Five More Things You Must Revise For English...

1. The types of questions on the paper. 

Look through past papers and familiarise yourself with what is asked and how it is asked. Look up any words and phrases which may confuse you such as:
How does the writer present,..
This is asking you to look for how the writer uses language techniques to achieve his or her purpose.
How is language used for effect
This is asking you to explain how language has an effect on the reader - try to link this to the overall purpose of the text and identify language techniques where possible.
Explain the ways, 
Again, this is asking you to explain techniques used by the writer to achieve their purpose.
'What do you understand' and 'What do you learn..'
These questions are testing your comprehension of what you have read, the question will want you to read between the lines, make inferences and be perceptive. This type of question does NOT require you to analyse language.
Find past papers here on the AQA web site http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/gcse/english-language-4705/past-papers-and-mark-schemes

2. Semantic Fields

A semantic field is a set of words grouped semantically (that is, by meaning), referring to a specific subject. If you can identify a semantic field of words in a piece of writing it could help you to reach the top band of the mark scheme (see below):

offers a full and detailed understanding of the texts in relation to language

You could also refer to it as a lexical field: a group of words referring to the same topic, e.g. ‘flames’, ‘damnation’ and ‘hell’. This is most worth commenting on where there’s an interesting contrast, e.g. love described as ‘war’ - something unexpected which shows us a strange truth about love: it can be hurtful, violent, you can feel destroyed, etc.

This normally highlights a particular mood.
How to write about it: ‘flames suggest it is burning, unstoppable, and links to the idea of ‘hell’. The semantic field of 'hell' suggests that this is moral evil, not just a bad situation.’

Thank you to http://englishtutorhome2.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/how-to-get-a-or-at-english-language.html for this definition. Revise other subject terminology to impress the examiner by following the link.

3. Link your revision - practising Q4 skills will also help your literature analysis and vice-versa.

Remember, when approaching language analysis, always ask yourself, 'Why has the writer chosen that word?' and 'What effect does it have on the reader?'.

 

4. Always Plan!

For Q5 and 6, use the first page of your answer paper to dedicate to a detailed plan. This will help you to get marks for the structure of your work. Watch this video about how to plan effectively:

Thank you helpmemrdavies!

5. Learn how to use compound, complex and simple sentences and use them all in the first paragraph to create a great impression on the examiner! Mr Davies can help you to revise this too...