1. 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

2. PIXLit App

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

4. 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...

5. 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)

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

7. Revision sites
a work in progress… links to free audio books site, English toolkits, exam overview…
- BBC Bitesize new GCSE content/texts
very useful Literature pods
all free, flash cards, quizzes, tests, etc…

8. 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

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

10. 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

11. 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