Key Points for Context
CPD: You Can't Revise for GCSE English! (by Mark Roberts), topic 1.1.4
Top 5 to Thrive
Here are five top tips to help students enhance their understanding of context:
Tip 1 - Consider
- As part of their revision, students should consider the different types of context that they could use.
Tip 2 - Relevance
- Students should learn to always think about what context is relevant to the question they are being asked to answer.
Tip 3 - Balance
- Make sure students know the right balance between too much context and too little context.
Tip 4 - Knowledge
- Students should be equipped to revise knowledge of the time periods, and genre tropes, to avoid vague or incorrect statements.
Tip 5 - Practise
- Students should practice writing paragraphs to ensure their context blends smoothly in with their analysis.