Of Mice and Men IGCSE Exam: Last Minute Revision Tips

[@zararattonsey9297]

thank you! This was super helpful! Good luck to everyone for tomorrows exam, I'm sure we will all do amazingly!

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Thanks so much. All the best for tomorrow.

[@niklasmuller7626]

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[@ole0511]

Great Job on some last minute revision I see 🎉😂

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Wishing you a quick recovery. All the best for your exam.

[@wardz21]

good luck! i hope u do rlly well. ill pray for u

[@thumpertunes73]

hello, thank you so much for all your help! i've got my english lit exam tomorrow morning and your videos have been such a great help

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Thanks so much for this comment. I appreciate the feedback :) All the best with your exam.

[@StarryEyeTrixi]

procrastination has taken over so this is my last resort! thank you so much for this!!

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Glad it's helpful! My best tip for procrastination is to use the pomodoro method for focus (25 mins revision followed by a 5 minute break). I have a pomodoro playlist on my channel if that's helpful.

[@whatismylife6927]

Thank you for clarifying that quotes are not mandatory! The mark scheme said to use “relevant example in support”, and our teacher told us it would be best to learn certain key words that describe important characters and themes (like “loneliest guys in the world”, for example) which does make sense, but in the exams I always get nervous since I’m trying to remember other quotes I hadn’t memorized but suddenly thought might be important 😅 Honestly it’s my own problem- I should stick to the ones I’m familiar with, instead of chasing some half-remembered words that might have some deeper meaning. It’s just, my brain picks very inopportune times to be insightful and really nit-picky. Hopefully the stress during the actual exam will kick my mind in shape.

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

I think your teacher has great advice - and some quotes are really helpful like the one you mentioned. I think the main thing is don't panic if you can't think of exact quotes in the exam - just focus on describing what you do know. All the best tomorrow.

[@whatismylife6927]

@@LikeAnExpertRevision Thanks again! This was great help.

[@nyamhsafia781]

Got the exam tomorrow! Thanks for this!

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All the best for your exam!

[@4battery]

how did the exam go?

[@rezkat6]

I've got this exam tomorrow - thanks so much! This video was the perfect length and really helped to illuminate some stuff about the exam for me.

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

That's so kind - thank you. All the best tomorrow and if you get a chance let me know how it goes.

[@rezkat6]

@@LikeAnExpertRevision Thanks for your response, I felt like it when the really well! I obviously won’t know exactly how I’ve done until results day but this video at least meant I didn’t panic and run out of time like I did in the mock haha.

[@KenzyFrenzy]

Thank you so much for posting this!!

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

You're so welcome!

[@sulaymansajid4666]

Thank you, you are the only one that does OMAM nobody else does...

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Thanks so much - all the best with the exam.

[@sam6399]

My exam is in an hour and a half and these videos are really helpful. Thank you so much for them. 🧡

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Glad they helped. Hope the exam went well.

[@re4lnoodles750]

you have saved me thank you for this series its help me so much to understand and I'm feeling very confident thanks to you.

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You're so welcome. Please come back after the exam and let me know how it went! :) all the best.

[@7im-v9r]

this whole series is such a life saver

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I'm so happy to hear that. All the best in your exam.

[@talasafin]

Thank you so much the exam went really well and your videos helped a lot

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That's so good to hear - well done.

[@MiaSmith-pg7lr]

Thank you so much miss i feel so much more calm now!!

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I'm so glad! All the best tomorrow!

[@masterpikachumillward3537]

Thank you! These videos have helped me so much!!

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I'm so glad :) All the best tomorrow.

[@louishorton906]

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That's kind thank you. All the best with your exam :)

[@Ingrid-bb7mw]

Thank you so much 😭 you’re a lifesaver

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

You're very welcome. All the best tomorrow.

[@Ingrid-bb7mw]

I managed to finish the whole thing - thanks again!!😁😁😁

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

@Ingrid-bb7mw that's great well done! Which question did you do?

[@Ingrid-bb7mw]

@@LikeAnExpertRevision I did the theme of death and separated it into three parts 1. Curley’s wife’s death symbolises the end of the American Dream 2.Death of Lennie demonstrates that society corrupts even the closest relationships 3. Death of Candy’s dog shows the “survival of the fittest” attitude 1930’s migrant worker had Hopefully my points are acceptable😅

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@@Ingrid-bb7mw sounds brilliant :)

[@arvirsapra]

Hi, did the exam, OMAM was Curley and the theme of death, I did Curley and wrote about him and include context regarding women (Curleys wife as well) and Great Depression

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Nice one - well done! Thanks for letting me know :)

[@Shatyamouth]

Hi love your videos! What are your predictions for characters for tomorrow’s igcse Edexcel paper 1 exam?

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

No predictions I'm afraid. Glad my videos were helpful. All the best tomorrow!

[@BethKendle]

Thank you so much!!!

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

You're welcome! All the best in the exam!

[@user-yr5pz6xt2w]

Hi! I have a question about themes. If for example, a question asks about the theme of happiness is presented in the novella. Could i mention in my thesis that its presented through the lack of, and this is evident in relationships between characters ? And then go on to analyse how characters feel sad, and then link it to lack of happiness. Does this count as changing the question ? Also, what structure should we use to write our paragraphs- do you think PEEL would be sufficient ? Sorry for so many questions, your videos have been a great help! :)

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Hi there, yes you can definitely invert the question as you've suggested as long as you keep the key words in the question in your thesis statement and topic sentences, e.g., for your example you could say 'John Steinbeck presents happiness as being something that is hard to achieve in such an isolated society'. Yes PEEL would work really well if you're confident with that. All the best tomorrow.

[@user-yr5pz6xt2w]

@@LikeAnExpertRevision Thank you so much!!

[@ArmaanPatel-wj9yh]

Thank you you've helped a lot with OMAM! For tomorrow, in terms of question 2 (Anthology Poetry), what final minute revision do you think I should be doing to learn the poems for the comparison question 2? Thanks!

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Great question - I'm making a video on that now and will try to get it up in the next hour or two.

[@ArmaanPatel-wj9yh]

Thanks Mrs, this OMAM series helped a lot! What is the best way to walk into the exam ready to answer question two(comparison anthology poetry)? Any final minute exam revision for question 2? Thanks!!!

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Will upload a video on this shortly.

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Looks like I won't have time to get the video out today, so here are my top tips for the anthology poetry. For this 50% of the marks are for analysis and 50% are for comparison skills. 1. Make sure you revise poetic language and structural techniques and also poetic forms. There are free resources online for this. I'm afraid I don't have any free resources on this at the moment, but I do have a £3 knowledge organiser for these techniques: www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12448523 2. Break down the question to see what its focus is. Draw a Venn diagram to map out the similarities and differences between each poem. Choose your three best points for your body paragraphs. 3. Use a structure such as PEECEE (point comparing both poems, evidence and explanation for the first poem, comparison point plus evidence and explanation). This will keep your paragraphs focused on both analysis and comparison. 4. Don't forget to analyse structure and form as well as language.

[@ArmaanPatel-wj9yh]

@@LikeAnExpertRevision Hey Mrs! I appreciate your help a lot! The exam went alright. For me I found question 2 the hardest. I did the OMAM question on death aswell! It was a suprise, and did not expect this!

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

@ArmaanPatel-wj9yh well done and thanks for letting me know. You can relax a bit now :)

[@arvirsapra]

Hi, thanks for the great video, so you don’t have to analyse language in as much depth, but what structure would you suggest to do (PEA, PEACE, ect) and what would you do instead of analysing language, explain/link it back to the question? this would really help me, thank you, I’m sure others have said it, you are the only person who actually does OMAM, so I’m so grateful, thank you 🙏🏽

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Thanks so much for the comment. I'd recommend the PEEL structure (point, evidence, explanation and link to context). Instead of zooming in on the language, focus on what Steinbeck's overall message was and how he communicated that. All the best for tomorrow.

[@KenzyFrenzy]

Would you recommend doing the of mice and men question first? - then comparison and then unseen?

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Good question - it's up to you. Personally I would do them in order as OMAM is the longest one and you don't want to overrun and give less time to the earlier questions. However, I would recommend with being really strict on timing with the first 2 questions.

[@jacobmurray8492]

Do you think it’s a good idea to do this before the comparison poetry section so it’s fresher in your mind bc you get given the poems and not this?

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

I think that's a personal decision based on how you're feeling about the exam, but if you think this would be a good approach for you I'd say go for it! :)

[@EvieDavies-z5k]

thank you!!

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

You're welcome! All the best with the exam!

[@cookie7mal]

Hello could we talk about the sycamore tree use. The sycamore represents strength, protection, eternity and divinity which we could link to George and Lennie’s relationship. At the start of the novel the sycamore is used a lot but by the end it’s used less which could reflect the breakdown of the main relationships in the novela. But in the Bible, it represents transformation and regeneration so could be link that to the contrast of the life of migrant workers? My friend and I were thinking about this so I don’t know if it’s correct as we didn’t ask the teacher yet.

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

I love that you've been thinking about the symbolism of the sycamore. Perhaps it symbolises the protection of the brush: this is the only time that George and Lennie are free from the tyranny of a boss on a ranch? What do you think?

[@cookie7mal]

@@LikeAnExpertRevision thanks this is great!

[@siropich4584]

Thanks a lot 🙏

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

You're welcome. All the best tomorrow.

[@yeetyeet2441]

you are so cool and awesome thank you so much

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Thanks so much - all the best tomorrow.

[@TheJesusChristLover123]

What would one do with the question about location?

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Hi there, I'm afraid my KZbin app only just showed me your comment. Hope the exam went well.

[@Umer330]

Could u explain American Dream context pls

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Check out the resources I've linked in the description - they cover the American Dream.

[@goobles64]

sir theres a typo in your description it says gse instead of gcse

[@MaramAmr-ct9ji]

Thank you so much but i've a question can you predict what charc may come tomr

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

No predictions from me I'm afraid, but revising all the characters will help with your general understanding and perceptive analysis so I would recommend that.

[@althector]

i didnt realise you didnt have to know quotes. is it still good if i have 10 just in case? or should i prepare more?

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

I think that's fine personally as long as you are confident to reference parts in the text that you don't have a quote for. All the best tomorrow.

[@acktiwackti9554]

Is it fine if I use techniques as they help me analyse what he’s trying to say I don’t know whu

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

If they help you to express your argument clearly then it is OK but I wouldn't recommend spending too much time on the analysis as that is not what the mark scheme is looking for. Focus more on what John Steinbeck's overall message might be.

[@acktiwackti9554]

@@LikeAnExpertRevision yeah that’s what I meant but It helps me formulate what in going to say

[@arko5689]

Yeah that poetry comparison question of Half'past 2 cooked me💀 But the Of Mice and Men question about death wasn't too bad

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Well done :)

[@arko5689]

@@LikeAnExpertRevision Is it alright if I talked about how when slim killed off 4 puppies it was showing the economic struggles of the time as well as the Social Realism that brought about by the Great Depression. Then I talked about how Steinbeck might be critizing this emotionless behaviour. Is that complete waffle?

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

@arkoprobhosen6002 if your argument was clear, supported and linked to context it all sounds good to me :)

[@Anonymousview-s8l]

Hello, i am abit confused. So we just add a point/quote and then talk abit about it and reference it with context?

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

Each of your paragraph topic sentences should support your overall argument in your introduction (you can see my introduction video to help with this). For your main paragraphs, make a clear point then support with evidence and explain and then link to context. This is known as the PEEL structure.

[@Anonymousview-s8l]

Does this work? Eg. How is Loneliness presented? One character that alludes loneliness is Curleys wife, she is clearly alone most of the time and even when she tries to communicate to the ranch workers, they describe her as a “rattrap” and Curley would always want her in the house. In the 1930’s there was a high level of gender discrimination and the women specifically were objectified and controlled by men. Curleys wife has an American dream to star in Hollywood movies and in the “pixel”. Most women in the 1935s became famous from movies and this was her dream aswell. However, Steinbeck juxtaposes this idea and makes her stay in Salinas farm, filled with male workers. His intention may be to show the cruetly of gender roles at this time and how women were unable to say much and only follow male order.

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

@@Anonymousview-s8l This is a great paragraph - I love your sentence beginning 'his intention may be...' - really great wording. I would just add a sentence at the end to really clearly link your argument back to the question, e.g., 'Steinbeck suggests that this gender discrimination was adding to a growing feeling of isolation and loneliness in society'.

[@Anonymousview-s8l]

Thank you so much for the feedback :) i was really worried on what i have to analyse as i havent done a question on this for a while, you mentioned that we shouldn’t analyse language. But could i analyse the meaning behind it. Eg. When Crooks says “No one gets to heaven and no one gets no land”, the harsh tone of this line highlights crooks negative mindset and this could be due to his racial discrimination. He doesnt appear to have any dream or support any, as in the 1930’s black men in particular were divided and separated from other people, there were also many racial terrorist groups that were willing to “lynch” black men if they did anything wrong. In crooks room he has the 1903 civil right book and he knows for a fact that he deserves equality, yet as people are treating him differently, this may be the reason he doesnt like to be positive or support any “white” persons dream. Steinbecks intention may be to highglight how much black people were affected by this discrimination and how they became unsupportive to peoples dreams. Overall, this shows how crooks is unable to support and wants to “Demolish” Lennies goal, just as the 1930’s John Crows Law did to him.

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

@user-bq1rj8vy9g yes the analysis here all supports your overall argument and discussion so it's great :). Well done!

[@ari_siya-t1u]

anyones else who'd taking the exam tomorrow? good luck anywayss 😭😭🙏🙏

[@Charlaineagres-f1t]

Taking mine todayyy

[@ari_siya-t1u]

@Charlaineagres-f1t good luck! 😊

[@schoolaccgeorgecl111]

wow i didn't know you didn't need to know quotes a bit late but thanks anyway

[@LikeAnExpertRevision]

I hope that's reassuring for you in the exam. All the best tomorrow!

[@prodbydxb]

I'm cooked bruh

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All the best for the exam