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AqaGcseEnglish LiteratureModern texts and poetry

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  • Anita and Me study guide for AQA English Literature

    Anita and Me study guide: Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective. Curriculum terms: Anita and Me; Whole text and modern text essay response.

    Anita and Me Study Guide

    Anita and Me anchor bank: Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective.

    Text Context: Anita and Me. Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective. Link setting, genre, voice, audience and assessment focus.

    Key Themes: Anita and Me. Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective. Turn each theme into a judgement supported by evidence.

    Key Characters or Voices: Anita and Me. Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective. Keep speaker, narrator, poet, playwright and writer roles distinct.

    Writer's Methods: Anita and Me. Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective. Analyse language, form, structure, imagery, dialogue, contrast and endings.

    Exam Focus: Anita and Me. Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective. Use AO1 evidence, AO2 methods, AO3 context or comparison, and accurate expression.

    Common Mistakes: Anita and Me. Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective. Avoid plot retelling, unevidenced claims and generic paragraphs.

    Anita and Me route 1: Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 2: Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 3: Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 4: Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 5: Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington Sam. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 6: Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 7: identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 8: race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 9: community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 10: youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 11: Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 12: migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 13: belonging narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 14: narration Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 15: Punjabi family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 16: family friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 17: friendship exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family. Evidence method context question focus.

    Anita and Me route 18: exclusion prejudice memory humour village growing perspective Meena Anita Tollington Sam Nanima Sherrie identity race community youth Wolverhampton migration belonging narration Punjabi family friendship. Evidence method context question focus.

    Curriculum Terminology Anchor: Anita and Me. Whole text and modern text essay response. AO3: show understanding of the relationships between the text and the contexts in which it was written. Study the whole text as the selected modern prose or drama set text. AO1: read, understand and respond to the text, maintaining a critical style and an informed personal response. AO2: analyse the language, form and structure used by the writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.. Textual evidence and writer's methods show how these approved terms connect to exam analysis.

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