1. ONLY 18
LESSONS
UNTIL STUDY
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2. The History Boys – Alan Bennett
 L.O: To understand the requirements of the
literature exam.
 To revise key themes, characters and events from
the play.

3. Written Paper
(2 hours) Unit 1:
Diferent
Culture Prose
and
Contemporary
Poetry
35%
Written Paper
(2 hours) Unit
2: Literary
heritage drama
and
contemporary
prose,
Individual texts
in context 40%
40…
Controlled
Assessment
Unit 3: Linked
texts: Poetry
and Drama
25%
How is the GCSE assessed?

4. Unit 2: Literary Heritage Drama
and Contemporary Prose- Individual
Texts in Context
 In this exam you will answer 2 questions
about Lord of the Flies.
 And 2 questions about The History Boys.
 For both texts one question will be about a
short extract from the book and the other
question will be about the book as a whole.
2 HOUR WRITTEN PAPER (40%)

5. Revision Poster
 Use the A3 paper to create a revision
poster.
 Add to your poster and notes picking out
key points from the next few slides.

6. What you need to know about the
play
 You should understand the context of the
play.
 What was going on historically at the time it
was written and the time it was set.
 Bennett’s background.

7. What you need to know about the
play
 You need a good general knowledge of events
in the whole play.
What happens when and where.
How Bennett uses different methods to tell
the story.
e.g: Flash-forward and flash-back.
Using Scripps as a narrator.
http://www.strattongcselit.blogspot.co.uk/

8. What you need to know about the
play
 You need to be aware of the main themes
and know where to find the main quotations
that relate to these themes.
Education
History
Women
Sex
Literature

9. What you need to know about the
play
 Have a good awareness of the main characters.
Irwin
Hector
Mrs Lintott
The Headmaster
Dakin
Posner
Scripps (possible as he is the narrator)
 And understand how these characters relate to
the main themes of the play.

10. Past questions – What the paper
will look like
 ......Desktops12-4202-04.pdf

11. Complete the Columns…
Clear: Not clear:
Plenary

12. Homework
 Revise both lit texts.
 Use the blog and your notes.
 In WEDNESDAY’S lesson we will be studying
writing techniques and how to structure your
responses.
 In FRIDAY’S lesson we will be beginning a mock
exam for the Lit paper.