Any GCSE English teachers?

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I'm wondering if anybody is able to offer me any advice? My daughter has to learn at least eight quotes from 20 poems for her GCSE English literature. She also has to know about the poet, context of the poem etc. This is in addition to the 3 set texts. To me this just seems like a colossal amount of work - she is struggling learning it, and to be honest I'm struggling helping her because it seems vast. Does anyone have any advice on how best to approach needing to learn such a volume of information? Her predicated grade is 7/8. Thanks in advance

Who told her she needs 8 quotations from each poem? They do need to learn stuff because it's closed text.
I would recommend quizzing apps to test herself regularly

Thanks for your reply. She said the teacher told them 8 quotes. I feel she would be better focusing on memorising fewer but remembering them correctly? Any suggestions for quizzing apps?

Haven't used it myself but I've heard good things about this: apps.ankiweb.net/

Thanks, all help gratefully received!

Quizlet is quite good.
If AQA The Quotation Bank books are very good

Thank you - I know that she uses Quizlet for some other subjects so we will check out the English as well.

And I'll get her to check which board it is

I examine GCSE English.

There is no "number" of quotations to learn. I try to get my students to know two or three and be able to paraphrase others.

Exactly. And 8 for each sound utterly ridiculous anyway.

Thank you Mrs Hamlet and Grammar Teacher, she can certainly paraphrase lots and understands the poems

Depends on the exam board for what the focus is but three is good. One from the top, middle and bottom of the poem.

Try to reduce this down to single trigger word.

Revision cards are good for this.

The exam board is eduqas if that makes a difference?

We've moved from aqa to eduqas in my school as we joined a trust. The focus is more on the narrative of the poem and the writer's message than methods, which is what aqa prefer.

Three is fine top middle bottom.

I ask my students to learn 3 quotes from each poem and that might be a single word / short phrase - 8 is ridiculous! I agree with the previous poster that knowledge of the meaning/message of the poem is more important.

Thank you for the help on here. She seems to know at least 3 quotes from each, and when I ask her about the poems she has good knowledge so we will see how the mock goes !

Seneca is good for over leaning quotes (online platform)
three per poem is plenty to hang an answer on if they are quotes that get to the heart of what the poem is about