It is aimed at year 10 and year 11 students, and takes an extract from anita and me by meera syal, asking similar questions that you would find in the exam. The plot of anita and me by meera syal is explored through a mixture of police caseconference discussion and dramatisedreenactments of key moments in the novel. Anita and me activity pack for gcse english literature. Grade 91 gcse english text guide anita and me cgp gcse english 91 revision by cgp books.
Below you will find a summary of the key events in the novel anita and me by meera syal. Meena is the 9 year old daughter of indian immigrants, living in a small town. The requirements for the gcse english literature programme of study changed in 2015. Anita and me is about friendship and belonging, rather than race. Anita and me paints a comic, poignant, compassionate and colourful portrait of village life in the era of flares, power cuts, glam rock, decimalisation and ted heath. Anita and me is a 2002 british comedydrama film directed by metin huseyin and starring chandeep uppal, kabir bedi, and anna brewster. Anita and me, chapters 12 2012 6 july 4 june 2 about me. Anita is 14, blonde and beautiful exactly what meena thinks she wants to be. Professional post 1914 prosedrama teaching resources. Still, a combination of hearing that anita and me had made it on to the gcse syllabus and receiving her new book the house of hidden mothers on netgalley made me decide to find out more. Apr 01, 1997 anita and me is the thinlydisguised autobiography of meera syal who grew up as the only nonwhite child in her village in the midlands of england in the 1960s and 70s. These tasks could be used within a lesson, or could be set as cover work, or homework. Anita and me study guide for gcse english literature 27022018 zigzag education engage your students and guide your class through this comingofage tale with structured analysis and varied activities, all tailored to explore the novels powerful themes of belonging, race, culture, love and female empowerment. Ocr as level english literature delivery guide anita and me.
In this passage, meena is depicted to be on the edge of her group of friends and their experience as teenagers. Suggested answers for questions and activities included. Anita and me, revision notes notes english gcse irevise. Read anita and me online by meera syal books free 30day trial. It was released during a period of popularity for british asian films, alongside such as. It is a semiautobiographical novel, based on syals childhood in the mining village of essington, staffordshire, which won the betty trask award. Growing up is tough for meena, the only punjabi girl in 1970s tollington, until, that is, she meets anita blonde. An incredibly well considered and useful resource that allows every ability access to the text. Like the main character in the book, syal went to a grammar school a selective secondary.
Anita and me 2 answer all parts of the following question. Meena notes that anita always wants to dominate the group by creating rivalries between them. The story of nineyearold meena, growing up in the only punjabi family in the black. There is a brilliant selection of modern plays and novels available for pupils in the new gcse reading list, some of which have been studied at schools for decades. Feb 27, 2018 anita and me study guide for gcse english literature 27022018 zigzag education engage your students and guide your class through this comingofage tale with structured analysis and varied activities, all tailored to explore the novels powerful themes of belonging, race, culture, love and female empowerment. Anita and me paints a colourful portrait of village life in 1970s west midlands during the era of flares.
Grade 91 gcse english text guide anita and me cgp books. Confused by this, meena spoke to anitas dad and asked him if he missed the sea. Explore one other part of anita and me where meena is upset. The young meena navigates between her household and family, where she is expected to speak correctly and yet is excluded from the intimacy of the private conversations her parents conduct in punjabi, and the public world, where she marks herself. At the end of the novel, meena and her parents leave tollington to start a new life in. Inside, youll find clear, thorough notes on the novels context, plot, characters, themes and the writers techniques with quick questions, indepth questions and examstyle questions included at the end of every section.
Anita and me, which has been compared to to kill a mockingbird, tells the story of meena, the daughter of the only punjabi family in the british village of tollington. She is a writer and actress who has received the accolade of having a novel singled out for the new english literature gcse syllabus. With kabir bedi, max beesley, sanjeev bhaskar, anna brewster. The novel is used as a gcse set text for an english literature examination provided.
Her parents were of punjabi origin and emigrated to england from india. This gcse english literature quiz takes a look at language in meera syals anita and me. This section explains the key characters in anita and me by meera syal. The plot of anita and me by meera syal is explored through a mixture of police caseconference discussion and dramatisedreenactments of key moments in the. Anita and me, meera syal girl with her head in a book. Anita and me study guide for gcse english literature first teaching 2015 suitable for. Meena is a daughter of indian immigrants and has grown up in the fictional english village. Anita and me revision notes notes english junior cert. Gcse english assignment hell anita and me the student room. Jul 20, 2015 still, a combination of hearing that anita and me had made it on to the gcse syllabus and receiving her new book the house of hidden mothers on netgalley made me decide to find out more. The book is expertly structured and engagingly written, illuminated throughout by meenas ironical irreverance and robustness of spirit.
This fantastic cgp text guide has everything students need to write topgrade essays about meera syals anita and me. The story revolves around meena, a british punjabi girl the me of the title, and her relationship with her best friend, english neighbour anita, as they grow up in the. The novel opens with meena describing her earliest memories as her parents arrival in britain from india. But in the end, anita is the only one who does not get the educational opportunities of the others. Anita and me extract 1 this is the first of two gcse english literature extract questions for anita and me by meera syal. In this interview, meera explores the origins of her stageadapted novel anita and me and reflects upon the joy of collaborative work and why its important for a writer to invest in the small. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. Meena is a daughter of indian immigrants and has grown up in the fictional english village of tollington, meena struggles to define her cultural identity. Anita and me 1972 and 12yearold british asian girl meena is on the verge of her teenage years, when anita, her blonde and glamorous 14yearold.
Anita and me revision tasks eduqas teaching resources. Summary anita and me gcse english literature revision. Anita and me is meera syals debut novel, and was first published in 1996. Aqa edexcel eduqas ocr this activitypacked resource will consolidate knowledge and give students thorough insight into meera syals acclaimed novel. Characters anita and me gcse english literature revision. May 26, 2016 in this interview, meera explores the origins of her stageadapted novel anita and me and reflects upon the joy of collaborative work and why its important for a writer to invest in the small. Buy anita and me book online at low prices in india. Anita is known for being the leader of a group of two friends, sherrie and fat sally. It takes place in chapter five, when diwali is being celebrated in meenas household. With great warmth and humor, meera syal brings to life a quirky, spirited 1960s mining town and creates in her protagonist what the washington post calls a female huck finn.
Aqa edexcel eduqas ocr wjec engage your students and guide your class through this comingofage tale with structured analysis and varied activities, all tailored to explore the novels powerful themes of belonging, race, culture, love and female. Anita and me by meera syal meet your next favorite book. Meena sees the imprint of ten angry fingers on her thigh when anita forces her to join the peeing competition. However, meena is fascinated by anitas ability to speak her mind, however rude or vulgar her thoughts might be, and meena soon becomes one of anitas followers.
Syal is as skilful at rendering the saucy, ballsy backchat of the tollington women as she is at describing meenas uncles and aunties, her parents indian friends. Summer 2017 enable students to achieve their best grade in gcse english literature with this yearround course companion. I had always had the idea that this was a memoir but although it does fall into the fiction category, it is plain to see that it comes with a hefty dose of. Grade 91 gcse english text guide anita and me cgp gcse english.
York notes for gcse 91 by steve eddy from waterstones today. I picked this book up after being told that i would have to read it as part of the current gcse english literature syllabus. Anita and me i was the first person in this village to ingest a scallop. Characters from anita and me using look, say, cover, write, check, spelling games, spelling tests and printable activities. It is based on the book of the same name by meera syal. Anita and me oberon modern plays kindle edition by gupta. I am sometimes a little weary of reading books after ive already seen the film because film adaptations tend to alter somewhat from the novels themselves and i enjoyed the film thoroughly and didnt want to end up being disappointed with it once i had finished the book. Anita and me study guide for gcse english literature first.
May 31, 2014 she is a writer and actress who has received the accolade of having a novel singled out for the new english literature gcse syllabus. Anita sneers at fat sally because her parents have saved hard to send her to a catholic school, not to bloxwich comp with the others. Meenas growing up and that brings plenty of changes. This fantastic text guide has everything students need to write topgrade essays about meera syals anita and me. Some of the key characters in anita and me by meera syal are explored through police interviewstyle dramatisation. It is packed with childish spirit as meena, the main character, grows up. This is a selection of tasks for revision of anita and me in preparation for component 2a of the eduqas gcse specification. They respond to questions designed to explore their respective motivations for their actions in the novel and gain a deeper understanding of events from a variety. Gcse english text guide anita and me to get gcse english text guide anita and me ebook, make sure you refer to the web link under and download the file or gain access to other information which might be have conjunction with gcse english text guide anita and me book. Aug 25, 2018 anita and me 1972 and 12yearold british asian girl meena is on the verge of her teenage years, when anita, her blonde and glamorous 14yearold neighbour becomes her friend. She becomes part of anitas world, but events do not run smoothly. It was released during a period of popularity for british asian films, alongside such as east is east and bend it like beckham. All activities are perfectly matched to the gcse assessment objectives, and the fantastic structure and different activity styles make the pack accessible for your whole class.
Anita and me by meera syal is actually one of those books where i found out it existed by seeing the film adaptation first. Anita and me oberon modern plays kindle edition by. This book did what all good books do it dragged me into the world of the characters. Anita and me was her first novel, and was published in 1996. The debut novel from the awardwinning screenwriter of bhaji on the beach. It can be packed with wisdom and knowledge its been written in an. Some of the key characters in anita and me by meera syal are explored. Buy anita and me book online at low prices in india anita. It is a semi autobiographical novel, based on syals childhood in the mining village of essington, staffordshire, which won the betty trask award.
I had fought for this friendship, worried over it, made sacrifices for it, measured myself against it, lost myself inside it, had little to show for it but this bewildered sense. Hi everyone recently started to study gcse english online and already struggling not done any thing like this in 8 years ive got to write 400 words based on the anita and me novel,focusing on the differences in the 1960s1970s in the book and the world today now, but havent got a clue where to start. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of anita rutter and her dysfunctional family. Dec 05, 2016 this is a selection of tasks for revision of anita and me in preparation for component 2a of the eduqas gcse specification. Anita and me study guide for gcse english literature zigzag. Meena, a 12yearold living in a mining village in the english midlands in 1972, is the daughter of indian parents whove come to england to give her a better life. Anita and me is a funny and catching book which deals with racism in a light but effective way. You must include examples of language features in your response. Quiz here is a quiz on some of the things which may come in handy for the english literature exam, mine is next week, how about yours. Gcse english literature revision notes providing a summary to the novel anita and me by meera syal, this section focusses on the major events in the novel. If you are looking for some useful revision for your gcse english literature exam, then this enjoyable and informative quiz is just the ticket. Of course i dont know exactly how much was changed but if the name change is typical, it cant be much the main characters name is meena. It is a unique vision of a british childhood in the seventies, a childhood caught between two cultures, each on the brink of change.
Here you will find all relevant titles for each exam board. Hope this helps, i should have an anita and me revision card set as well, thank you. Anita and me is meera syal s debut novel, and was first published in 1996. My best friend was sharing me with someone else and i knew whatever she had been giving me was only what she had left over from him, the scraps, the tokens, the lies.
Anita and me study guide for gcse english literature. There are many little twists in the book, filled with surprises that makes it a delight to read. The story revolves around meena, a british punjabi girl the me of the title, and her relationship with her best. She grew up just outside wolverhampton, where the novel anita and me is set, in the 1960s and 70s. Language is one of the most important themes in anita and me. Activity pack for gcse first teaching 2015 suitable for.
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