gcse english language and literature overview · 2019. 9. 12. · english literature paper 1 64...
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GCSEEnglishLanguageandLiteratureOverview
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EnglishLanguagePaper1 80marks 50%ofLanguageGCSE 1hour45mins
PartA:Reading 40marks25%ofLanguageGCSE
PartB:Writing 40marks25%ofLangGCSE
Q5:Descriptive/narrativewriting.AO5/AO6
Youwillneedtoexamineasourceand/orconsiderapromptinordertocreate
apieceoforiginaldescriptiveornarrativewriting.
- 40marks- 45minutes
- 5minuteplan- 35minutewrite- 5minutecheck
Q1:Listfourthings.AO1
Youneedtobeabletoretrieve
information.
- 4marks- 5minutes
Q2:Howthewriteruseslanguageforeffect.AO2
Youneedtobeabletoanalyselanguageandselectexamplesto
supportyourcomments.
- 8marks- 10minutes
Q3:Howthewriterusesstructureforeffect.AO2
Youneedtobeabletoanalysestructureandselectexamplestosupportyourcomments.
- 8marks- 10minutes
Q4:Towhatextentdoyouagree?AO4
Youneedtobeabletoevaluatetextscriticallyandselectevidenceto
supportyourcomments.
- 20marks- 20minutes
EnglishLanguagePaper2 80marks 50%ofLanguageGCSE 1hour45mins
PartA:Reading 40marks25%ofLanguageGCSE
PartB:Writing 40marks
25%ofLangGCSEQ5:Descriptive/narrativewriting.AO5/AO6
Youwillproduceapieceforaspecificaudience,purposeandform,givingyourownperspectiveonathemeintroduced
inPartA.- 40marks- 45minutes
- 5minuteplan- 35minutewrite- 5minutecheck
Q1:True/Falsestatements.AO1
Youneedtobeabletoretrieve
information.- 4marks- 5minutes
Q2:Writeasummaryofinformationfromreading.AO1
Youneedtobeabletoretrieveand
interpretinformation.
- 8marks- 8 minutes
Q3:Howthewriteruseslanguageforeffect.AO2
Youneedtobeabletoanalyselanguageandselectexamplestosupportyourcomments.
- 12marks- 12minutes
Q4:Howthewriterspresentideas.AO3
Youneedtobeabletocompareideasand
perspectivesacrosstwoormoretexts.
- 20marks- 20minutes
- 5minuteplan- 15minute
write
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EnglishLiteraturePaper1 64marks 40%ofLiteratureGCSE 1hour45mins
SectionA:Shakespeare 34 marks 50minutes+5minsSPaGcheck
SectionB:19th Centurynovel 30marks50mins
Youwillanswerone essayquestiononRomeoandJuliet:1. Youwillneedtowriteaboutagivenextractfromtheplay. Youmust
focusonadetailedanalysisofShakespeare’schoiceoflanguageandthetechniquesheuses. Youmust usequotationstosupportyourresponse.Makelinkstothewidercontextinyourresponse.
2. Youwillneedtorefertothewiderplayasawhole.Youmustselectkeymoments andanalysethemindetail.
Youwill beassessedforspelling,punctuationandgrammar inthissectiononly.Youmaybeaskedtowriteabout:character,theme,imagery,languageand/orstructure,sowillneedtohaveknowledgeandunderstandingofthemall.
Youwillanswerone essayquestiononeitherJekyllandHydeorAChristmasCarol:• Youwillberequiredtowriteindetailaboutagivenextract
fromthenovel.• Youmustfocusonadetailedanalysisofthelanguageand
techniquesthatStevensonuses.• Youwillalsoneedtomakesureyoulinkyourpointsand
analysistothewidercontextofthenovel.
Youmaybeaskedtowriteabout:character,theme,imagery,languageand/orstructure,sowillneedtohaveknowledgeandunderstandingofthemall.
AO1 12marks Respondtoanextractfromtheplaytodevelopaninformedpersonalresponse.Youmustuse textualreferences,includingquotations,to supportyourideas.
AO2 12marks Analysethelanguage,formandstructureusedbythewritertocreatemeaningandeffects. Userelevantsubjectterminologytosupportyouranalysis.
AO3 6marks Showyourunderstandingofhowcontextual factors influenceourunderstandingoftheplay.
AO4 4marks Usearangeofvocabularyandsentencestructures forclarityandeffect.
AO1 12marks Respondtoanextractfromthenovelto developaninformedpersonal
response.Youmustusetextualreferences,includingquotations,
to supportyourideas.
AO2 12marks Analysethelanguage,formandstructure usedbythewritertocreatemeaningandeffects. Userelevantsubjectterminology tosupportyouranalysis.
AO3 6marks Showyourunderstandingofhowcontextualfactors influenceourunderstandingofthenovel.
YouwillnotbeabletotakeyourcopiesofLiteraturetextsintotheexam- youwillbegivenanextract.Youmustusequotationstosupportyourresponse.
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EnglishLiteraturePaper2 96marks 60%ofLiteratureGCSE 2hours15mins
SectionA:ModernText34marks45mins
+5minsSPaG check
SectionB:PoetryAnthology30marks45mins
Youwillanswerone essayquestionontheAQAAnthologyshortstoriesfrom‘TellingTales’orAnInspectorCalls:1. Youwillbegivenachoiceoftwoquestions,
butyoumustonlychooseone.2. Oneoftheshortstorieswillbenamed,you
canchoosethesecond. Writeaboutthestoriesseparately,thereisnorequirementtocomparethem.
3. Youwillthenneedtowriteabouttheauthors’choiceoflanguageandthetechniquesused. Youmust usequotationstosupportyourresponse.Makelinkstothewidercontextinyourresponse.
Youwill beassessedforspelling,punctuationandgrammar inthissectiononly.Youmaybeaskedtowriteabout:character,theme,imagery,languageand/orstructure,sowillneedtohaveknowledgeandunderstandingofthemall.
Youwillnothaveyouranthologies!!
Youwillanswerone essayquestionaboutthePowerandConflict poems:• Youwillberequiredtowriteindetailabouta
namedpoemfromthePowerandConflictpoems,andthencomparethiswithanotherpoemfromthePowerandConflictcluster
• Youmustfocusonadetailedanalysisofthelanguageandtechniquesthatthepoetuses.
• Youwillalsoneedtomakesureyoulinkyourpointsandanalysistothewidercontextofthepoems.
Youwillbeexpectedtobeabletowriteabout:subjects,themes,imagery,languageandstructurewhererelevantinrelationtothequestionandpoem.Youwillneedtobeabletomakelinksandconnectionsbetweenpoemsinthecluster,havingconfidencetodiscusssimilaritiesanddifferences.Thenamedpoemwillbeprintedbutyouwillnothaveyouranthologytolookatthe2ndpoem!!
SectionB:UnseenPoetry32marks30mins– Q110mins– Q2
Youwillanswerone questiononone unseenpoemandonequestiononanotherunseenpoem:• Youwillberequiredtoabout
thefirstpoemonlyforthefirstquestion.
• Forthesecondquestion,youwillneedtocomparethetwopoemsyouhavebeengiven.
Youwillneedtocarefullyconsiderwhatthequestionisaskingtoguideyouranalysis,thenrefertoaspectsofsubject,themes,imagery,languageandstructuretoanswerthequestions.Youshouldreadthepoemsatleasttwicethroughinordertocheckyourbestunderstanding.
AO1 12marksAO2 12marksAO3 6marksAO4 4marks
AO1 12marksAO2 12marksAO3 6marks
Q1:AO1 12marksAO2 12marks
Q2:AO2 8marks
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questions.....https://padlet.com/ds16/romeoandjuliet
https://padlet.com/ds16/christmascarolRevisionGuides• AvailableviaParentPayHomeworkPlan• EachpupilhassetweeklyhomeworkDropIn– Revision/Homework• Monday01from3.10to4.10(4Englishfacultymembersavailabletotutor)Intervention– MondayUnit4• Selectedstudentsfollowa12weekprogrammeofwritingskills(SectionBofEnglishlanguage
skills)• Onlinerevisiontool– willbesetasadditionalweeklyhomeworkRecallandDeliberateExaminationPracticeImportant• Helpstudentstolearnquotations,theorderofevents,pointsaboutcharactersandthemes–
testrecall
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