What is the best way to revise for an exam which focuses on set texts?

I think the first thing to think about is that everyone has a learning style that is unique. You may be a visual learner, auditory learner, write it down learner or a kinaesthetic learner. It's really important to understand which works best for you. The way in which I determined what was best for me was through trial and error. I tried each method and then did a past paper to see which was strongest for me. Some of the ways that I suggest trialling these types of learning are: ·     Creating large mind maps which are colour coded for each theme/character within the set texts. These should not be over crowded or too wordy. The idea is that by colour coding certain words these notes create links between themes, contexts, techniques and passages in the set texts. Great technique for both visual and write it down learners. ·     You could create post-it note or cue cards with short bullet points for each theme along with the appropriate contextual information. This really condenses down the information to the important things and is great if you have difficulty remembering large amounts of information.·     You could talk yourself through the techniques which you find in a certain passage and record them in voice memos and then listen to them when you are going about your day to day activities e.g. on a walk, doing the dishes. ·     Also just reading notes aloud to yourself can be an excellent way of remembering information if you are an auditory learner. ·     Just walking around whilst reading the set texts or your own notes can be an excellent way of learning if you are a kinaesthetic learner. There is also the potential, particularly if you are studying a play, to role play the scenes to learn about relationships between characters. The really important thing to remember is that remembering everything about a set text will be impossible so it is important to go through past papers and notes and work out which themes are coming up over and over again. Then creating notes based on these themes works really well. That way you can focus on the integral information and maximise your chances of doing well in the exam with set texts.