A breakdown of each question in the GCSE English Language Paper 1, with suggested lengths of time and what to focus on.

Grade A AQA English Language Accent and Dialect Essay to the question “Evaluate the idea that some accents and dialects are more attractive than others”. This essay scored 26/30.

Grade A AQA English Literature B Richard II and The Great Gatsby Essay (section C). Top band answer to the question ‘Moments of happiness in tragedies are rare and their only purpose is to heighten the tragic outcome’. To what extent do you agree?

Grade A AQA English Literature William Blake Songs of Innocence and Experience Essay to the question "“In the world Blake presents, there is no escape from political and social constraints”. Mark awarded = 18/25

A* (27/30 marks) essay on “Evaluate the idea that occupational language needs to be plain English.” Includes all assessment objectives, provides examples and evaluates theory well.

English literature a-level AQA coursework on “The Book Thief”, using the critical anthology to discuss the literary value of the novel. This received 24/25 marks, equating to an A*

Grade A essay on The Handmaid’s Tale to the question “The principal focus of the novel is on the personal suffering of the female characters, rather than the repressive power of Gilead”. 19/25

This essay is for the AQA English Language coursework. This language investigation is about how the Birmingham accent is portrayed in the media and our stereotypes towards accents and dialects. It received an A* (49/50 marks), including data/graphs and analysis of linguistic terminology

Mind maps of themes and symbolism present in The Kite Runner, with context and quotes.

Grade A directed writing/journalistic article based on the topic of language and gender from the AQA English language A-level specification.

Grade B AQA English Literature section C essay on The Handmaid’s Tale and The Kite Runner to the question “Social and political protest writing often focuses on rebellion against those in power”. This essay scored 17/25 marks.

Grade A AQA English Language Change Essay to the question “Evaluate the idea that language change is a random and uncontrollable process”.

Grade B AQA a-level English Literature Blake essay to the question ‘In his poetry, Blake presents parents as oppressive and controlling of their children.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? Remember to include in your answer relevant detailed exploration of Blake’s authorial methods. This essay scored 16/25.

Grade A essay on Cordelia in King Lear to the question “Cordelia’s death is the shocking climax of cruelty in Shakespeare’s exploration of evil”. This is based on literature B from AQA.

Grade A directed writing essay/journalistic article on the topic of accents and dialects.

Grade B AQA English Literature Blake’s poetry Essay to the question “Opposition to anything that oppresses the human spirit is the element that dominates The Songs of Innocence and Experience”. To what extent do you agree?. This essay was marked 16/25.

AQA A-level English Language, Language Change mind maps covering AO1 content (models, attitudes etc)

English Language a level coursework - this directed writing piece is an article written for The Guardian about The Beauty Myth. Receiving 49/50 marks, this was awarded an A* grade.

Grade B AQA English Language Child language development essay to the question “Interaction with caregivers is the most important factor on a child’s language development” (30 marks). Based on the Joey transcript found on the AQA website (question 4) https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/english/AQA-77021-SQP.PDF

Grade A AQA English Language discourse analysis essay on the passive voice (the articles are below the essay).

Grade A directed writing essay/journalistic article on the topic of language and occupation and gender.