Hi,
So I'm repeating year 12 this year. This year for text response I'm studying All About Eve and Medea, but last year I studied The Island Short Stories. I know in History Revs one can do a different revolution in the exam to one studied, is it the same in English? Would it be advisable to do a different text if I prefer that one?
Technically, you can choose to write on any text you want to in the exam, so long as you're meeting the requirements (i.e. can't write on a film for both Section A and Section B, if you're writing about a collection of short stories or poetry, you must discuss at least two stories/poems, etc.)
If you are planning on doing this, I'd recommend going through the
sample exam for 2017 here to make sure you've selected an appropriate text for Section A and a pair of texts for Section B.
As for whether it's advisable... unless you truly detest both of your texts and find it incredibly difficult to write about either of them, I wouldn't recommend ditching them and choosing another. It'll mean that any time at school spent discussing particular texts will be wasted, and you likely won't get much by way of help or resources from your teacher either (unless they're fine with you choosing your preferred text).
Also, no one really *enjoys* reading their maths textbooks. But you read them and use them as study tools, right? You can look at your English texts the same way. You're not being marked on how much you like the book/film, but how well you can analyse it (and if you don't like either text, you'll probably be in a more critical mindset when writing about them!)
So even if you think all the characters in Eve are unbelievably dull and selfish and that Medea is just a boring angry woman, treating those texts like things to dissect and discuss rather than enjoy will make for much stronger essays.
In the end, you'll be the one sitting your exam though, so do whatever you think will give you the best chance at a decent score!
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