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English Language
Unit 1: English Today2 hours Controlled AssessmentReading task – 10%Writing task – 10%
20% of overall GCSE grade
Unit 2: The Writer’s Voice1 hour 45 minutes exam
a) Analysis of a novel (25%)b) Writing task (15%)
40% of overall GCSE grade
English Language
Unit 3: Spoken Language 2 hours Controlled AssessmentComparison of two ‘Spoken Language’ texts Accent/ dialect Gender Turn-taking Prosodic features Audience and purpose
20% of overall GCSE grade
Unit 3: Speaking and Listening tasks
Drama taskGroup Individual
20% of overall GCSE grade
The way the words look
Headlines, subheadings
Bold print, italics, underlining
Logos and slogans
Different types and sizes of fonts
Other visuals in the text
Graphics - pictures, drawings, cartoons, photos, illustrations
Charts, graphs, diagrams
Banners The overall look of the text
Use of colour
Layout – how different parts are put together
Camera angle
What are Presentational Devices?
The Overall Lookuse of colourcomposition of picturegroupingcamera angle
Graphics Features illustrationscharts, diagrams, graphsgraphics - pictures, drawings, cartoons, photos, bubbles, cameos, mapsbannersstatistics
Text Presentation Featuresheadlines, subheadingsbold print, italics, underlining logos and slogansdifferent fontsfont sizes
Spark notes
English LiteratureUnit 1 : Understanding Prose ( Exam = 50% )
Section ALiterary Heritage Text• Animal Farm • Jekyll and Hyde• Great Expectations• Pride and Prejudice
(4 part question linked to an extract from the novel) 40 marks
Section BDifferent Cultures• Heroes• Of Mice and Men• To Kill a Mockingbird• Anita and Me
(essay X 1 – choice of 2 questions)40 marks
Assessment: Exam I hour 45 minutes
English Literature
Unit 2: Understanding Poetry1 hour 45 minutes exam
a) Unseen poemb) 2 x questions on the
Anthology ( Theme of Conflict)
25% of overall GCSE grade
Unit 3 : Shakespeare and Contemporary drama 2 x 2 hours Controlled Assessment
a) Shakespeare (15%)Romeo and JulietMacbeth
b) Contemporary Drama ( 10%)
25 % of overall GCSE grade
Top Tips
• Reading (non-fiction and fiction)• School books • Targets set• Discuss topics and units they are doing• Prepared for the Controlled Assessment• Check planner for key dates• Ensure homework is done