English
Staff
Head of Department Mrs. S. Duke
Teacher Mrs C. Hinds
Teacher Ms A Brackenridge
Curriculum
GCSE
Pupils will study the GCSE English Language and English Literature specifications offered by CCEA.
English Language
40% of marks are allocated to controlled assessment. 20% will be awarded for responses to Spoken and Written Language, and 20% for Speaking and Listening. Students will therefore be working towards their overall GCSE grade throughout their course of study.
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CONTENT |
SUMMARY |
ASSESSMENT |
WEIGHTING |
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UNIT 1 |
Writing for purpose and audience and reading to access non-fiction and media texts. |
External written examination. Assessed at the end of Year 11 1 hour 45 minutes Students respond to five tasks |
30% |
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UNIT 2 |
Speaking and Listening |
Controlled Assessment Teachers assess the tasks and CCEA moderates the outcomes |
20%
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UNIT 3 |
Studying Spoken and Written Language |
Controlled Assessment Teachers assess the tasks and CCEA moderates the outcomes |
20% |
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UNIT 4 |
Personal or creative writing and reading literary and non-fiction texts. |
External written examination 1 hour 45 minutes Students respond to four tasks |
30% |
ENGLISH LITERATURE
In English Literature our students will have the opportunity to study a range of literary texts. They will initially study John Steinbeck’s classic novella Of Mice and Men and a range of unseen prose texts taken from the nineteenth century. Following this, they will explore a range of poetry collated under the theme of relationships. In Year 12, they will study the Shakespeare play Macbeth and J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls to complete this course.
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CONTENT |
ASSESSMENT |
WEIGHTING |
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UNIT 1: The Study of Prose |
External written examination. Assessed at the end of Year 11. 1 hour 45 minutes Students answer two questions, one from Section A and the set question from Section B Section A is closed book |
30% |
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UNIT 2: The Study of Drama and Poetry |
External written examination 2 hours Students answer two questions, one from Section A and one from Section B Both sections are open book |
50% |
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UNIT 3: The Study of Shakespeare |
Controlled Assessment 2 hours Students complete an extended writing task based on a theme Marked by teachers and moderated by CCEA. |
20% |
AS/A2
Studying CCEA English Literature at ‘A’ Level offers the opportunity to engage critically and creatively to texts from a variety of eras. Across a wide range of novels, plays and poems, you will deepen your understanding of the changing traditions of literature.
By joining an A Level English literature class, you will broaden your horizons and open your mind to new perspectives. You will have to construct well supported arguments and appreciate alternative interpretations of texts.
At AS level you will study the following texts:
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Poems by Robert Frost and Seamus Heaney.
All texts are assessed by examination, and the papers are closed book.
It is important that students of English Literature have a love of reading, that can be applied to the set texts and a range of other literary works.
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