2. What will this presentation cover? Part 1: GCSE English Language Course outline Exam dates PART 2 : GCSE English Literature Course outline Exam dates What can students do to prepare for the exams?

3. English Language: Overview Controlled Assessment (40%) Extended Reading: Of Mice and Men (15%) Creative Writing (x2) (15%) Spoken Language Study (10%) Exam (60%) Section A: Reading Section B: Writing Year 10 Year 11

4. English Language exam date: Tuesday 2 nd June 2015 2hours, 15 mins

5. English Literature How the course is structured: Controlled Assessment (25%): Compare a theme from a Shakespeare play to a selection of poems There will be two exams: 1.Modern Texts: TWO essay questions on ‘Of Mice and Men’ and ‘An Inspector Calls’(40%) 2.Poetry across time: (Comparative essay on two poems they will have studied from a cluster and an essay on an unseen poem (35%)

6. English Literature Exam 1 Monday 18 th May 2015 Section A: An Inspector Calls (45mins) Section B: Of Mice and Men (45mins)

7. English Literature Exam 2 Friday 22 nd May 2015 English Literature Exam 2 – Poetry Across Time Section A: Two poems from ‘Relationships’ (45mins) Section B: Unseen poem (30mins)

8. What can students do to prepare?  Use websites such as BBC Bitesize and Sparknotes. Complete past papers on the AQA website Attend revision classes! Work extremely hard in every English Lesson!

9. What will this presentation cover? PART 1: GCSE English Literature Exam dates What can students do to prepare for the exams? PART 2: GCSE English Language Exam dates What can students do to prepare for the exams? Any questions?