Paper One Literature Monday 22nd May 9am Section A Shakespeare Section B 19th Century Text 1 hour 45 minutes 64 marks 40% of Literature GCSE Shakespeare: Extract analysis b) Link extract themes, ideas to rest of play knowledge One question 19th Century Text: b) Link extract themes, ideas to rest of text knowledge One Question Paper Two Literature Friday 26th May 9am Section A: Modern Prose or Drama Text Section B: Poetry Anthology Power & Conflict Section C: Unseen Poetry 2 hours 15 minutes 96 marks 60% of Literature GCSE One question on the text studied Closed book exam (no copies allowed in the exam) Choice of two questions, answer one Comparative question: One poem printed in exam paper to compare with a second poem from the anthology but unseen in the exam. Two previously unseen poems Two questions Question one: Essay on poem one Question two: Comparative essay on poem one and the second unseen poem

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Literature flash cards: made in lesson, by pupils. Front: key quotes. Back: themes, ideas, context, language & structure comments)

Key message for LITERATURE: START NOW! Re-read ALL the texts: A Christmas Carol, Jekyll & Hyde, Pigeon English, Lord of the Flies, The History Boys, Jane Eyre, Short Stories If there’s a film – WATCH IT! Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, Merchant of Venice...

Paper One Language Tuesday 6th June 9am Reading Section A Writing Section B 1 hour 45 minutes in total 80 marks 50% of the language GCSE One fiction text to read (extract from a piece of 19th, 20th or 21st Century Literature) 4 questions to answer: 1 brief answer x 4 marks 2 x 8 marks 1 x 20 marks (40 marks) One fiction writing task - Creative writing – describe, narrate 24 marks for communication, organisation 16 marks for technical accuracy Paper Two Language Monday 12th June 9am 50% of the Language GCSE Two linked non-fiction texts to read (19th, 20th or 21st Century) 1 multiple choice x 4 marks 1 x 8 marks 1x 12 marks 1 x 16 marks One non-fiction writing task (e.g, write a letter, report, interview etc for a specific purpose, audience and format)

Language key rings: made by PiXL. Front: Paper & Question Back: Assessment Objectives & very useful sentence starts)

Revision sites http://www.castertoncollege.com/english/394.html a work in progress… links to free audio books site, English toolkits, exam overview… http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zckw2hv - BBC Bitesize new GCSE content/texts www.gcsepod.com very useful Literature pods www.quizlet.com all free, flash cards, quizzes, tests, etc… www.youtube.com

Revision guides Purchased in Y10… GCSE Language 1-9 revision guide GCSE Language 1-9 workbook SPaG workbook Jekyll & Hyde Conflict & Power poetry Lord of the Flies A Christmas Carol Jane Eyre History Boys Macbeth Romeo & Juliet Merchant of Venice

Workshops Wednesday 11th April 9.30-2.30 LANGUAGE (Paper 1 & 2) Thursday 12th April 9.30-2.30 LITERATURE (Paper 1 & 2) Saturday 13th May 9.30-12.30 LITERATURE Paper 1 (Shakespeare & 19th C) Thursday 1st June 9.30-2.30 After school Tuesdays Term 5

At home... Learning the process of answering questions, e.g. P2 Q4 comparing: SQIM connect SQIM repeat Watching the PiXL process videos (website) Annotating Paper 1 text packs for language & structure devices (website) Annotating Paper 2 text packs for similarities, differences and language devices (website) Learning a selection of sentence starts for Language question responses (key rings) Memorising quotes (flash cards ALL texts) Re-reading and listening to Lit texts Watching the film version (Shakespeare, 19th C novel, Modern text/Drama) Creating Venn diagrams for pairs of poems to show links

English Language Paper 2 Tuesday 28th January 9am 1 hour 45 mins Writers’ Viewpoints & Perspectives Two linked non-fiction texts to read (19th, 20th or 21st Century) 4 READING questions to answer: Q1 multiple choice (4 marks) Q2 x summary/synthesise (8 marks) Q3 language (12 marks) Q4 compare (16 marks) 1 non-fiction WRITING task: Present a point of view (argue/persuade) 24 marks for communication, organisation 16 marks for technical accuracy