GCSE REVISION ‘BOOSTER’ MASTERCLASS: A CHRISTMAS CAROL

WHEN? Wednesday 8th May at 5:30pm
DURATION? One hour
INSTRUCTOR? Rhys
AIMED AT? Students taking GCSE examinations this year (read more below)
LEVEL? Mixed-ability
PRICE PER STUDENT? £11, as advertised*
MAX GROUP SIZE? 10
PAYMENT? Via the payment system here

The A Christmas Carol GCSE Revision ‘Booster’ Masterclass is aimed at students taking GCSE examinations in the summer of 2024. We will use AQA as our ‘style guide’; however, students taking exams with different exam boards are still encouraged to attend (as we will be revising key elements of the play, key context, and focusing on language, structure, and form – all three of which will be relevant, regardless of the student’s exam board!)

This is a one-hour group session, which will loosely follow the structure outlined below (subject to change slightly, as any good revision classes should, to ensure that all students in attendance are getting the most from the session, feel supported, and have their questions answered!)

1. Revision ‘quick-fire’: a ‘quick-fire’ task to recap key themes, events, and terminology relating to the novella.
2. Group ‘essay planning’ task: as a group, or in smaller sub-groups (depending on numbers), we will plan the outline for a past paper essay on A Christmas Carol. 
3. Interactive ‘live writing’ demonstration: Rhys, the instructor, will model how to turn a plan into an essay which meets the top-band criteria of the mark scheme. This will be interactive, ensuring that students are gauging exactly how the top marks are being ‘unlocked’, step by step.
4. Time for questions: the students will have chance to clarify any particular doubts they have on A Christmas Carol as a set text.