What I need to Remember during the Exam

Of Mice and Men

Essay Question
5 minutes plan
30 minutes writing
5 minutes checking over
40 minutes in total
Extract Question
5 minutes reading and annotating
15 minutes writing
20 minutes total
Method: Quotation + this shows that + simple meaning + this
implies that + deeper meaning X6.
Unseen Poetry
Content
Ideas
Mood/Atmosphere
Language
Personal Response
Content
I think (Title) is about Whereas I believe (title) is about
Ideas
In (Title), one of the ideas the poet may have wanted us to think
about is
I think this because the poet says (insert short quote). The word
makes me feel that
(Insert comparison word) in (title), an idea the poet may have
wanted us to think about is I think this because the poet says
(insert short quote). The word makes me think that
Mood/Atmosphere
I think the poet creates a mood/atmosphere in the poem (title). I
think this because (insert quote). The mood is created by the word
This word makes me think
(Insert comparison word) in the poem (title), the poet creates a
mood/atmosphere. I think this because (insert short quote). The
mood is created by the word This word makes me think
Language
One of the words/phrases/structural devices I find interesting in
(title) is when the poet says, (insert short quote). I think the poet is

trying to create the idea of I get this impression when the poet
uses the words The wordmakes me think of
(Insert comparison word) in the poem (title), a word/phrase I find
interesting is when the poet uses the word/s (insert quote). I think
the poet is trying to create the idea of I get this impression when
the poet uses the word This wordmakes me feel
Personal Response
Overall, I think the poem (title) is trying to tell us about(insert
comparison word) the poem (title) is trying to make us think about
I prefer (insert poem name) because