HOW TO GET A GRADE 9 IN GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE (Top Tricks They Don't Tell You)

[@EVLYNA123]

Bro your videos helped me so much I just got my gcse language mock results back and I usually get about grade 6-7 in prior mocks but for the first time ever I got a grade 9 I couldn’t believe it thank you so much ❤️❤️

[@psivy5942]

Well done ♡ I'm doing my yr10 mocks today wish me luck 😭

[@ibzos]

@@psivy5942 lol good luck

[@فتوش-س8ز]

​@@psivy5942 good luck u have them in a month How do u thunk u did? Also what exam board do u use? And wat past paper did u get?

[@psivy5942]

@@فتوش-س8ز I did them about a week ago now... I think I did alright on some of them. I know I got 7 on my French Reading and an 8 on my French Writing. Also two 8s on two of my science exams but I'm not sure which ones.... I'm getting my proper results in a couple of weeks and I can tell you what past papers there were... Also I think I did AQA papers.

[@SEditsOfficial]

@@psivy5942 samee

[@spice10]

well well well, here we are. The night before the language paper 1 exam, finding out you actually had to revise

[@mirshathmohamed2814]

Bro I’m just a yr10 watching this video knowing it will help me a lot in the future 😂

[@hailysass4137]

@@mirshathmohamed2814 frr i’m stressing i’m going into yr 11 and i am bad english i need to get a 9💀💀💀

[@mirshathmohamed2814]

@@hailysass4137 same 😂

[@Looks_maxxing0]

Bro 😂

[@NowWhatt]

Nah bro I’m watching this 5 months away from exam

[@dorsataj]

In my school, we take “blurting” very seriously but we actually call it “retrieval practice”. when you write everything down that you know without your notes, essentially you are retrieving the information from your short term memory into your long term memory. it’s a very effective revision strategy and I’m glad you mentioned it. also, thank you so much for the amazing tips! loved the video:)

[@SmileWithSola]

Retrieval practice - that sounds so fancy! Might start using that now 😉, glad it helped you and good luck with your GCSEs! x

[@dorsataj]

@@SmileWithSola thank you so much! ☺️

[@marib5440]

we do that in our school as well :D

[@fin6063]

yes we do this too in our school :p

[@byersvhs]

can i do this when I only have a few days for my lit exam? or does this work best long term ?

[@AaryaOn]

I'm an English teacher/GCSE Examiner and this is excellent advice - highly recommend students watching this vid. Well done Sola.

[@Michelle.x]

Hi do u have any tips

[@libbymorley2513]

Stacey was my teacher a few years ago just before she started fully focusing on her online teaching. Shes amazing and brings so much more meaning and thought behind seemingly boring and plain extracts.

[@orophaynx]

she’s my current english teacher shes amazing

[@teapoints]

@@orophaynx omg same 😭

[@libbymorley2513]

@@akhilmuddam9888 yes she honestly does I’m now in year 12 and got a 7 In language and 8 in lit

[@akhilmuddam9888]

@@libbymorley2513 wow well done

[@zxorizonn_3111]

SO YOI GIYS R IN THE SAME CLAS

[@lovezinglife3937]

Your videos are so super helpful. I'm a mum who's daughter is in year 10 starting her GCSES. She's super nervous and she's dyslexic so I'm trying to learn tips myself so i can help her. Thank you for your amazing tips.

[@ilovekene9697]

1. Understand the question+ what it requires of you. 2. Stay away from taught structures such as P.E.E. Let you analysis include lexical fields, symbolic meaning, literal meaning, words + connotations and ALWAYS a language device. 3. Make a unique, out of the box point.

[@MI-hx2qn]

my actual gcse is in 4 weeks and i was predicted a grade 8 and 7 but was getting 5s or 6s and after all this my practice paper i got a grade 8 on both Thank You So Much

[@sidra7771]

these tips were so good you explained it so well and i actually know what to do now thankyou!!

[@bluetreats1321]

You've got the same irl name as me😂

[@angel-ez3dq]

@@bluetreats1321 u ui

[@Texxba]

Who else is here in 2024 literally 2 months away from doing your gcse’s 😭😭 Literally English Lit is Monday tomorrow I’m cooked

[@uranium_34]

less than a month away and i finally decided to revise 😭

[@maxwalsh9950]

Yess (and i have art tomorrow omg 💀)

[@aqil_yt787]

Me

[@fahim_betaa]

​@@maxwalsh9950 I had art today😭😭

[@maxwalsh9950]

@@fahim_betaa ohh hope it went well :))

[@idrinkpith1404]

OMG I WENT FROM A 6 TO AN 8 THANKS TO YOUU💘💘💘💘

[@SmileWithSola]

OMGG congrats!! So glad my video helped you! 🥰

[@harryhawe8694]

@@SmileWithSola could I watch a video on a certain theme or character (not make any notes) then wait 10 to 20 mins then blurt. Does this sound like a good strategy or is there a better way to do this.

[@SmileWithSola]

@@harryhawe8694 Sounds good! It's just that it might take a bit longer to write the extra answers as you'd have to watch the video again. I'd make a mindmap initially which has everything on it so I can refer back to that.

[@harryhawe8694]

@@SmileWithSola sounds good.I just to make every second count because I find what I have learnt just slips out my head ( metaphorically speaking) if I just passively make notes. Do you know any other active revision techniques which have been proven to work well for getting the best grades?

[@SmileWithSola]

@@harryhawe8694 Watch my video on how to get a grade 9 in any subject

[@AishaPandor-ud6ub]

Your videos really helped. I got a grade 8 by watching your video.

[@idontknow1630]

Stuck on 6s for lang + lit and I really hope I can get 7s in the real thing. Great video btw!

[@adapavii]

yeah me too :) Thanks for the vid!

[@cup2red]

literally same

[@lamiah.2938]

I've been stuck on 6 for eng for 2 years. Finally got a 7. 😭

[@MK-ix8wg]

@@lamiah.2938 how 😭😭😭

[@idontknow1630]

how'd the exams go you lot

[@fatima.s4382]

My biggest challenge with English is time. I usually get full marks on the questions I answer but I always run out of time with at least one whole question left unanswered. Tbh idk what to do anymore. My target is a 9 but I don’t see that happening with this obstacle.

[@SmileWithSola]

As I said in the video, you need to give yourself time restraints. Once you finish this time, finish the sentence and move on. It's better to at least get some marks on a question rather than 0 - that reduces your chances of getting a grade 9 drastically.

[@fatima.s4382]

@@SmileWithSola thanks

[@justsomeone5660]

Any tips for creative writing? I suck at it

[@SmileWithSola]

@@justsomeone5660 I really recommend watching Mr Bruff's exemplar essays and looking at how they seamlessly use language devices such as metaphors, similes, etc. Start to implement these into your own writing and give your essays to your teacher for feedback.

[@justsomeone5660]

@@SmileWithSola I'll try that! Thanks!

[@notskillfulpob]

Thank you for properly explaining this to me because the way you explained it made me understand the process easier so I’m thankful for that.

[@_3m1yz_31]

Omg I’m so glad this video exists I’ve taken all your advice and I’m writing LOTS of practise questions and getting my teacher to mark :)

[@SmileWithSola]

Excellent! Let me know how it goes :-)

[@pluvvio]

how did you do?

[@LuluNewNew]

I jumped from a 3 to a 9 in english langauge just by knowing about what the questions are

[@rafikyadjel6276]

Know the questions it’s the half answer

[@thetwosiblings1123]

Do you mean knowing like q5 is writing a description or narrative?

[@jamilachowdhury4710]

can you please explain more, right now I am getting grade 3/4 aswell.

[@shayzwrldz]

how? please respond

[@Angelo0709-ne9ln]

How did U know what the questions were did someone predict it if someone did can U help me aswell

[@altritzy6713]

thank you so much for this vid!! I really hope I can get all 9s on my year 10 mocks :))

[@aestheticstudylife]

Let me know how it goes! What r ur current grades?

[@altritzy6713]

@@aestheticstudylife I have my mocks in 3 weeks and my current grades are as follows: english lit & lang: 5 math: 7 triple science: 777 religious studies: 8 history: 9 business: 8 health and social care BTEC: Level 2 distinction i'll update when I get my mock results :)) UPDATEEEE (19/07/22) : I didn't do as well on my mocks, but its a starting point for me to improve on english lit & lang: 5, 6 math: 8 triple science: 588 (5 for chem, 8 for phy and 8 for bio) religious studies: 6 history:9 business:9 Health and social care BTEC: Level 2 distinction

[@isabellerobey]

@@altritzy6713 Good luck with your results! I'm waiting for my mock results too

[@curiuzcatz5032]

@@altritzy6713 pls Help how did U get a 9 in history- Like ik the content but apparently most marks focus on structure. What do U do?

[@altritzy6713]

@@curiuzcatz5032 what exam board do you do?

[@madeleine_exe102]

this was so helpful !! my english national 5 exam is in two weeks and i was struggling with the memorisation of quotes and analysis but the blurt method is really good and i will definitely be using this to revise ! thank you

[@mustafemowliid3803]

I’m here to give my best feedback from you I’ve tried some of your revision tip with English language GCSE and I got passed for that I really appreciate your input effort in this video❤😊

[@SmileWithSola]

Great job! Glad to hear it :)

[@larrybabs9964]

Thank you!! I can finally stop crying about my grades!

[@Ddumi123]

Bruh i need this lmao got a 3 in lang

[@adorasophiex]

SAME

[@MiaWallace85]

I got a 4 😍

[@icanhandledatt]

@@MiaWallace85 same😍

[@Faithjohnson3467]

SAME , I honestly don’t know what I’m doing wrong 😑

[@sarahmazambi372]

@@MiaWallace85 SAME

[@cheesyfeetgeoguessr4651]

I've got my english language mock tomorrow... I'm panicking 😭😭 your videos were so helpful during my end of years so I will update you tomorrow if anyone is reading this haha

[@aanisxa]

3 months until my GCSES, this vid helped a lot because i literally had no idea how to revise English before

[@kingswervv]

English language is mostly my weak point thank you for these tips

[@jnk4014]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@sanaakhan3219]

Thank you!. This honestly helps so much.

[@rahmaomgsis]

Am I the only one who thinks that if she becomes a tuition teacher she will be the best😊😊😊

[@fishymemes2308]

I needed this before getting a grade 3 in my end of year 10 exam

[@studylover1154]

I really love your videos! I just found out your channel yesterday and I have been seeing your videos 24/7. Thank you for helping us so much, it is really helpful!💖

[@joshford5805]

thanks have my first exam for english soon!

[@at-focused1962]

In Year 10, I did mocks , I got a 7 in literature and 5.4 in language so yeah I’m trying to boost my grades up to 6 to 7 minimum

[@not...not...no.643]

TYSM FOR ALL UR TIPS UR A LEGEND 👏 hoping all is going exceedingly well for u in dental school xx also tysm for the exemplar essaysssss i didnt even know u could get them like that 😩😩🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@peacewilliams5867]

Thanks so much. I needed this. Such a blessing to see you❤❤

[@winston7033]

i like how u tell us how to get a grade 9 ur videos are amazing

[@TjB_123]

POV your watching this the night before exams (good luck everyone)

[@sakina.hussain2580]

tysm queen!!

[@nhalayac]

getting 6+ in my mocks rn js wanna secure that 7 tysm sola❤❤

[@zaynaht3256]

GUESS WHATTT i got a grade 9 for my gcse for english language and an 8 in literature im so happy and thankful for your videos thank you so muchhhhh i remember commenting about getting a 9 in my year 10 mocks and now i got my actual gcse results at grade 9 and 8s im so happy

[@uchennabruvboi6266]

TEACH ME

[@hi-py8lx]

i’m stuck on high 7s and idk how to improve thank you for this video! :]

[@Blessingstevens06]

That’s good tho

[@hi-py8lx]

@@Blessingstevens06 thank you, however i’m gonna take english for a levels so i wanna try and push myself for a higher grade y’know?

[@qtchelsey7956]

@@hi-py8lx you can defo do it

[@maysoon9740]

@@hi-py8lx me toooo

[@NamjoonsLostSlippers]

Thank you so much !!! this is rlly good adviceee :))))

[@MyMoAl]

ur acc a lifesaver ily

[@foodismylife4190]

This is super helpful. Thank you so much.

[@cartienthusiast1867]

Legend. I’ll come back with my grade if I remember. Go a 7 and 8 for English in Mocks.

[@Gemfahey_]

So we all here the night before our exam

[@BelemBL]

GREAT VID!!!!!!! I needed this

[@AbelOluyemi-e9i]

oh thanks for this, i'm really gonna ace it in grade 9

[@mygcsemaths]

Good luck Abel!

[@imnotmaame]

You’re so prettyyyy

[@DavidRodriguez-eo9wf]

I liked this video a minute in. Thank you!

[@Sara_lfc-22]

Thank you so much !! i really want to study law at university and i heard that english is a very useful A - Level , so i have to make sure that i am getting a good grade at GCSE. I wasn't sure where to start because i am currently working at a grade 5 so i would prefer to achieve a grade 8/9

[@Foreverambitous]

OMG ME ASWELL IM HERE SITTING ON A 5 so how did it go when you took her adivce?

[@boxersfitness]

Hi Sola, I am a parent and I came across your channel on helping my boy in his English work. He is in year 9 atm. Thank you so much for putting so much hard work in your channel.

[@SmileWithSola]

Thank you! So glad that you find my videos useful! 🙂

[@blackmamba6730]

no point of starting revision at year 9

[@lazerghost2461]

@@blackmamba6730 nah there is it'll be better for preparation for gcse and it'll be easier to understand stuff for the future

[@boxersfitness]

@@lazerghost2461 thank you 💪

[@cndkfotxihebfiejgf]

​@blackmamba6730 man I'm in year seven and I have parents that will kick me out if I don't get a 9 in everything💀💀

[@myfarts]

I'm a natural at English language and learned quickly, but I'm SO bad at timing and not rambling in sentences - going off the topic of the actual question ...

[@MohamedAli-sk5hl]

Hi sola! I’ve been watching your videos and they’ve greatly improved my revision. I have GCSEs this year and they’ve been really helpful. But could you please make a guide on RE, It’s my lowest grade (5+) and I want to get a 7 on it. Please and thank you!

[@Blessingstevens06]

I wouldn’t say I was bad at Re but I never revised n got a 5 but do exam questions out of each topic it works trust me

[@Blessingstevens06]

Have flash cards with source of wisdom and authority try having a question on one side e.g. what quote relates to evil and suffering On the other side put god is “compassionate and gracious slow to anger”

[@towanda1877]

hi you can use the advanced information as a start since it tells you the focus of the paper

[@towanda1877]

hi you can use the advanced information as a start since it tells you the focus of the paper

[@archngel8197]

Had to split this up into parts: part 1 :) I’m taking RE and I've gotten an 8- or an 8 on every mock and assessment so far. There are certain ways to structure your paragraphs which will ensure you have given enough info to get all the marks. First there is PEPE which is Point - Explain - Point - Explain and it is for the 4 mark question, basically you make a point and then back it up with an explanation, its best to include a religious teaching or an attitude in the explanation as it makes it flow better. And you repeat this once so your answer looks like, Point - Explain - Point - Explain, but make sure the second point is quite different from the first. e.g "Give 2 contrasting Christian viewpoint on abortion" P - [Some Christians would be against abortion because once of the ten commandments is "Do not kill"] E - [As abortion is the termination of the foetus it can be seen as murder and would go against "Do not kill"] P - [Some Christians would be accepting of abortion if the pregnancy endangers the health of the mother] E - [Pregnancy can occasionally lead to the death of the woman, as Christians believe God loves all individuals, abortion may be considered to spare god from the suffering]

[@iamtheryanplays]

Thank you this video helped ☺️

[@FROoOSKSA]

man.....im not even fluent in english but this video gave me some hope

[@SmileWithSola]

so glad to hear it :)

[@luxueey]

this helped soo much, thanks

[@aayamohsin]

thank you so much you are a life saver . i have a couple of weeks before my exams and that made me so frustrated . i didnt know how to study because all the methods i tried didn't work .

[@lipio9726]

this video alone was the reason for me going from failing to a 5 without revision. Thanks. also if u don't mind could you explain how else I should structure if I refrain from using PEE, I understand the usage of lexical fields and language devices etc, but an example paragraph would be nice, thanks.

[@mariamdhoyazan8724]

thank you so much this was very helpful❤

[@ibb_xy]

hii! your videos have been a BIG help to me, i wanted to ask if your have any plans to make a guide for the 3 sciences, physics, chemistry and biology.

[@SmileWithSola]

Yupp, that's probably going to be my next video! Glad you find my videos helpful :-)

[@ibb_xy]

@@SmileWithSola awesome! i'll look out for when you next upload!

[@mxchelle6795]

My GCSES are next week I rlly love English and I tried the tips you said for English language in lesson and it got like lv3 band. Thank u soo much for this video I hope this helps me get above 5s in my GCSES

[@user-y1206]

Thank you so much sola you are truly inspiring, its also my future dream to become a dentist 🦷 ive watched so many other you-tuber videos and yours is actually so useful and applicable to me and this has really motivated me to work harder in english and see the fun side of studying english lit and lang 😁, cant wait for more videos

[@SmileWithSola]

Aww I’m glad it helped! Good luck with your studies!

[@ayomidepeters4573]

I think this will be beneficial to me I got a 5A in my mocks but i wanna go even further

[@shaq9116]

got a 9 with last minute revision thanks!

[@SmileWithSola]

Congrats!! 🥳 🎉

[@rubygrellier8165]

Your videos are very helpful! Could you make one about choosing subjects to study at sixth form :)

[@rubygrellier8165]

Just checked your channel and realised you already made a video about a levels,could you make a video about French? (If you took it) :)

[@ryanvictorfilms]

DOING GODS WORK LOVE MWAH

[@nanditharaghavan4293]

Omg English language is my worst subject!! (in my y11 mocks I got 9s in everything and a 6 in eng. lang). Thank you so much for the tips Sola I hope I improve :)

[@unkn0wn_xx]

What did u do to revise??

[@nanditharaghavan4293]

@unkn0wn_xx wdym, for english?

[@Dan-iu8ls]

Me at 11:30 pm day before the exam realising that i probably should've actually done sth for this 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@angiefilmcam]

these are so good, i'm so glad i found this! is there any tips or resources for computer science revision too? tysm :))

[@SmileWithSola]

Yup, I'm going to be making a video on this soon!!

[@maven8470]

ty this would be so helpful!!

[@jingle1412]

Thanks! This helped 😁

[@nickii1701]

Could you do combined science please x

[@amaka.06]

Pls do😭🫶🏾

[@Ditipig]

Please may you do a video on how to pick the best quotes and narrow them down as well as how to learn those quotes

[@thv_vibezz]

Thank you for this video 💕

[@nkatekomaluleka3452]

thank you so much, just binged this entire series for exams, can you do one for a additional language

[@SmileWithSola]

Didn’t do a language unfortunately!

[@sharkiefamlove]

Thank you so much! This is very helpful, could you please make a video on how to get a grade 9 in gcse history??

[@marib5440]

wednesday is the big day :D

[@zulaykhamunye]

samee

[@marib5440]

@@zulaykhamunye cmon bro we got this

[@josephthespaceman3277]

sm

[@zulaykhamunye]

@@marib5440 yessirr

[@darrenebosele]

i knew some of these tips alr and i agreee 1000%. in my november mocks i got a 5 and using these tips alr, i got a 7(two marks off an 8)

[@SmileWithSola]

That's amazing!

[@darrenebosele]

thank yu! keep doing what ya doing honestly and if i get a 9 it’s all thanks to yu fr

[@sakimohammad1114]

Gonna try these before my mocks next week haha

[@darrenebosele]

update: IK ITS LATE NOW BUT I GOT AN 8 in lang n lit (4 marks off a 9 in both 😭).

[@darrenebosele]

@@sakimohammad1114 they rlly helped. i got an 8 in lang and lit.

[@samuelbamfo2567]

could you make a video on how to do well in history? i struggle to revise for that subject

[@yourlocaltherapistfriend5091]

my gcse's are an accident waiting to happen, praying that this helps me get above a 5 in both this year, maybe even my target of a 7 in each I could only dream of a 9, but I'll certainly try

[@ibzos]

Same

[@FlixRacing]

THANK YOU!!

[@saracavalli]

This was so helpful you don’t even understand 💕

[@Norrisnuts1259]

I got 3 in English I rlly need this

[@iu5596]

i hate english but i love maths and science lol

[@darrenebosele]

THANK YU SO MUCH 🐐

[@tayeeebah_x]

I have my GCSE'S this year, and english the subject i struggle with the most, and the highest Marks I got with 3 😭. I really really want to improve that, hopefully your videos help.

[@ZODDtheApostle]

Me watching this having 10 exams starting in a few days and just started revising:

[@haseebriaz2592]

Great video , Im currently struggling with Romeo and Juliet due to the unfamiliarity of it . A lot of people tend to do Macbeth so there is barely any high grade analysis on youtube . On top of that , my exam board for English literature is Edexcel which does not help . A lot of people do AQA and so there is a difference between the style of questions and how to answer them , I cant even find any exemplar answers for edexcel and it gets really frustrating .

[@finnwilde]

Sola: "English, u love it or u hate it" Also Sola: neither loves nor hates it...

[@svd2673]

I'm just discovering this video, I'm sure it will be really helpful, but I came to the UK in the year 10 and I didn't know any English. I'm in the year 12 now and I'm taking a retake, but I'm very worried and scared. And I'm thinking if I fail the course again, I don't know what to do...

[@celebtingz1698]

Thank you so much 🙏🏾

[@sabrinaadan5801]

please do a "how i got a 9 in computer science video" it would mean alot ,, i love ur vids keep up the hard work !!

[@Psychology-Facts-]

Same

[@chaska8144]

this is my strongest subject, for programming you should watch videos on a high level programming laguage, for example "Python tutorial"on youtube is an example, those types of videos are made for people who want jobs in programming so it goes in deeper skill, you are not required t have that kind of knowledge but it made me being able to produce pseudocode so easily, to practice your prgroramming skills use codewars this is the most important one since programming is least about theory

[@chaska8144]

For resources in CS I got you as well, most of this for theory so paper 1: Seneca learning MrBrownCS (KZbin) Craig n Dave A textbook, one i recommend is the CGP one programming: Python tutorial videos on youtube and practice is key to get better at programming so use codewars, or even leetcode (leetcode is designed for people who are going to take interviews in jobs requiring programming, so it has many practical questions)

[@sabrinaadan5801]

@@chaska8144 thank you so much , if ur sitting the exams this year just like me i hope u do rlly well !

[@chaska8144]

@@sabrinaadan5801 ty, I want to do cyber security/ethical hacking in the future so I look into alot of sectors of computer science but computer science and cyber security are different in some ways

[@french-korean]

Can you also make a video on making a mind map because I struggle with that.

[@chisomxx9636]

Hi Sola, do you have any tips for creative writing? Thank you so much this was incredibly helpful!!! x

[@SmileWithSola]

I really recommend watching Mr Bruff's exemplar essays and looking at how they seamlessly use language devices such as metaphors, similes, etc. Start to implement these into your own writing and give your essays to your teacher for feedback.

[@amenanguessan225]

Thank you so much

[@juanthehorse7148]

Do i use PETAL Paragraphs or PEEL Paragraphs?

[@NHG2133]

have to retake english language cause i only got a 5 last year and kings colege needs a minimum of a 6 in maths and english language my first exam is in 3 weeks i pray i can do this

[@Angelo0709-ne9ln]

HOW did it go ik this was 2 years ago :)

[@user-y1206]

Hey Sola, you know how in the video you mentioned about writing a question, and answering it to make your revision session productive, would you advise using your notes to write ✍️ it up, without timed condition and give it to the teacher to mark? Instead of answering the question by memory

[@SmileWithSola]

I think when learning how to structure your answers initially try with your notes but once you understand how to write a high quality essay then start doing it from memory

[@user-y1206]

@@SmileWithSola Thank you soo much, sola for the advice, I will be consistently practicing to structure my essays from now and getting a hang of it 😊

[@lamiah.2938]

Can u give me any examples of a writers intention? I feel like I'm not very in depth on it.

[@superleo7414]

so for english literature, say if analysing a quote, should i talk about the adjective or noun or verb etc used? will this gain me marks and improve my analysis?

[@SmileWithSola]

If it’s relevant to the analysis, yes! If not then not really! There’s no harm in naming the type of word if you are analysing the word in particular.