GCSE ENGLISH

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During this course you will have the opportunity to:

Gain extensive experience in reading, writing, speaking and listening, and to develop skills in a variety of ways for different purposes and audiences.

During the course you will study the following topics:

Reading

- non-fiction and media
- poetry from other cultures; pre 1914 and post 1914 prose
- a play by Shakespeare

 
Writing

- to inform, explain, describe
- to analyse, review, comment
- to explore, imagine, entertain
- to argue, persuade, advise.

 
Speaking & Listening

- drama focused activity
- group activity
- individual extended contribution

 
 

During the course you will be expected to complete the following coursework assignments to produce a combined folder for English and English Literature:

Original writing – continuous writing to explore, image, entertain
Shakespeare
Prose study – pre 1914
Media – writing to analyse, review, comment

These will all contribute to your final examination grade. In addition you will be expected to complete homework relevant to your course of study on a weekly basis. Your homework will help you to build up knowledge and techniques essential for successful examination performance.

The examination board in this subject is: AQA

The levels of entry available to you in this subject are:
Foundation
 and Higher Tier
 

G-C
C-A*
The assessment for this subject is:
 
Coursework: number of pieces

4      -      20% of final mark
Final examination: number of exams 2     -      60% of final mark
Speaking & Listening: number of assessments 3     -      20% of final mark

If you would like more information about this subject you should see:

Mrs Williams – Head of English

Who should choose this subject?

All students will study this subject.