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GCSE English Language & English Literature

GCSE English Language

2 Speaking and Listening Tasks

Unit 1 - 20%

  • Individual Researched Presentation based on WJEC set themes
  • Responding and Interacting - group discussion based on stimuli provided

2 Exams

Unit 2 - 2 hours 40%

  • Reading and Writing: Description, Narration and Exposition

Unit 3 - 2 hours 40%

  • Reading and Writing: Argumentation, Persuasion and Instructional

GCSE English Literature

2 Exams

Unit 1 - 2 hours 35%

  • Prose text (other cultures) ‘Of Mice and Men’
  • Unseen poetry (contemporary)

Unit 2 - 2 hours 40%

  • Prose text ‘Heroes’
  • Drama text ‘An Inspector Calls’

Controlled Assessment

Unit 3 - 25%

  • Shakespeare
  • Welsh writing in English (poetry) taken from ‘Poetry 1900-2000: One Hundred Poets from Wales’

Year 11 (2017 Entry)

Year 11 Autumn Term Year 11 Spring Term Year 11 Summer Term

Sp&L Unit 1 - Individual Presentation

English Language Exam preparation Unit 3 Reading Non fiction

Editing & Proof Reading

English preparation Unit 2 Writing Fiction Description / Narrative / Exposition

Sp&L Unit 1 - Group Discussion

English Language Exam preparation Unit 2 Reading Fiction

English Language Exam preparation Unit 3 Writing Non fiction Argumentation / Persuasion

Exam Revision for English Language Unit 2 and Unit 3 Exams

English Language Exam Unit 2

English Language Exam Unit 3

Year 10 and 11 (2018 Entry)

Year 10 Autumn Term Year 10 Spring Term Year 10 Summer Term

Shakespeare Controlled Assessment

Poetry Comparison Controlled Assessment

English Language Exam preparation Unit 2 Writing Fiction Description / Narrative / Exposition

Sp&L Unit 1 - Individual Presentation

Heroes Text Study

An Inspector Calls Text Study

Revision for English Literature Unit 2

Mock Exam: English Literature - Unit 2

English Literature Exam - Unit 2

  • An Inspector Calls
  • Heroes

English Language Exam preparation Unit 2 Reading Fiction

Year 11 Autumn Term Year 11 Spring Term Year 11 Summer Term

Of Mice and Men Text Study

Unseen Poetry - Preparation for English Literature Exam (Unit 1)

Sp&L Unit 1 - Group Discussion

Revision for English Literature Unit 1

Mock Exam: English Literature Unit 1

English Literature Exam - Unit 1

  • Of Mice and Men
  • Unseen Poetry

English Language Exam preparation Unit 2 Reading Non-fiction

English Language Exam preparation Unit 2 Writing Non-fiction Argumentation / Persuasion

Revision for English Language Exams

English Language Exam - Unit 2

English Language Exam - Unit 3