| |
|
 |
|
| |
English Language GCSE Course
Summary |
|
| |
WRITTEN PAPER 20% (1 hour)
Taken in June of year 11 |
|
| |
Unit 1: English in the daily
world (reading) |
|
| |
Reading:
non-fiction texts |
|
| |
Students answer questions on
unseen non-fiction texts to
demonstrate their comprehension
skills. |
|
| |
|
|
| |
WRITTEN PAPER 20% (1 hour)2
Taken in June of year 11 |
|
| |
Unit 2: English in the daily
world (writing) |
|
| |
Writing:
information and ideas |
|
| |
Students write for a given
purpose such as a letter to
persuade. |
|
| |
|
|
| |
CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT 30%
|
|
| |
Unit 3: Literary reading and
creative writing |
|
| |
Studying written language:
extended literary text (15%) |
|
| |
Students study a novel such as
Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ of
Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ to
produce an analytical essay. |
|
| |
|
|
| |
Using language:
creative writing (two
assignments: 7.5% each) |
|
| |
One piece will be an imaginative
account of an experience and the
other a descriptive account. |
|
| |
|
|
| |
CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT 30%
|
|
| |
Unit 4: Spoken language
|
|
| |
Using language:
Speaking and Listening
(Communicating and adapting
language;
interacting and responding;
creating and sustaining roles)
(20%) |
|
| |
Studying spoken language:
Variations, choices, change in
spoken language (10%) |
|
| |
|
|
