GCSE Curriculum Plan September 2014 – 2015/2015-2016
Year 11
English GCSE 4700
Controlled Assessment 1- Explore the way hopes and dreams are
presented in ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck
Controlled Assessment 2- Use the title of a film as the basis for a piece
of writing
Controlled Assessment 3- Place a character from a literary text into a
piece of your own writing
Controlled Assessment 4- Explore the ways opposites are presented in
‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare
Controlled Assessment 5- Explore the ways that sympathy for the plight
of soldiers is developed in a selection of English Literary Heritage poetry
about war.
Speaking and Listening- presenting/discussing/role playing
Exam practice- Understanding/reading non-fiction texts (section A)
Writing non-fiction texts (section B)
English Entry Level 4970
Reading Unit based on Literary material
Reading Unit based on non-literary material
Writing Unit
Writing Unit
Speaking and Listening Unit
English Functional Skills 4720
Year 10a- 11a
English Language GCSE 4705
Extended Reading Controlled Assessment - Explore the ways Steinbeck
presents ideas about the good and the bad in people in ‘Of Mice and
Men’
Creative Writing Controlled Assessment – Use the title of a film as the
basis for a piece of writing
Creative Writing Controlled assessment- Use a line of poetry as the title
of a piece of writing
Spoken Language Study Controlled Assessment- Explore some of the
different public attitudes towards non-standard spoken language.
Speaking and Listening- presenting, discussing, role playing.
Exam preparation- Understanding and producing non-fiction texts
English Literature GCSE 9715
Controlled Assessment- The significance of Shakespeare and the English
Literary Heritage. Explore the ways the pain of love is presented in
‘Romeo and Juliet’ and a selection of Shakespeare’s sonnets.
Exam preparation- Unit 1a- Modern Prose or Drama (Touching the
Void?)
Unit 1b- Exploring Cultures – Of Mice and Men
Exam Preparation- Unit 2a- Poetry cluster from the AQA anthologyConflict
Unit 2b- responding to an unseen poem.
English Entry Level 4970
Reading Unit based on Literary material
Reading Unit based on non-literary material
Writing Unit
Writing Unit
Speaking and Listening Unit
English Functional Skills 4720
10b- 11b
English GCSE 4700
Controlled Assessment 1- Explore the ways characters’ attitudes are
presented in ‘Of Mice and Men’
Controlled Assessment 2- Write about a film you either love or loathe.
Controlled Assessment 3- Continue a piece of writing that begins, ‘It
hadn’t been a good start to the day.’
Controlled Assessment 4- Explore the ways Romeo’s strong feelings are
presented and developed in ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
Controlled Assessment 5- Explore the ways strong feelings are
presented by soldiers/poets in a selection of English Literary Heritage
poems about war.
Speaking and Listening- presenting/discussing/role playing
Exam practice- Understanding/reading non-fiction texts (section A)
Writing non-fiction texts (section B)
English Entry Level 4970
Reading Unit based on Literary material
Reading Unit based on non-literary material
Writing Unit
Writing Unit
Speaking and Listening Unit
English Functional Skills 4720