HOW TO GET A GRADE 9 IN GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE (Top Tricks They Don't Tell You)

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In 2018, I got a grade 9 in English Language and 2 marks away from a 9 in English Literature. With English, you either hate it or you love it. Regardless, there is a way to guarantee amazing grades. In this video, I'll be giving you the tips and tricks I wish someone had told me back in Year 11!
0:00 Intro
1:00 Improving Analysis - English Language
5:13 Master your paragraphs in English Language
7:18 Effective Memorisation in English Literature
10:01 Ace your structure in English Literature
13:45 Outro
#GCSE #Exams #grade9
Exemplar Essay: bit.ly/3JigYDC
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Mr Bruff: / mrbruff
Mr Salles: / mrsallesteachesenglish
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КОМЕНТАРІ: 497

@EVLYNA123 Рік тому

Bro your videos helped me so much I just got my gcse language mock results back and I usually get about grade 6-7 in prior mocks but for the first time ever I got a grade 9 I couldn’t believe it thank you so much ❤️❤️

@psivy5942 Рік тому

Well done ♡ I'm doing my yr10 mocks today wish me luck 😭

@ibzos Рік тому

@@psivy5942 lol good luck

@user-qi1jf7io9f Рік тому

@@psivy5942 good luck u have them in a month How do u thunk u did? Also what exam board do u use? And wat past paper did u get?

@psivy5942 Рік тому

@@user-qi1jf7io9f I did them about a week ago now... I think I did alright on some of them. I know I got 7 on my French Reading and an 8 on my French Writing. Also two 8s on two of my science exams but I'm not sure which ones.... I'm getting my proper results in a couple of weeks and I can tell you what past papers there were... Also I think I did AQA papers.

@SEditsOfficial 11 місяців тому

@@psivy5942 samee

@ItsTxbby. 2 місяці тому

Who else is here in 2024 literally 2 months away from doing your gcse’s 😭😭

@bbbbbbbbbbbbbb28183 16 днів тому

less than a month away and i finally decided to revise 😭

@maxwalsh9950 15 днів тому

Yess (and i have art tomorrow omg 💀)

@aqil_yt787 9 днів тому

@AceLikesGames 6 днів тому

fr tho

@fahim_betaa 6 днів тому

@@maxwalsh9950 I had art today😭😭

@spice10 Рік тому

well well well, here we are. The night before the language paper 1 exam, finding out you actually had to revise

@mirshathmohamed2814 Рік тому

Bro I’m just a yr10 watching this video knowing it will help me a lot in the future 😂

@hailysass4137 Рік тому

@@mirshathmohamed2814 frr i’m stressing i’m going into yr 11 and i am bad english i need to get a 9💀💀💀

@mirshathmohamed2814 Рік тому

@@hailysass4137 same 😂

@Looks_maxxing0 Рік тому

Bro 😂

@NowWhatt Рік тому

Nah bro I’m watching this 5 months away from exam

@LuluNewNew Місяць тому

I jumped from a 3 to a 9 in english langauge just by knowing about what the questions are

@dorsataj 2 роки тому

In my school, we take “blurting” very seriously but we actually call it “retrieval practice”. when you write everything down that you know without your notes, essentially you are retrieving the information from your short term memory into your long term memory. it’s a very effective revision strategy and I’m glad you mentioned it. also, thank you so much for the amazing tips! loved the video:)

@SmileWithSola 2 роки тому

Retrieval practice - that sounds so fancy! Might start using that now 😉, glad it helped you and good luck with your GCSEs! x

@dorsataj 2 роки тому

@@SmileWithSola thank you so much! ☺️

@marib5440 Рік тому

we do that in our school as well :D

@fin6063 Рік тому

yes we do this too in our school :p

@byersvhs Рік тому

can i do this when I only have a few days for my lit exam? or does this work best long term ?

@MO31981 Рік тому

I'm an English teacher/GCSE Examiner and this is excellent advice - highly recommend students watching this vid. Well done Sola.

@Michelle.x 7 місяців тому

Hi do u have any tips

@libbymorley2513 Рік тому

Stacey was my teacher a few years ago just before she started fully focusing on her online teaching. Shes amazing and brings so much more meaning and thought behind seemingly boring and plain extracts.

@blahaj_ Рік тому

she’s my current english teacher shes amazing

@teapoints Рік тому

@@blahaj_ omg same 😭

@libbymorley2513 Рік тому

@@akhilmuddam9888 yes she honestly does I’m now in year 12 and got a 7 In language and 8 in lit

@akhilmuddam9888 Рік тому

@@libbymorley2513 wow well done

@zxorizonn_3111 Рік тому

SO YOI GIYS R IN THE SAME CLAS

@idrinkpith1404 Рік тому

OMG I WENT FROM A 6 TO AN 8 THANKS TO YOUU💘💘💘💘

@SmileWithSola Рік тому

OMGG congrats!! So glad my video helped you! 🥰

@harryhawe8694 Рік тому

@@SmileWithSola could I watch a video on a certain theme or character (not make any notes) then wait 10 to 20 mins then blurt. Does this sound like a good strategy or is there a better way to do this.

@SmileWithSola Рік тому

@@harryhawe8694 Sounds good! It's just that it might take a bit longer to write the extra answers as you'd have to watch the video again. I'd make a mindmap initially which has everything on it so I can refer back to that.

@harryhawe8694 Рік тому

@@SmileWithSola sounds good.I just to make every second count because I find what I have learnt just slips out my head ( metaphorically speaking) if I just passively make notes. Do you know any other active revision techniques which have been proven to work well for getting the best grades?

@SmileWithSola Рік тому

@@harryhawe8694 Watch my video on how to get a grade 9 in any subject

@ilovekene9697 Рік тому

1. Understand the question+ what it requires of you. 2. Stay away from taught structures such as P.E.E. Let you analysis include lexical fields, symbolic meaning, literal meaning, words + connotations and ALWAYS a language device. 3. Make a unique, out of the box point.

@notskillfulpob Рік тому

Thank you for properly explaining this to me because the way you explained it made me understand the process easier so I’m thankful for that.

@lovezinglife3937 Рік тому

Your videos are so super helpful. I'm a mum who's daughter is in year 10 starting her GCSES. She's super nervous and she's dyslexic so I'm trying to learn tips myself so i can help her. Thank you for your amazing tips.

@madeleine_exe102 2 роки тому

this was so helpful !! my english national 5 exam is in two weeks and i was struggling with the memorisation of quotes and analysis but the blurt method is really good and i will definitely be using this to revise ! thank you

@fatima.s4382 2 роки тому

My biggest challenge with English is time. I usually get full marks on the questions I answer but I always run out of time with at least one whole question left unanswered. Tbh idk what to do anymore. My target is a 9 but I don’t see that happening with this obstacle.

@SmileWithSola 2 роки тому

As I said in the video, you need to give yourself time restraints. Once you finish this time, finish the sentence and move on. It's better to at least get some marks on a question rather than 0 - that reduces your chances of getting a grade 9 drastically.

@fatima.s4382 2 роки тому

@@SmileWithSola thanks

@justsomeone5660 2 роки тому

Any tips for creative writing? I suck at it

@SmileWithSola 2 роки тому

@@justsomeone5660 I really recommend watching Mr Bruff's exemplar essays and looking at how they seamlessly use language devices such as metaphors, similes, etc. Start to implement these into your own writing and give your essays to your teacher for feedback.

@justsomeone5660 2 роки тому

@@SmileWithSola I'll try that! Thanks!

@sanaakhan3219 2 роки тому

Thank you!. This honestly helps so much.

@peacewilliams5867 2 роки тому

Thanks so much. I needed this. Such a blessing to see you❤❤

@foodismylife4190 2 роки тому

This is super helpful. Thank you so much.

@aanisxa Рік тому

3 months until my GCSES, this vid helped a lot because i literally had no idea how to revise English before

@idontknow1630 2 роки тому

Stuck on 6s for lang + lit and I really hope I can get 7s in the real thing. Great video btw!

@paiathepuppylover9839 2 роки тому

yeah me too :) Thanks for the vid!

@cup2red 2 роки тому

literally same

@lamiah.2938 2 роки тому

I've been stuck on 6 for eng for 2 years. Finally got a 7. 😭

@MK-ix8wg 2 роки тому

@@lamiah.2938 how 😭😭😭

@idontknow1630 Рік тому

how'd the exams go you lot

@not...not...no.643 2 роки тому

TYSM FOR ALL UR TIPS UR A LEGEND 👏 hoping all is going exceedingly well for u in dental school xx also tysm for the exemplar essaysssss i didnt even know u could get them like that 😩😩🥰🥰🥰🥰

@fishymemes2308 Рік тому

I needed this before getting a grade 3 in my end of year 10 exam

@studylover1154 2 роки тому

I really love your videos! I just found out your channel yesterday and I have been seeing your videos 24/7. Thank you for helping us so much, it is really helpful!💖

@larrybabs9964 2 роки тому

Thank you!! I can finally stop crying about my grades!

@Ddumi123 2 роки тому

Bruh i need this lmao got a 3 in lang

@adorasophiex 2 роки тому

SAME

@MiaWallace85 2 роки тому

I got a 4 😍

@rebeccajohnson7427 2 роки тому

@@MiaWallace85 same😍

@Faithjohnson3467 2 роки тому

SAME , I honestly don’t know what I’m doing wrong 😑

@sarahmazambi372 2 роки тому

@@MiaWallace85 SAME

@TjB_123 Рік тому

POV your watching this the night before exams (good luck everyone)

@DavidRodriguez-eo9wf 2 роки тому

I liked this video a minute in. Thank you!

@jnk4014 24 дні тому

Very helpful! Thank you!

@joshford5805 Рік тому

thanks have my first exam for english soon!

@AishaPandor-ud6ub 2 місяці тому

Your videos really helped. I got a grade 8 by watching your video.

@winston7033 2 роки тому

i like how u tell us how to get a grade 9 ur videos are amazing

@thv_vibezz Рік тому

Thank you for this video 💕

@jingle1412 Рік тому

Thanks! This helped 😁

@Gemfahey_ 11 місяців тому

So we all here the night before our exam

@mariamdhoyazan8724 Рік тому

thank you so much this was very helpful❤

@aayamohsin 2 роки тому

thank you so much you are a life saver . i have a couple of weeks before my exams and that made me so frustrated . i didnt know how to study because all the methods i tried didn't work .

@lipio9726 Рік тому

this video alone was the reason for me going from failing to a 5 without revision. Thanks. also if u don't mind could you explain how else I should structure if I refrain from using PEE, I understand the usage of lexical fields and language devices etc, but an example paragraph would be nice, thanks.

@at-focused1962 2 роки тому

In Year 10, I did mocks , I got a 7 in literature and 5.4 in language so yeah I’m trying to boost my grades up to 6 to 7 minimum

@_3m1yz_31 Рік тому

Omg I’m so glad this video exists I’ve taken all your advice and I’m writing LOTS of practise questions and getting my teacher to mark :)

@SmileWithSola Рік тому

Excellent! Let me know how it goes :-)

@pluvvio Рік тому

how did you do?

@kingswerv9507 2 роки тому

English language is mostly my weak point thank you for these tips

@BelemBL Рік тому

GREAT VID!!!!!!! I needed this

@sidra7771 2 роки тому

these tips were so good you explained it so well and i actually know what to do now thankyou!!

@bluetreats1321 2 роки тому

You've got the same irl name as me😂

@angel-ez3dq Рік тому

@@bluetreats1321 u ui

@mey-cq5xi 2 місяці тому

this helped soo much, thanks

@rahmaomgsis Рік тому

Am I the only one who thinks that if she becomes a tuition teacher she will be the best😊😊😊

@MI-hx2qn 23 дні тому

my actual gcse is in 4 weeks and i was predicted a grade 8 and 7 but was getting 5s or 6s and after all this my practice paper i got a grade 8 on both Thank You So Much

@cartienthusiast1867 2 роки тому

Legend. I’ll come back with my grade if I remember. Go a 7 and 8 for English in Mocks.

@iamtheryanplays Рік тому

Thank you this video helped ☺️

@samuelbamfo2567 2 роки тому

could you make a video on how to do well in history? i struggle to revise for that subject

@ayomidepeters4573 2 роки тому

I think this will be beneficial to me I got a 5A in my mocks but i wanna go even further

@maven8470 Рік тому

ty this would be so helpful!!

@mxchelle6795 11 місяців тому

My GCSES are next week I rlly love English and I tried the tips you said for English language in lesson and it got like lv3 band. Thank u soo much for this video I hope this helps me get above 5s in my GCSES

@urlonglostlefttoe 11 місяців тому

getting 6+ in my mocks rn js wanna secure that 7 tysm sola❤❤

@darrenebosele 2 роки тому

THANK YU SO MUCH 🐐

@altritzy6713 2 роки тому

thank you so much for this vid!! I really hope I can get all 9s on my year 10 mocks :))

@aestheticstudylife 2 роки тому

Let me know how it goes! What r ur current grades?

@altritzy6713 2 роки тому

@@aestheticstudylife I have my mocks in 3 weeks and my current grades are as follows: english lit & lang: 5 math: 7 triple science: 777 religious studies: 8 history: 9 business: 8 health and social care BTEC: Level 2 distinction i'll update when I get my mock results :)) UPDATEEEE (19/07/22) : I didn't do as well on my mocks, but its a starting point for me to improve on english lit & lang: 5, 6 math: 8 triple science: 588 (5 for chem, 8 for phy and 8 for bio) religious studies: 6 history:9 business:9 Health and social care BTEC: Level 2 distinction

@isabellerobey 2 роки тому

@@altritzy6713 Good luck with your results! I'm waiting for my mock results too

@curiuzcatz5032 2 роки тому

@@altritzy6713 pls Help how did U get a 9 in history- Like ik the content but apparently most marks focus on structure. What do U do?

@altritzy6713 Рік тому

@@curiuzcatz5032 what exam board do you do?

@celebtingz1698 2 роки тому

Thank you so much 🙏🏾

@haseebriaz2592 Рік тому

Great video , Im currently struggling with Romeo and Juliet due to the unfamiliarity of it . A lot of people tend to do Macbeth so there is barely any high grade analysis on youtube . On top of that , my exam board for English literature is Edexcel which does not help . A lot of people do AQA and so there is a difference between the style of questions and how to answer them , I cant even find any exemplar answers for edexcel and it gets really frustrating .

@ibb_xy 2 роки тому

hii! your videos have been a BIG help to me, i wanted to ask if your have any plans to make a guide for the 3 sciences, physics, chemistry and biology.

@SmileWithSola 2 роки тому

Yupp, that's probably going to be my next video! Glad you find my videos helpful :-)

@ibb_xy 2 роки тому

@@SmileWithSola awesome! i'll look out for when you next upload!

@cheesyfeetgeoguessr4651 3 місяці тому

I've got my english language mock tomorrow... I'm panicking 😭😭 your videos were so helpful during my end of years so I will update you tomorrow if anyone is reading this haha

@Dreamin21 Рік тому

Thank you so much, Sola! Your tips and recommendations have helped. I always struggle with Language Paper 1, Question 3, any advice?

@angiefilmcam 2 роки тому

these are so good, i'm so glad i found this! is there any tips or resources for computer science revision too? tysm :))

@SmileWithSola 2 роки тому

Yup, I'm going to be making a video on this soon!!

@FlixRacing Рік тому

THANK YOU!!

@mustafemowliid3803 6 місяців тому

I’m here to give my best feedback from you I’ve tried some of your revision tip with English language GCSE and I got passed for that I really appreciate your input effort in this video❤😊

@SmileWithSola 6 місяців тому

Great job! Glad to hear it :)

@Ditipig 2 місяці тому

Please may you do a video on how to pick the best quotes and narrow them down as well as how to learn those quotes

@nkatekomaluleka3452 2 роки тому

thank you so much, just binged this entire series for exams, can you do one for a additional language

@SmileWithSola 2 роки тому

Didn’t do a language unfortunately!

@NHG2133 2 роки тому

have to retake english language cause i only got a 5 last year and kings colege needs a minimum of a 6 in maths and english language my first exam is in 3 weeks i pray i can do this

@sharkiefamlove 2 роки тому

Thank you so much! This is very helpful, could you please make a video on how to get a grade 9 in gcse history??

@nanditharaghavan4293 3 місяці тому

Omg English language is my worst subject!! (in my y11 mocks I got 9s in everything and a 6 in eng. lang). Thank you so much for the tips Sola I hope I improve :)

@rubygrellier8165 Рік тому

Your videos are very helpful! Could you make one about choosing subjects to study at sixth form :)

@rubygrellier8165 Рік тому

Just checked your channel and realised you already made a video about a levels,could you make a video about French? (If you took it) :)

@MyMoAl 5 місяців тому

ur acc a lifesaver ily

@emmaportor2909 2 роки тому

Could you make a video on the sciences please?👀

@user-y1206 2 роки тому

Thank you so much sola you are truly inspiring, its also my future dream to become a dentist 🦷 ive watched so many other you-tuber videos and yours is actually so useful and applicable to me and this has really motivated me to work harder in english and see the fun side of studying english lit and lang 😁, cant wait for more videos

@SmileWithSola 2 роки тому

Aww I’m glad it helped! Good luck with your studies!

@ryanvictor5108 2 роки тому

DOING GODS WORK LOVE MWAH

@invincible4u Рік тому

very helpful!!

@amenanguessan238 Рік тому

Thank you so much

@marib5440 Рік тому

wednesday is the big day :D

@zulaykhamunye Рік тому

samee

@marib5440 Рік тому

@@zulaykhamunye cmon bro we got this

@josephthespaceman3277 Рік тому

@zulaykhamunye Рік тому

@@marib5440 yessirr

@chisomxx9636 2 роки тому

Hi Sola, do you have any tips for creative writing? Thank you so much this was incredibly helpful!!! x

@SmileWithSola 2 роки тому

I really recommend watching Mr Bruff's exemplar essays and looking at how they seamlessly use language devices such as metaphors, similes, etc. Start to implement these into your own writing and give your essays to your teacher for feedback.

@mrkoorland474 Рік тому

Hey I know you probably didn't do the particular language that I do for GCSE being German, but if there was a way of making a video that broke down how to revise for a language, that would be great

@saracavalli 2 роки тому

This was so helpful you don’t even understand 💕

@notavailable4825 2 роки тому

Thank you smmmmm x

@safafaridi7093 2 роки тому

Can you please do a video on English literature essay structure for anthology poems

@Sara_lfc-22 8 місяців тому

Thank you so much !! i really want to study law at university and i heard that english is a very useful A - Level , so i have to make sure that i am getting a good grade at GCSE. I wasn't sure where to start because i am currently working at a grade 5 so i would prefer to achieve a grade 8/9

@Foreverambitous 6 місяців тому

OMG ME ASWELL IM HERE SITTING ON A 5 so how did it go when you took her adivce?

@french-korean Рік тому

Can you also make a video on making a mind map because I struggle with that.

@laylasarai9358 8 місяців тому

found this and got a grade 9!

@officialtalkingben 2 роки тому

can you please make one on computer science especially paper 2 the programming paper please

@DerpCookie157 2 роки тому

Thanks!!

@Rozbaroz2804 Рік тому

Pov : you are watching this 3 weeks before exam

@hi-py8lx 2 роки тому

i’m stuck on high 7s and idk how to improve thank you for this video! :]

@Blessingstevens06 2 роки тому

That’s good tho

@hi-py8lx 2 роки тому

@@Blessingstevens06 thank you, however i’m gonna take english for a levels so i wanna try and push myself for a higher grade y’know?

@qtchelsey7956 2 роки тому

@@hi-py8lx you can defo do it

@maysoon9740 2 роки тому

@@hi-py8lx me toooo

@navyabajpai6946 Рік тому

Hi thank you sooo much you helped me A LOT! Could you possibly explain where you got your exemplar essays from? Thank you ☺

@SmileWithSola Рік тому

I just find them from Google by searching Grade 9 essays and then putting the book for example Romeo and Juliet

@imnotmaame Місяць тому

You’re so prettyyyy

@aimee920 7 місяців тому

hoping to get a 9 in the resit 😭 i passed literature

@SmileWithSola 6 місяців тому

you got this!!

@aimee920 6 місяців тому

@@SmileWithSola thank you!! ❤️

@shaq9116 Рік тому

got a 9 with last minute revision thanks!

@SmileWithSola Рік тому

Congrats!! 🥳 🎉

@real4158 Рік тому

THANK U SM

@Dan-iu8ls Рік тому

Me at 11:30 pm day before the exam realising that i probably should've actually done sth for this 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

@r1gamer135 Рік тому

hi great video its is really useful btw on wednesday i did my english language gcse paper 1 and for question 5 i forgot to end my story with a "life saving moment"so will i get no marks for that question ?

@myfarts 2 роки тому

I'm a natural at English language and learned quickly, but I'm SO bad at timing and not rambling in sentences - going off the topic of the actual question ...

@MohamedAli-sk5hl 2 роки тому

Hi sola! I’ve been watching your videos and they’ve greatly improved my revision. I have GCSEs this year and they’ve been really helpful. But could you please make a guide on RE, It’s my lowest grade (5+) and I want to get a 7 on it. Please and thank you!

@Blessingstevens06 2 роки тому

I wouldn’t say I was bad at Re but I never revised n got a 5 but do exam questions out of each topic it works trust me

@Blessingstevens06 2 роки тому

Have flash cards with source of wisdom and authority try having a question on one side e.g. what quote relates to evil and suffering On the other side put god is “compassionate and gracious slow to anger”

@towanda1877 2 роки тому

hi you can use the advanced information as a start since it tells you the focus of the paper

@towanda1877 2 роки тому

hi you can use the advanced information as a start since it tells you the focus of the paper

@archngel8197 2 роки тому

Had to split this up into parts: part 1 :) I’m taking RE and I've gotten an 8- or an 8 on every mock and assessment so far. There are certain ways to structure your paragraphs which will ensure you have given enough info to get all the marks. First there is PEPE which is Point - Explain - Point - Explain and it is for the 4 mark question, basically you make a point and then back it up with an explanation, its best to include a religious teaching or an attitude in the explanation as it makes it flow better. And you repeat this once so your answer looks like, Point - Explain - Point - Explain, but make sure the second point is quite different from the first. e.g "Give 2 contrasting Christian viewpoint on abortion" P - [Some Christians would be against abortion because once of the ten commandments is "Do not kill"] E - [As abortion is the termination of the foetus it can be seen as murder and would go against "Do not kill"] P - [Some Christians would be accepting of abortion if the pregnancy endangers the health of the mother] E - [Pregnancy can occasionally lead to the death of the woman, as Christians believe God loves all individuals, abortion may be considered to spare god from the suffering]