HOW TO GET FULL MARKS IN ENGLISH LIT A-LEVEL AS AN AVERAGE STUDENT!

[@beccakelly]

instead of revising, i'm watching "how to revise" videos

[@Rachel_Tensions]

get to work fatty

[@federatedcommander4382]

@@Rachel_Tensions ah

[@Rachel_Tensions]

FederatedCommander ??? SPEAK?? WHAT IS IT THAT YOU MEAN?

[@wolfybossaswag17]

@@Rachel_Tensions stfu.

[@Rachel_Tensions]

@@wolfybossaswag17 keep that mouth SHUT !!!

[@oliviao3964]

Loved English lit at gcse, but now hate it alevel, everytime I read a book or magazine I'm constantly analysing it😂😭

[@chloealcott9519]

THIS came at the right time!! Sis im in year 12 and Im getting D’s and Im worried about it so thankyouu

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Honestly, you've got so much time!! You're good xx

[@sharonberhane8]

I’m in year 12 and my whole class is at a U 💀💀

[@sharonberhane8]

QXM I had a dream this morning that I got a C and I cried... help me with English pls omg, a C is good for me 😂😂

[@sharonberhane8]

QXM Yh I’m still in year 12 and I’ve literally been crying about my U’s trust me 😂😂 I’ve re written the same paragraph 4x and I still dk if it’s good. One of my teacher told us that her gcse class writes better then us so I asked my friend in year 11 to send me her work. I skipped year 9 btw so I started year 12 a year early so I’m telling myself I just haven’t had time to develop writing skills bc that’s all I’m struggling with. I study the great gatsby, death of a salesman, othello and John Keats’s poetry.

[@sharonberhane8]

QXM thankkk youuu for ur advice. Yes I do AQA the tragedy component so I’m decently familiar with the aspects but I’ve never heard of megalopsychia so I’ll b sure to include that in my essays too. Context ngl I’m beautiful at, linking to tragedy I’m ok, analysis is sometimes underwhelming so I started re reading the texts and doing line by line analysis. It’s honestly just my writing that’s bad. Also I’m writing this question on gatsby rn that states ‘all are tainted by corruption in the great gatsby’ and my essay plan is heavily focused on Marxism and how it’s American values that lead to corruption and for my disagree I’m gonna say George isn’t corrupt (even tho I don’t believe that). I’m more focusing on capitalism for creating corrupt values then the corruption each character displays, like my first paragraph is on the police department and how that’s corrupt bc the police man let gatsby get away with speeding after he ‘waved his white card’. My next paragraph is on daisy / myrtle and how they represent the consumerist society (I’ll probably include the symbolism of gatsbys shirts for some AO2) and how society is corrupt bc of their materialistic values (I’ll also link it to Tom and myrtles penthouse and how she tries to overcompensate with the excess furniture etc). And for my final paragraph I’m saying George isn’t corrupt (AO5) and is manipulated by Tom into killing gatsby bc Tom has his own personal vendetta against gatsby for having a relationship with daisy so I’m saying that he displays corrupt hegemonic masculine traits that lead to gatsbys death. I’m also gonna say bc George lives in the ‘valley of ashes’ which is essentially a graveyard, every time the bourgeoisie visit, they fill up their cars with gas so they are literally sucking the life out of an already ‘desolate area’ etc so linking to Marxist theory about bourgeoisie exploiting the proletariats. I’m also gonna say the act of them filling up their car (so sucking the life of of the valley of ashes) is mirrored in George and how Tom (and daisy bc she’s the one that actually killed myrtle) lead to him taking his life, so they physically exploited George which is symbolic of the capitalist system etccc. With each of my paragraphs I have a link to Marxism so I feel like I might b doing too much on it or is this ok?

[@MeganMahoney1]

Ah this is actually so helpful, thank you! I’m in year 12 and I do Othello, Gatsby, The Handmaid’s Tale, A Street Car Named Desire, Feminine Gospels and the love anthology poems. English is by far my hardest A Level but then I agree with how you said it is so rewarding xx

[@captainjacksparrow5398]

Yeah Me also do Othello

[@ThatGirlAtTheConcert]

I do the exact same combination as you, bit weird that 😂

[@joshparkin6513]

do you happen to remember the handmaid’s tale question?

[@maguycook4329]

My doughter will be the same book of you this year. She is in a French high school with a British program. She will do A level in litterature and in history. Do you have your lessons because with the pandemic it will be hard to study. Let me know if you can help her! Thanks in advance

[@Kat_Treasure]

exactly the same !!

[@goncaozpalas283]

Omg I soooo needed this 😭😭 I’m doing eng lit a level and I’m failing soo bad🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@lucykeig5940]

i'm studying dracula, the bloody chamber (10/10 recommend), the tempest, a doll's house and rossetti poetry which is actually really interesting if you read some ! loved this video thank you!

[@meghardy2646]

I love all of these texts!! you got very lucky with these! xx

[@user-ws4cc9dq7j]

im doing Rossetti, Tempest, Bloody Chamber and Streetcar all amazing texts!

[@SimplyHollytv]

im in year 12 now, and im doing all of those except instead of dracula and a dolls house i am doing frankeinstien and one other one

[@katiebaker8969]

I'm doing all of these but Hamlet instead of The Tempest!

[@user-ws4cc9dq7j]

im doing bloody chamber and am struggling so much with the text recommend any resources?

[@jayhill5529]

Thankyou! You have literally remotivated my ethic for the subject 😂😭 Just started Year 13 and my grades from the start of Yr 12 have gone from B to U.

[@kamilafayzieva3030]

I need this so much I can’t thank you enough. Im struggling so much with A Level English lit 😢😢😢

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Good luck!!xx

[@kamilafayzieva3030]

Beauty Spectrum thanks girl!💕💕

[@melaniegipp8522]

English is by far my favourite A level! I am studying the joint English literature and language A-Level and the novels we are studying are The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams and The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. We studied The Lovely Bones at AS level and I loved it!

[@jadelauren2269]

I completed my A Levels a few years ago but here to support the channel nevertheless! ❤️I also studied Othello in English Literature, as well as To Kill A Mockingbird, really enjoyed both tbh!!

[@qlus]

Watching this the night before my exam

[@livjones4109]

Such a helpful video, thank you!! I'm on the AQA exam board too and I'm studying: The Taming of The Shrew, Gatsby, love poetry, Regeneration, My Boy Jack and war poetry xx

[@SigmaMichael-k8y]

Thanks, Im doing King Lear, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Death of a Salesman right now in year 12

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Ahhh good luck!!!🥰

[@jessh1445]

7 and a half weeks until English lit paper 1 😭 this video was so helpful, I’m studying Gatsby, othello, death of a salesman and Keats poetry for AS level and wowza, I underestimated how easy GCSE is in comparison 😂

[@MollyThompsonx_]

They're the exact texts I did at AS! Good Luck! you'll be fine!xx

[@lilsx6451]

ugh we love a successful queen😭😭💗💗🙏

[@jstjeonjk8722]

It's so hard but rewarding when you actually get it. Currently in year 13 and english lit has become even harder because of online class

[@sarah-nt4xl]

Thank you for this! I have my English end of year exam in just under 3 weeks!

[@user-yv1gh1lh8c]

Don't take English lit but here I amm!

[@MollyThompsonx_]

dedication!!!!

[@miashugar]

never needed a video as much as this, Thankyouuuuuu

[@liyamanuel9435]

I’m watching this cos I really need help and motivation with English GCSE absolutely hate it but you kind of make me motivated to do some revision x

[@emmaohdeary]

We do still do coursework!!! I'm in y13 and really struggling with lit atm, so this video is so useful!

[@KMA-jy8lj]

Omg this was so helpful!! I'm in year 12 and you've really boosted my motivation and hope of getting a good grade!! Do you have any tips for analyzing? Also I was wondering did the terminology you used in your analysis change a lot from GCSE and do you know any good resources for learning new terminology? Thank you xx

[@peonies4639]

This was so helpful!!!❤️I’ve been so terrified on how to structure my essays and this video gave me so much clarity about it! Also I genuinely this you and Millie t are doppelgängers😂

[@aoibhin6130]

I loved English lit A-Level! I studied King Lear, The Great Gatsby, Netherland, The Scarlett Letter and Seamus Heaney, and Robert Frost and John Donne poetry.

[@ubaidshah1910]

Was it worthwhile in terms of Job opportunity for your future?

[@LoveAshxo]

It’s like you read my mind! Needed this so badly - thank you!! Xx

[@zleepyish]

really needed this. actually writing an essay now and have no idea how to structure all my points. thanks

[@Ali_lamb]

Love this so much

[@abbey_rose_]

This is so useful im doing English lit,photography and art next year at college and am trying to push to get an A or A* at gcse but my teacher is useless 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@poline8009]

Excited to watch! I’m actually studying Hard Times at I gcse English lit right now :)

[@sharonberhane8]

I study: Othello Death of a salesmen Gatsby Keats poetry I also do aqa tragedy lol. This was rrly useful thankksss

[@Rachel_Tensions]

nobody asked

[@xStarzx100]

I had friends that took English Lit for A Level, and it sounded like a lot of content to remember much like humanity subjects. Not for me. Good luck y'all! I loved Death of A Salesman at GCSE though.

[@elliepounds6516]

Love your jumper and nails xx thank u for this video its sooooo helpful. we're studying Gatsby, Atonement, Hamlet, Larkin, Duffy and Rosetti poetry, A Streetcar Named Desire and the Duchess of Malfi xx

[@xoxoDANIELLE]

Thank you soooo much! I did my English Lit mocks on Monday and I’m studying the same texts that you did so gonna take your advice for the real thing aaaarrrghhh!!!xx

[@MollyThompsonx_]

eeek good luck!!x

[@em-gf3wl]

appreciate you so much for always doing everything you can to help others and give advice, you’re amazing ♥️

[@rory_john14]

Thanks for making this video. I start year 12 in about a week. I'm going to be studying The Great Gatsby, The Handmaid's Tale, Othello, A Streetcar Named Desire, Feminine Gospels, and Love poetry through the ages (pre-1900).

[@AddittiAgrawal]

you're so good at giving advice! i think you should do more videos like this if you can!

[@Charlotte-sr8mm]

This is so helpful Molly. Thank you so much!💕

[@elsnewts]

Could not be better timing- procrastinating my Othello essay rn but I reckon this is helpful procrastination 😂😂💞

[@jzlasif6395]

Wowww❤ Worth watching

[@RunicShark]

So far all I am aware that I'm studying at a level is the Great Gatsby, The Winter's Tale and Love poetry through the ages 😂😂

[@ZoZo-ln2gc]

You are so amazing and thoughtful of others and I love you and your content❤️ starting GCSEs soon and I’m scared 😬😬😬😬

[@habeebaayub1923]

You absolutely smashed it

[@jade7934]

💓great tips Molly I’m with Edexcel and we are studying Wuthering Heights, A thousand Splendid Suns, Othello, A Streetcar Named Desire, Poems of the decade and Poetry by Christina Rossetti :)

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Ahhh I'm jealous they're good books!!x

[@kamilafayzieva3030]

Oh and my texts are The Handmaids Tale, Frankenstein, A Streetcar Named Desire, Othello, The Wife of Bath, Morden poetry (POTD) and for coursework I’m thinking of comparing The Picture of Dorian Gray to either Dr Faustus or The Clockwork Orange 💕💕

[@anoushkamonzonladas8462]

Kamila Fayzieva omg are you on the edexcel course. If you are I’m doing the exact same texts as you! Have you got any advice?

[@cassandra4222]

I'm doing the exact same texts for the tragedy paper, this is gonna be so helpful thank you sm!!

[@fynnleypeach832]

I’m behind in everything but tea is I’m just sat watching these videos acting like it will get rid of my problems

[@missjasmeent4539]

We still do coursework :)

[@yaraa9351]

taking english next year woohoo

[@zara8527]

I'm in Year 11 but i'm so confused on what to choose for my A-levels ugh, i need to give my form for sixh form in next week but i'm still not sure what i should choose

[@s0neskim]

Zara :] you’re just like me but I did took Literature as one of my A levels subject and I came here cause I’m struggling to understand this subject

[@isabellasmithson5554]

I'm in year 12 and I am studying Othello, tess of the d'ubervilles, 2 lots of poetry, handmaids tale and a streetcar named desire

[@TheRosieTeddy]

Briony Kingswood I picked it and I got a 9 in gcse but it is honestly not my strong point. Only pick it if you really like it. I hate it at a level and I’m stuck at a D and exams are in 4 months

[@bliv8227]

Love love love this xxx

[@lottieele8004]

i’m in year 13 and i have a mock tomorrow, i’ve been getting consistent D’s since year 12 and my teacher is being trash and saying to me and other D students that there’s nothing we can do to improve... i’m so worried. i loved english lit at GCSE but i absolutely hate it now at A Level and i’m so sad i can’t drop it (i only do 3 subjects) but i think if i had better teachers maybe i’d understand everything better. but this video was very helpful, thank you !

[@j_g0389]

I’m in the same position as you right now… what did you get in your exam?

[@lottieele8004]

@@j_g0389hi! i'm sorry you're in that position, it's not fun. i ended up getting a D in english lit, a D in sociology and C in psychology. i wasn't the happiest but i'm just glad i passed. i'm now at univeristy and i just finished a psychology foundation year where i achieved a first : ) i'll be continuing my degree in september and i honestly couldn't be happier with where i'm at right now. it can be tricky but trust the process ! < 3

[@carrot357]

Omgg, I'm doing the same A levels as you!! It's my final year of sixth form and I'm also planning on doing Psychology as a degree :) Do you have any updates on your degree and do you think psychology is a good degree to persue? :)

[@Grace-hw1xq]

You will love the holiday to Portugal! Have stayed near there before:) enjoy☀️🇵🇹

[@slickjumpedoverthelazydog]

Such a useful video Molly

[@akaisekai6032]

sat here the night before my exam because my english teacher for Othello still hasnt marked my practice essay and im panicking sehfbhsebg

[@MollyThompsonx_]

hope it went okay!!

[@akaisekai6032]

@@MollyThompsonx_ The questions were better than I expected and I finished early as usual but it was just so annoying to do ajksfhsbg

[@LottieManning]

This is so helpful for my GCSE so thank you. Also, I don't think the essay link works just to let you know because it isn't open for people to look at or something. Great video though and you're so organised so your A* was well deserved.

[@MollyThompsonx_]

I've just updated my google doc so it should be now, but thank you so much!x

[@LottieManning]

@@MollyThompsonx_ thank you.

[@alyciam751]

OMG i need this so much thank you so much

[@MollyThompsonx_]

thats okay! hope it helped!

[@thandekakhumalo188]

THANK YOU SO MUCH😭😭

[@aliceglover5973]

I'm studying English A level online and almost a month in, I'm already feeling overwhelmed. Any tips on time management would be great!

[@chloelansdall7971]

I'm doing English language and literature combined and studying Frankenstein, Carol Ann Duffy poetry, The Great Gatsby and the Paris anthology x

[@MollyThompsonx_]

I'm so jealous that is such a good combo of books!x

[@chloelansdall7971]

Beauty Spectrum Yeah I’ve definitely got lucky! We were originally doing The Handmaids Tale but our teacher changed it to Frankenstein as it was much easier x

[@chloelansdall7971]

Beauty Spectrum Yeah I’ve definitely got lucky! We were originally doing The Handmaids Tale but our teacher changed it to Frankenstein as it was much easier x

[@SofiaDaCostaLima]

Would you ever post or sell your notes?

[@meganoliviaw]

I’m on AQA too and doing Othello, Death of a salesman, John Keats, Kite runner, The Handmaid’s Tale and William Blake and I genuinely cannot get past 20/25 marks on Othello- any tips on that specifically, like did you use critics quotes or anything like that? Thanks x

[@MollyThompsonx_]

Honestly, I didnt ever get above 20 really until the actual exam, I think often teachers mark more harshly, but I did use about 2 or 3 critics in the exam questions, but never really in my essays in class so it couldve been that!x

[@yaraa9351]

we don’t have access to your google docs essay :(

[@MollyThompsonx_]

I've just updated the link!xx

[@Rachel_Tensions]

Beauty Spectrum it’s so poorly written and so bad. genuinely shit :(

[@evie4530]

@@Rachel_Tensions she literally got 24/25 marks? it was a good essay

[@Rachel_Tensions]

evie SHIT SO BAD

[@natasha_judge]

🙌 thankin you, my exams in 2months, arghhhh

[@rhix9941]

Ty for this xx

[@shannonmc9356]

I’m in Year 12 doing AQA A level - tragedy: Othello, Death is a Salesman and John Keats poetry & social and political protest writing: The Handmaid’s Tale, Kite Runner and William Blake’s poetry

[@phoebedoherty-ozobiane3355]

I'm doing AQA Lit B too. But I'm studying Othello, Gatsby, and Richard II (niche AF) for Tragedy. And Kite Runner, Blake poetry, and A Doll's House for SocPol 😅

[@katiehazel912]

I'm about to sit my English Literature A Level AQA in May/June. I do Othello, Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Death of a Salesman for my Tragedy paper (closed book), and Atonement, Brighton Rock and Rhime of the Ancient Mariner for my Crime paper (open book). For coursework I did Jane Eyre from a feminist perspective and poetry by W.H Auden from the Literary Canon perspective... 😊

[@kaynaatrashid9926]

omg i do jane eyre!!!

[@rosiepinder9111]

I'm doing AQA English lit A level and we do have a coursework element!

[@MollyThompsonx_]

ahhhh fair! good luck!xx

[@eleanor150]

It says we need permission to access your google docs file:( loved this video though molly!! struggling in my english lit a level in year 12 at the min so thank you so much!!

[@georgiamaybrogden9200]

i’ve had to resort to trying to find a last minute tutor bc my teachers are so bad 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@sophn3773]

Thank you so much for doing this! 🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@wlon1383]

im in year 12 currently taking english lit alevel and i want to drop it soo bad i hate it sm and im getting E's

[@sadiaxx5990]

Im in yr12 and i HATE it whereas in gcse i used to love it, especially at A level being in a English lit class with everyone else who is at A standards and heres me with a D or and E in it, i wish i could drop it but i can't😭

[@wlon1383]

@@sadiaxx5990 please same 😭😭😭

[@jessnorris6604]

Please please please do one for media studies!!!

[@pluto_kun]

Hello, I have my A Level Eng Lit exam in 3 days and your idea of writing out an analysis on common themes is a great idea I think I’ll spend the rest of my time on that since I wasn’t sure what to spend the last few days on, thank you!

[@fayhemacdonald6619]

I want to do a level english and now these comments are making me scared 😂

[@emilyyates2062]

same hahahahha

[@aimee5504]

thanks for this video you really motivated me to get that a*/9 and realise its not all that impossible as some people make it seem

[@ambrosiaaa9064]

Last year I did Othello, Wuthering Heights and the pre 1900 love anthology Now I’m doing Feminine Gospels, All my Sons and One flew over the cukoos nest For my coursework I’m doing social class in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell Just thought you should know 😂

[@kavinsa_perera]

can you just drop one of your essays on Othello which you obtained good mks? bcz I'm an average student when it comes to english literature and I'd be glad if you could consider my request. I'm just requesting an answer from othello bcz I'm only familiar with othello as I'm doing local A/L' s.

[@sumchow]

I’m doing the same exam board but instead of tragedy I’m doing comedy. The texts I’m studying are the poetry bundle, taming of the shrew, Emma and the importance of being earnest. For the social and political protest paper the texts I’m doing are the kite runner, handmaid’s tale and songs of innocence and experience. Molly do you mind accepting my request for access to the google doc please?

[@lunabrights4073]

I'm doing 1984, a streetcar named desire, hamlet, a doll's house, rosetti, the glass menagerie, the handmaid's tale, ariel and other poems, purple hibiscus and Richard III. I've no idea what theme they're meant to fall under and am super lost. Someone, please help!

[@Anniecross783]

This is so late but I took English Lit and i dont know whether i regret it or why

[@adalinn]

I love English:-)

[@beccaclaire9643]

we do still have coursework!! tips would be great :)

[@aimeemustafa3879]

omg needed this, I'm taking lit for a levels and I have the grades for it apart from language, do you have any tips for language whatsoever?x

[@MollyThompsonx_]

I don't sadly, I didnt enjoy language at GCSE so I'm not the best to ask, sorry!!x

[@ubaidshah1910]

Heres one tip, dont use the PEA- TEAZE structures your school gives you. Just focus on the question

[@t.4861]

Im class of 2021 and got a 9 in English literature GCSE I picked it for A levels but am now regretting it so so badly

[@chanele1530]

Why do you regret it?! I’m thinking about picking it

[@t.4861]

@@chanele1530 are u in year 11 going year 12 (i am) I was talking to a English teacher and theres so much poetry , and books to read. A grade 9 in gcse is a C at A level. Honestly i don't think i would enjoy reading tons of Shakespeare at A level

[@chanele1530]

@@t.4861 yeahh i am that makes sense

[@leme8108]

I do bio and chem and eng lit so English is my easiest subject but I still dont want to fall behind

[@flossgibson2692]

Please do a coursework one!! :))

[@UnknownUnknown-bq2fv]

I legit exited the video cause woah cuz I can’t do English if u got 9s when I’m gettting 3s

[@izzyhinchliffe326]

our unseen text is american lit so that’s so fuckin broad and difficult to guess at, i wish it was more niche

[@MollyThompsonx_]

ahhh thats SO broad! good luck!!x

[@chloemercer4289]

Please can you do a video on your coursework as I am just starting to do mine and I feel like it’s going to be tough!

[@alexbird1323]

We still coursework which I have to redraft by the end of the summer holidays and my god I am struggling (doing slaughterhouse 5 which is amazing , haven't chosen my poetry yet and my god I am dreading it)

[@captainjacksparrow5398]

Thank you

[@millie6679]

so i have the drama paper next week and theres no way im going do well 😭

[@hussnashinwari6838]

Omg same! if you don't mind me asking which plays are you doing for your paper and how you revised x

[@lararose8125]

My a level exams start next week 😢

[@gohxuezhi]

not a hater but did u get full marks?

[@lowandbeland3416]

Do you have any of your othello, kite runner, death of a salesman, keats essays on google documents, could be really helpful, thanks?

[@gabrielladavis3049]

I’m thinking about dropping chemistry and doing English lit as an “easy alevel” would it be easy to get a good grade and would you recommend doing it. I got a grade 6 at gcse and tbh I did enjoy gcse English lit but I’m just worried that it’s not as easy as I think

[@sophiemiah9153]

Gabby Davis it is easier than chemistry coming from someone who has done both. However, I will tell you now it is not easy if you struggle with concentration. Not comparable to GCSE as there are more assessment objectives. Good luck xxx

[@SL1504]

This is an old comment, but if u got a 6 at gcse ur gonna struggle to probably get a C at a level

[@FlowersInThePot]

A grade 6 is like comparable to a D at A level. It's nowhere as easy as you think

[@nathanbarcio8090]

doing tragedy and crime writing, got any tips for death of a salesman?

[@georgedanielart]

a handmaids tale 1984 a dolls house hamlet rosetti poems