A-Level English exam

[mountainboo]

In my course material it states that I can bring an annotated text into the exam with me and on the AQA website it states that I cannot annotate. I have annotated many of the poems in my core text and am worried that they wont let me take it in the exam now. I have made sure that I have mostly written single words ie: alliteration or masculine against the highlighted areas. Has anyone done A-Level English and encountered this?

[factor-fiction]

I don't know the answer for certain but if you are doing the AQA exam I would expect that the AQA's statement is what matters. But surely your English teacher will know- or are you studying at home?

[mountainboo]

Studying at home. Unfortunately I annotated my copy months before seeing it on the aqa website. Let's hope that it goes undetected on the teacher's radar!

[factor-fiction]

It's a bit risky though- it would be a shame if you were disqualified for cheating. If they want to enforce the rule they will have to check some books in the room.
When I was doing exams this wasn't an issue- we were never allowed to take books in.

[mountainboo]

I may purchase another copy and just highlight certain areas. It'd be just my luck that the teacher doesn't even look.

[Mosaic]

Some exam centre actually issue new texts as you sit down, and insist all persoanl copies are removed from candidates. It's really not worth being disqualified for cheating - try your best and if necessary go for a resit but that 'cheat' moniker is well worth avoiding.