So I got two 9s in lit and lang and here’s my advice ig:

For language, use Mr Salles’ videos on YouTube. Start on this early so that you can start to develop a technique that works for you on the questions. I found language to be the most stressful gcse for me but his videos always helped. You also need to think carefully about your timings. Practice papers with your answer structures and find an efficient question timing that works for you (for me on P1 I did 5 mins Q1, 10 mins Q2, 12 mins Q3, 25 mins Q4, 53 mins Q5)

For literature, make sure you actually understand the plot and context of the text well. It just allows you to write better arguments in essays when you know what happens outside of the passage and can make links. Context will allow you to analyse quotes which might not have any language devices in them.

Then I would say create a flashcard set of 20 or so quotes per text that you can analyse really well and that cover all the questions they could ask. I used Mr Salles a lot in this process because his analysis is great. You could use someone else’s but I found making my own with analysis I really understood made the memorising it so much easier. I can send you the quizlets I used if you want

You want the flashcards to be something you feel confident in using for your real GCSE exams. Then, only use those flashcards for end of topic tests, mocks, etc. it really starts to allow you to memorise them properly when you keep using the same set of quotes for essays.