Paper One Reading Section A Writing Section B Language 20% 20% 1 hour 45 minutes One fiction text to read One fiction writing task -Creative writing in total (extract from a piece of 20th Time recommended: 40% of the 10 minutes planning Century Literature) 35 minutes writing language GCSE 5 questions to answer 40 marks Time recommended: 10 minutes reading 50 minutes answering questions 40 marks Paper Two Reading Section A Writing Section B Language 30% 30% 2 hours in total Two non-fiction texts to read Two non-fiction writing tasks (e.g, write a letter, 60% of the (approx. one A4 size) report, interview etc for a specific purpose, audience and Language GCSE 6 questions to answer format) 2 questions linking to each article Time recommended: 2 comparative questions 30 minutes per writing task Time recommended: 5 minutes planning 10 minutes reading 25 minutes writing 50 minutes answering questions You must answer both questions 40 marks 40 marks Paper One Section A Shakespeare Section B Poetry from 1789 to Literature present day 2 hours Romeo and Juliet Poetry Anthology Two Questions Two Questions 40% of overall Closed book exam (no copies One question on a specific poem Literature GCSE allowed in the exam) One question to compare the specified poem with a poem One extract question of your choice from the anthology One essay question 40 marks 40 marks Paper Two Section A: 1914 Section B: Section C: Unseen Literature onwards prose 19th Century Poetry 20% (fiction) or drama 20% Prose 20% 2 hours 30 Lord of the Flies or An A Christmas Carol Two previously unseen Inspector Calls Closed book exam poems minutes (no copies allowed in Closed book exam (no copies Two questions 60% of overall the exam) allowed in the exam) Question one: Essay on poem one One question Literature GCSE One question Question two: Comparative essay Extract question and Extract question and knowledge of on poem one and the second knowledge of the the text unseen poem text 40 marks 40 marks 40 marks 3 Subject Terminology for English Lang and Lit – Standard List Commonly used Acronyms and terms in English criteria AGONY AUNT: A – Audience –choose formal or informal language, G – Give Good reasons for following your advice, O – Objective viewpoint – Don’t take sides, N - New paragraphs for new ideas, Y – You – using personal pronouns makes the reader feel you are interested in him, A – Authority – pretend to be an expert on problems, U – Understanding – Show you understand
Paper One Language Reading Section A Writing Section B 1 hour 45 minutes in total 40% of the language GCSE 20% One fiction text to read (extract from a piece of 20th Century Literature) 5 questions to answer Time recommended: 10 minutes reading 50 minutes answering questions 40 marks 20% One fiction writing task -Creative writing Time recommended: 10 minutes planning 35 minutes writing 40 marks Paper Two Language Reading Section A Writing Section B 2 hours in total 60% of the Language GCSE 30% Two non-fiction texts to read (approx. one A4 size) 6 questions to answer 2 questions linking to each article 2 comparative questions Time recommended: 10 minutes reading 50 minutes answering questions 40 marks 30% Two non-fiction writing tasks (e.g, write a letter, report, interview etc for a specific purpose, audience and format) Time recommended: 30 minutes per writing task 5 minutes planning 25 minutes writing You must answer both questions 40 marks Paper One Literature Section A Shakespeare Section B Poetry from 1789 to present day 2 hours 40% of overall Literature GCSE Romeo and Juliet Two Questions Closed book exam (no copies allowed in the exam) One extract question One essay question 40 marks Poetry Anthology Two Questions One question on a specific poem One question to compare the specified poem with a poem of your choice from the anthology 40 marks Paper Two Literature Section A: 1914 onwards prose (fiction) or drama 20% Section B: 19th Century Prose 20% Section C: Unseen Poetry 20% 2 hours 30 minutes 60% of overall Literature GCSE Lord of the Flies or An Inspector Calls Closed book exam (no copies allowed in the exam) One question Extract question and knowledge of the text 40 marks A Christmas Carol Closed book exam (no copies allowed in the exam) One question Extract question and knowledge of the text 40 marks Two previously unseen poems Two questions Question one: Essay on poem one Question two: Comparative essay on poem one and the second unseen poem 40 marks 3 Subject Terminology for English Lang and Lit – Standard List Commonly used Acronyms and terms in English criteria AGONY AUNT: A – Audience –choose formal or informal language, G – Give Good reasons for following your advice, O – Objective viewpoint – Don’t take sides, N - New paragraphs for new ideas, Y – You – using personal pronouns makes the reader feel you are interested in him, A – Authority – pretend to be an expert on problems, U – Understanding – Show you understand
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