HYCS English Language and Literature- Year 10 Natalie Dale Assistant Headteacher/ Head of English and Media HYCS English Language and Literature- Year 10

English Language (J351)= 2 exams Communicating information and ideas Section A: Reading information and ideas. Two unseen non-fiction texts (including a text from the 19th century) Section B:Writing for audience, purpose and impact. Writing original non-fiction for different audiences and purposes). 2 hours

2. Exploring effects and impact Section A: Reading meaning and effects 2. Exploring effects and impact Section A: Reading meaning and effects. Two unseen prose texts Section B: Writing imaginatively and creatively 2 hours

English Literature (J352) = 2 exams- 4 hours Section A: Exploring modern and literary heritage texts: An Inspector Calls (J B Priestley) Section B: Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) or The War of the Worlds (H G Wells)

Section A: Exploring poetry and Shakespeare Poetry across time- Love and Relationships or Conflict Section B: Romeo and Juliet- William Shakespeare

Course outline- Y10

Course outline- Y11

OCR anthology http://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/171147-poetry-anthology-towards-a-world-unknown.pdf

Exam schedule Students will sit an end-of-year mock exam in June/July 2016. Students will sit a mock in November 2016 and another mock at Easter 2017. Students will sit their real GCSE exams in May and June of 2017.

Revising for English Language Reading fiction and non-fiction texts Reading opinion and editorial articles are always useful to explore what the writer is trying to get their audience to think and what techniques they use to do this.

Making cue cards

Analysing non-fiction texts

Practice questions and planning Completed practice exam questions Plan answers in thought showers if short of time Use mark schemes

Other places to find help Wednesday after school revision sessions 2.55pm- 4pm Breakfast sessions from 7.30am on the day of all English exams

Other places to find help There are some useful websites: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/ http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/ http://www.spellzone.com http://www.ocr.org.uk

www.spellzone.com

OCR English Language text book- Amazon.co.uk £14.99

CGP books

Preparing for Year 11 Students will need to read the following texts over the summer holiday: Romeo and Juliet- William Shakespeare An Inspector Calls- J. B. Priestley

Mocks and summer holiday work If students achieve more than one grade below their expected grade in any mock examination they will be given a summer holiday homework pack (10 hours per subject) and will be asked to resit their mocks at the end of the summer holiday. Parents will be invited into school in September for a progress meeting - target setting and action plans