How to use literary criticism in a top grade essay

[@youngteenlife.9923]

Thank you because this is something I struggle to include but it has improved.

[@JenChan]

Love to hear that! Well done on the progress and keep up the great effort xxx

[@angeldivine408]

Jen, this is such a helpful video. Explained it better than my teacher, thank you!

[@JenChan]

So pleased to hear this - thanks for watching! xxx

[@mxnisa]

thank you so much! i needed this but i couldn’t find helpful videos online :) your videos helped me get a grade 7 in english lit mocks!

[@JenChan]

So pleased to hear! Onwards and upwards :)

[@RaneemDwaik]

Thank you for this. It was very helpful really!! :)

[@JenChan]

Great to know! And thanks for letting me know this was helpful 🤩

[@CT-sn3hx]

if you are asked on how shakespeare explores a certain theme e.g. love in othello, how would you apply literary critics?

[@albertorugel9973]

I'm learning to speak english and I find your channel such a great content to dive in

[@JenChan]

Thank you Alberto! More videos to come so please stay tuned :)

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[@JenChan]

Thank you so much for the lovely feedback - I appreciate you! xxx

[@lirxzy4561]

Could you explain on how to use appropriate and judicious subject terminology?

[@JenChan]

Hi there - using appropriate and judicious subject terminology basically means understanding the key literary techniques, then applying them to your analysis in accurate ad thoughtful ways. I have an entire playlist dedicated to literary terms, which you can check out here: kzbin.info/aero/PLhe5sjPdsN7YknlaJjWxYAf5UL-swL-VJ

[@nuwiniwithanage7117]

Thnk uu soo much❤

[@nikitajames6088]

Very helpful

[@zeddy7377]

Hi, love the video thank you! Is this technique good for gcse essays or is it more an a-level feature? xx

[@JenChan]

Good question - incorporating secondary criticism is an advanced technique, so it's a requirement for A-Level / IB or even university-level English studies. That said, if students are able to demonstrate this skill at GCSE, then it'll be super impressive. Of course, whether or not you can score top grades would depend on how well you master the fundamentals (i.e. the AOs).

[@maxreidreid3496]

This is great !! Any chance you could do a video on your favourite Othello crit ?

[@JenChan]

I will definitely consider doing this as a future video! Actually, Greenblatt and Smith are great for 'Othello', too (or for Shakespeare in general). But yes, let me do another one on another set of critics, perhaps... Thanks for watching :)

[@tawanna-mj1bf]

thankk youu . Where can i find critics for various texts such as poetry and an inspector calls?

[@JenChan]

Hmm that's a bit broad - any specific type of poetry criticism you're after In any case, Christopher Ricks is a fantastic critic for poetry - check him out.

[@yasminmohamed2674]

In your example almost the whole thing is about critics but I thought you said our essays shouldn’t be focused on the Literary criticism?