map for a set text
• Produce a set of revision cards for your set text
• Draw a plot diagram for your set text
• Learn quotations from your set text
• Revise the techniques for different styles of writing
• Complete timed answers – submit them to your teacher
• Read online newspaper articles
• Watch some of the Mr Bruff revision tutorials available on line
• Attend Easter revision classes at school
• Revise rules for structure of stories
• Use GCSEPod to revise punctuation rules
• Plan a writing response – content and technique