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GCSE English Language & English Literature
GCSE English Language
2 Speaking and Listening Tasks
Unit 1 - 20%
- Individual Researched Presentation based on WJEC set themes
- Responding and Interacting - group discussion based on stimuli provided
2 Exams
Unit 2 - 2 hours 40%
- Reading and Writing: Description, Narration and Exposition
Unit 3 - 2 hours 40%
- Reading and Writing: Argumentation, Persuasion and Instructional
GCSE English Literature
2 Exams
Unit 1 - 2 hours 35%
- Prose text (other cultures) ‘Of Mice and Men’
- Unseen poetry (contemporary)
Unit 2 - 2 hours 40%
- Prose text ‘Heroes’
- Drama text ‘An Inspector Calls’
Controlled Assessment
Unit 3 - 25%
- Shakespeare
- Welsh writing in English (poetry) taken from ‘Poetry 1900-2000: One Hundred Poets from Wales’
Year 11 (2017 Entry)
| Year 11 Autumn Term | Year 11 Spring Term | Year 11 Summer Term |
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Sp&L Unit 1 - Individual Presentation English Language Exam preparation Unit 3 Reading Non fiction Editing & Proof Reading English preparation Unit 2 Writing Fiction Description / Narrative / Exposition Sp&L Unit 1 - Group Discussion |
English Language Exam preparation Unit 2 Reading Fiction English Language Exam preparation Unit 3 Writing Non fiction Argumentation / Persuasion |
Exam Revision for English Language Unit 2 and Unit 3 Exams English Language Exam Unit 2 English Language Exam Unit 3 |
Year 10 and 11 (2018 Entry)
| Year 10 Autumn Term | Year 10 Spring Term | Year 10 Summer Term |
|
Shakespeare Controlled Assessment Poetry Comparison Controlled Assessment English Language Exam preparation Unit 2 Writing Fiction Description / Narrative / Exposition |
Sp&L Unit 1 - Individual Presentation Heroes Text Study An Inspector Calls Text Study |
Revision for English Literature Unit 2 Mock Exam: English Literature - Unit 2 English Literature Exam - Unit 2
English Language Exam preparation Unit 2 Reading Fiction |
| Year 11 Autumn Term | Year 11 Spring Term | Year 11 Summer Term |
|
Of Mice and Men Text Study Unseen Poetry - Preparation for English Literature Exam (Unit 1) Sp&L Unit 1 - Group Discussion Revision for English Literature Unit 1 Mock Exam: English Literature Unit 1 |
English Literature Exam - Unit 1
English Language Exam preparation Unit 2 Reading Non-fiction English Language Exam preparation Unit 2 Writing Non-fiction Argumentation / Persuasion |
Revision for English Language Exams English Language Exam - Unit 2 English Language Exam - Unit 3 |