English
English
Exam board: Edexcel
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English Language
English Literature
2 GCSEs
English
1 GCSE
English Language
Unit 1: English Today
2 hours Controlled
Assessment
Reading task – 10%
Writing task – 10%
Unit 2: The Writer’s Voice
1 hour 45 minutes exam
20% of overall GCSE grade
40% of overall GCSE grade
a) Analysis of a novel (25%)
b) Writing task (15%)
English Language
Unit 3: Spoken Language
2 hours Controlled
Assessment
Comparison of two
‘Spoken Language’ texts
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Accent/ dialect
Gender
Turn-taking
Prosodic features
Audience and purpose
20% of overall GCSE grade
Unit 3: Speaking and
Listening tasks
 Drama task
 Group
 Individual
20% of overall GCSE grade
Controlled
Assessment
October and November
The way the words look
Headlines, subheadings
Bold print, italics, underlining
Logos and slogans
Different types and sizes of fonts
Other visuals in the text
Graphics - pictures, drawings,
cartoons, photos, illustrations
Charts, graphs, diagrams
Banners
The overall look of the text
Use of colour
Layout – how different parts are put
together
Camera angle
What are Presentational Devices?
Text Presentation Features
headlines, subheadings
bold print, italics, underlining
logos and slogans
different fonts
font sizes
Graphics Features
illustrations
charts, diagrams, graphs
graphics - pictures, drawings, cartoons, photos,
bubbles, cameos, maps
banners
statistics
The Overall Look
use of colour
composition of picture
grouping
camera angle
How can you help?
Targets
Terminology
Discuss
The Writer’s Voice
( crossover text for Lit Unit 1 exam)
Spark notes
Reading
English Literature
Unit 1 : Understanding Prose ( Exam = 50% )
Section A
Literary Heritage Text
• Animal Farm
• Jekyll and Hyde
• Great Expectations
• Pride and Prejudice
Section B
Different Cultures
• Heroes
• Of Mice and Men
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• Anita and Me
(4 part question linked to an extract
from the novel)
40 marks
(essay X 1 – choice of 2 questions)
40 marks
Assessment: Exam I hour 45 minutes
English Literature
Unit 2: Understanding Poetry
1 hour 45 minutes exam
a) Unseen poem
b) 2 x questions on the
Anthology ( Theme of
Conflict)
25% of overall GCSE grade
Unit 3 : Shakespeare and
Contemporary drama
2 x 2 hours Controlled
Assessment
a) Shakespeare (15%)
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
b) Contemporary Drama ( 10%)
25 % of overall GCSE grade
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Reading (non-fiction and fiction)
School books
Targets set
Discuss topics and units they are doing
Prepared for the Controlled Assessment
Check planner for key dates
Ensure homework is done
creative
Fun
Inter-personal
skills
English
confidence
Language =
power
Independent
learners