AQA GCSE English Literature Overview: First Assessment 2017 (100% Exam)

Paper One: Shakespeare and 19th Century NovelOne Hour 45 Minutes. 64 Marks. (40%)

Paper Two: Modern Texts, Anthology Poetry and Unseen Poetry Two hours 15minutes. 96 Marks. 60%

Section a) Shakespeare (20%) 30 marks (4 marks SPAG)

Section b) 19th C Novel (20%) 30 marks

Section c) Unseen Poetry (20%)32 Marks

Section b) Anthology Poetry (20%)30 marks

Section a) Modern Texts (20%)30 marks (4 marks SPAG)

What must students cover? What is the percentage breakdown of these elements?

What will the exams be like? What questions will the students be asked? What understanding must they demonstrate?

How does this relate to the Assessment Objectives and the weightings?

• Students will be given an extract from their chosen text. The paper will give a brief explanation of the context of this scene

• Students will give one essay

question. They must write in detail about the extract and write about the play as a whole.

• Students must demonstrate character and thematic understanding across the whole play

• Students are given a choice of two essay questions on their chosen text and must answer one.

• These questions may be about character, theme, or a combination of the two.

• Students must demonstrate character and thematic understanding across the whole play.

• Students will be given one poem from the anthology they have studied. This text will be readable.

• Students will be asked one comparative essay question about the given poem and another poem from the anthology of their choice.

• This section of the paper is in two parts.

• Part a is worth 24 marks. Students will be given an unseen poem with an accompanying essay question

• Part b is worth 8 marks. Students will be given another unseen poem and will a comparison question about a shared theme / idea of the two unseen poems.

A01: 12 Marks A02: 12 MarksA03: 6 Marks A04: 4 marks

A01: 12 MarksA02: 12 Marks A03: 6 Marks

A01: 12 Marks A02: 12 Marks A03: 6 Marks A04: 4 marks

A01: 12 Marks A02: 12 Marks A03: 6 Marks

Part a:A01: 12 Marks A02: 12 MarksPart b: A02: 8 marks

• Students will be given an extract from their chosen play. The paper will give a brief explanation of the context of this scene

• Students will give one essay

question. They must write in detail about the extract and write about the play as a whole.

• Students must demonstrate character and thematic understanding across the whole play.

A01: 24 (15% of GCSE) A02: 24 Marks (15% of GCSE)A03: 12 Marks(7.5% of GCSE) A04: 4 marks (2.5% of GCSE)

A01 Read, understand and respond to texts:

• maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response• use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.

37.5%

A02 Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate. 42.5%A03 Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written. 15%

AO4 Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. 5%

A01: 36 Marks (22.5% of GCSE) A02: 44 Marks (27.5% of GCSE)A03: 12 Marks(7.5% of GCSE) A04: 4 marks (2.5% of GCSE)

AQA GCSE English Language Overview: First Assessment 2017 (100% Exam)

Paper One: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing One Hour 45 Minutes. 80 Marks. (50%)

What must students cover? What is the percentage breakdown of these elements?

What will the exams be like? What questions will the students be asked? What understanding must they demonstrate?

How does this relate to the Assessment Objectives and the weightings?

Paper Two: Writer’s viewpointsOne Hour 45 Minutes. 80 Marks. (50%)

Section a) Literary Fiction (20th/21st C)(25%) 40 marks

Section b) Narrative / Descriptive Writing (25%) 40 marks

• Students must consider descriptive and narrative approaches such as narrative perspectives atmosphere, characterisation, effective openings and endings. Students will be given one extract from a piece of Prose Fiction

• Students will be answer four questions:1) A short four mark question focussed on

information retrieval2) An 8 mark question analysing the use

of language3) An 8 mark question focussed on the

analysing structural features4) A 20 mark extended question focussing

on a critical response to a particular aspect of the text e.g. characterisation

• Students write their own creative text inspired by the topic in section a).

• Students will be given a prompt, either a written prompt or an image.

• There will be a choice of two scenarios from which students will select one.

• Each scenario will define the audience, purpose and form of the writing task

Q1: AO1 4 Marks. Q2: AO2 8 MarksQ3: AO2 8 Marks Q4: AO4 20 Marks AO5: 24 Marks AO6: 16 Marks

• Students will work with an Insert containing two non-fiction texts of different genres linked by a similar theme.

• One text will be from the 19th Century and one from either the 20th or 21st Century depending on the time period assessed in Paper One. This allows students to consider perspectives through time.

• Students will be answer four questions:1) A short 4mark question focussed on

information retrieval.2) An 8 mark question summarising details

from both texts3) An 12 mark question focussed on the

analysing language from the 19th C text.4) A 16 mark extended question comparing

attitudes conveyed in each text

• Students write their own text giving a written perspective of the theme in section a).

• Students will be given a prompt, such as an opinion, statement or scenario to provoke a response

• The written task will define the audience, purpose and form required.

• Students will need to adapt their language, register and form to meet the requirements of the task

Q1: AO1 4 Marks. Q2: AO1 8 MarksQ3: AO2 12 Marks Q4: AO3 16 Marks AO5: 24 Marks AO6: 16 Marks

Section a) Non Fiction and Literary Non-Fiction including 19th C (25%) 40 Marks

Section b) Narrative / Descriptive Writing (25%) 40 marks

Reading Objectives Paper One %

Paper Two %

Total %

AO1 Identify and Interpret Explicit and implicit information and ideasSelect and synthesise evidence from different texts

2.5% 7.5% 10%

AO2 Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views

10% 7.5% 17.5%

AO3 Evaluate texts critically and support this with appropriate textual references

NA 10% 10%

AO4 Evaluate texts critically and support this with appropriate textual reference

12.5% NA 12.5%

Writing Objectives Paper One %

Paper Two %

Total %

AO5 Communicate clearly, effective and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences. Organise information and ideas using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts

15 15 30

AO6 Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation

10 10 20