The History Boys Revision: Lesson 2

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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.

Written Paper (2 hours) Unit

1: Diferent Culture Prose and Contem-porary Poetry

35%

Written Paper (2 hours) Unit 2: Literary heritage drama and contempo-rary prose, Individual

texts in context 40% 40

40%

Controlled Assessment

Unit 3: Linked texts: Poetry and Drama

25%

How is the GCSE assessed?

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%)

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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What you need to know about the play

Have a good awareness of the main characters.IrwinHectorMrs LintottThe HeadmasterDakinPosnerScripps (possible as he is the narrator) And understand how these characters relate to

the main themes of the play.

Past questions – What the paper will look like

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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.