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10 Amazing Study Hacks that'll Make Scoring an A in your English Literature Trifling!

 10 Amazing Study Hacks that'll Make Scoring an A in your English Literature Trifling! Where to Start? English literature is one of the most difficult subjects at O levels; no doubt it is, but your love for it beats the pain! English literature becomes an experience more than just academics. The class is incredibly interactive where the students and the teacher brainstorm ideas and analyze texts from all genres of the English literature discipline. But you have to do well in it, don't you? So here are ten studying techniques that will ease your way to scoring an A, or better an A* in English literature. Tip 1: Plan! Yes! Highly important, but most students overlook it. Why's that? We procrastinate! But don't worry, I’ll make it easy for you with the following east and efficient pointers: 1. Firstly, mark your exam dates according to the Cambridge timetable on a calendar. You can use apps like Notion and Google Calendar, or you can print one from multiple templates avail...

Studying English Literature in your A levels, but why? - Khadeja Khan

 Studying English Literature in your A levels, but why? Introduction  You've completed your O levels or IGCSE and now, starting your A levels is only a few months away. But you have no clue as to which subjects you will opt for if your interests lie around the art of writing and writing in general. Here, I will be discussing the factors which will help you decide whether or not you should go for English literature in your A levels What is English literature? Evident from its name, English literature is the type of literature written in English, but not necessarily by writers from England. Writers of other countries like Kazuo Ishiguro, who is from Japan, have written multiple bestselling novels and have even been awarded the Nobel prize in literature, are becoming big names in the world of English literature. In A levels you'll be studying works from several contemporaries and pre 20th-century poets, novelists, and playwrights. How can it be beneficial to you as a student? The...