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English Literature GCSE Course
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EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT 35% (2 hrs)
Taken in the June of year 10 |
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Unit 1: Prose and poetry
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Section A 21% |
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Students study different
cultures prose
such as
Of Mice and Men
(Steinbeck) or
To Kill a Mockingbird
(Lee) |
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Section B 14% |
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Unseen poetry comparison:
students write a comparative
essay in response to two unseen
poems. |
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EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT 40% (2 hrs)
Taken in the June of year 11 |
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Unit 2: Drama and prose
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Section A |
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Students study a drama text such
as
Othello
(Shakespeare);
Much Ado About Nothing
(Shakespeare);
An Inspector Calls
(Priestley);
Hobson’s Choice
(Brighouse);
Blood Brothers
(Russell) or
A View from the Bridge
(Miller) |
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Section B |
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Students study a novel such as
Silas Marner
(Eliot);
Pride and Prejudice
(Austen); or
Lord of the Flies
(Golding). |
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CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT (LINKED
TEXTS) 25% |
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Unit 3: Poetry and drama
(literary heritage) |
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Students study a Shakespeare
play and at least 1 one poem to
produce a comparative essay. |
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