1. GCSE English Literature
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2. GCSE English Literature
The English Literature GCSE will encourage pupils to read a wide range of classic literature fluently with the assessment of:
A Shakespeare play – ‘Macbeth’
A 19th century novel - ‘The Sign of Four’ – Arthur Conan Doyle.
British fiction or drama from 1914 onwards
‘DNA’ – Dennis Kelly
A selection of poetry since 1789 , ‘Love and Relationships’ – AQA
Unseen poetry
No foundation or higher The quality of writing in the response to texts will be assessed.
No coursework
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3. English Literature Paper 1
How it's assessed (No books are allowed in the exam)
written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
64 marks
40% of GCSE
Questions:
Section A Shakespeare: pupils will answer one question. They will be required to write in detail about an extract from ‘Macbeth’ the play and then to write about the play as a whole.
Section B The 19th-century novel: pupils will answer one question. They will be required to write in detail about an extract from ‘Sign of Four’ and then to write about the novel as a whole.
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5. English Literature Paper 2
How it's assessed (No books allowed in exam)
written exam: 2 hours 15 minutes
96 marks
60% of GCSE
Questions
Section A Modern texts: pupils will answer one essay question from a choice of two on ‘DNA’.
Section B Poetry: pupils will answer one comparative question on one named poem printed on the paper and one other poem from ‘Love and Relationships’.
Section C Unseen poetry: pupils will answer one question on one unseen poem and one question comparing this poem with a second unseen poem.
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7. Unseen poetry 24 mark question on an unseen poem
8 mark comparison between two unseen poems
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8. Practical Tips for Supporting GCSE Revision.
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9. Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.
This must be accurate for Grade 4 and above.
Remind your child to build five minutes into their time to check their writing.
Support them in practising their core skills.
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10. How to help your child revise.
QUIZ THEM. MAKE SURE THEY ARE QUIZZING THEMSELVES.
Every pupil has quotations for all the texts studied and they are quizzed regularly on these at school. Please test them at home.
Texts studied are: Macbeth, Sign of Four, Anthology Poetry and DNA.
Also test them on themes and characters within the set texts.
Which poems can be compared together and how.
Most importantly, make sure they are doing their homework.
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12. Cathy grinning, Brian crying Cathy slaps Brian ‘Shut up Danny’ 17
‘They wanted to interview me…they might even give me money for it’ 36
‘I threatened to gouge one of his eyes out’ 50
‘No, Cathy, don’t, stop, Cathy…?’ 60
‘Cathy doesn’t care. She’s too busy running things.’ 64
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13. The quiz. Cathy_____, Brian _______ Cathy _____ Brian
‘____ __Danny’ 17
‘They wanted to ________me…they might even give me ________for it’ 36
‘I threatened to ______ one of his eyes out’ 50
‘No, Cathy, don’t,____, Cathy…?’ 60
‘Cathy doesn’t ____. She’s too busy_______ _______.’ 64
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