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Model essay exploring the theme of war in Edward Thomas and Alun Lewis poetry. I examine and compare the poem Rain with All Day it Has Rained, and A Private with The Dancer. This essay earned 80/80 marks and I went on to achieve full UMS and A* in my English exams. The document includes a mark scheme, my plan and full answer, and my teacher's comments. For the comparison question in the AS-level English Lit WJEC exam, Unit 2: Poetry post-1900.

Full Question: "Time flies over us but leaves its shadow behind". In light of this view, explore connections between the ways Thomas and Lewis write about the passing of time. You must analyse in detail at least two poems from each of your set texts and give careful consideration to relevant contexts. This is a model answer for the Thomas and Lewis comparison question in WJEC AS-level English Lit Unit 2: poetry post-1900. Document includes two practice questions, mark scheme, my plan and...

An essay examining Alun Lewis' and Edward Thomas' presentation of love in their respective times. The essay earned 80/80 marks. This document includes my full answer, my plan, a mark scheme and my teacher's comments. The poems I compare are The Sun Used To Shine and Ways, and No-one So Much As You with Post-Script: For Gweno. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English exams. A model answer for the comparison essay in the AS-level poetry post-1900 exam.

Analysing 2 poems from each set text and considering context, this essay discusses the relationships between people and place in Thomas and Lewis poetry. It earned 74/80 marks. The document also contains a mark scheme and my teacher's feedback. The poems I particularly analyse are The Rhondda in comparison with Adlestrop and The Defeated: For Wales in comparison with The Manor Farm. (Idealised England and beautiful nature vs industrial Wales and unglamorous communities.) I went on to achiev...

Model answer for the Post-1900 poetry question on Edward Thomas' 'The Owl'. Achieved 38 marks out of 40. Document contains the full answer, my annotated copies of the poem, and my teacher's mark scheme and feedback. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English exams. Interprets 'The Owl' in relation to context about feelings of guilt Thomas may have experienced before he signed up to join the army during WW1.

35/40 model answer for the poem analysis question in Unit 2: Post-1900 Poetry (English Lit WJEC AS-level). About Alun Lewis' poem 'Destruction' and how it presents the destruction of Welsh countryside and the destruction of the speaker's relationship with a loved one he has been separated from. Includes a mark scheme and feedback from my teacher. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English exams.

An exemplar essay which earned 98% (49/50) about Class in Streetcar. Includes a discussion of Blanche's relationship to class, as well as the ways we can read class through Stanley and Stella's relationship. My teacher's feedback is also displayed in the document. Aligns with WJEC marking specifications. I went on to achieve full UMS at As- and A-level and an A* grade overall.

Model answer from a past paper extract question concerning the presentation of Thornfield in Jane Eyre. Earned 18 marks (90%) out of 20. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English exams.

My actual exam script which has been released to be used as an exemplar. Includes a 38/40 analysis of Corfe Castle by Alun Lewis and a 68/80 comparison question on the theme of loss in Edward Thomas' and Alun Lewis' poems (I discuss A Private, The Dancer, The Sun Used To Shine, and Ways). 2022 past paper. This paper earned me an A in AS-level English Lit (the highest grade) with full UMS. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English A-level exams.

An exemplar answer for the King Lear extract question in English Lit Unit 4. Earned 93% (42 marks out of 45) and includes my teacher's feedback. Also attached is a copy of the extract including my annotations. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English exams.

Full marks exemplar answer for the comparison unseen poetry essay in Unit 3 English Lit. Compares 'Anthem for doomed youth' with 'In a field'. Includes mark scheme and feedback from my teacher. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English exams.

A practice question for the Unseen Poetry 60 mark comparison question as part of Unit 3 English Lit. Includes my annotations of the poems and the full question in case you'd like to try it yourself before comparing to my answer. Earned 56/60 marks, includes my teacher's feedback. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English exams.

A practice paper including my annotations of the poems in question and full response. Earned 57/60 marks. Unseen poetry comparison question, includes the poems if you want to try the question yourself before comparing with my answer. Includes feedback from my teacher. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English exams.

A 12/15 answer for the 15 mark question in the Unit 3 English Literature paper. Analysis of Rossetti's 'Sweet Death' with annotated poem and feedback from my teacher. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English exams.

An exemplar for the Rossetti poem analysis 15 mark question as part of Unit 3 WJEC English Lit. I was awarded 14/15 marks and the document shows my teacher's feedback. I went on to achieve full UMS and an A* in my English exams.

WJEC English Literature A2 - Unit 3, Section A, Part (iii). This practice essay was awarded 50/50 and I went on to achieve full UMS in my A2 English exams. It was used as an A* grade exemplar essay for its nuanced discussion of the named themes.