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KS4 English
Year 10 - Curriculum Information
English Language/Literature - Linear Course 2016/17
Autumn term 1 (September-October) | Spring term 1 (January-March) | Summer term 1 (May-June) |
Recap on modern texts from year 9: Paper 2 – Modern texts and poetry – 2 hour 15 minutes – 96 marks – 60% of GCSE Section A – Choose 1 out of a choice of 2 on An Inspector Calls/Lord of the Flies/Animal Farm
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Paper 1 – Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing – 1 hour 45 minutes – 80 marks – 50% of GCSE Section A – UNSEEN literature fiction text (from the 20th century) and answer questions Section B – Descriptive or narrative writing (E.g. description of a picture or opening of a story) |
Paper 2 – Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives – 1 hour 45 minutes – 80 marks - 50% of GCSE Section A – read a non-fiction text (E.g. A 2013 Observer article on ‘Could you do your child’s homework?’) and one literary non-fiction text (E.g. two letters from 19th Century). Linked in theme – analysis of both sources and comparison question. Section B – Writing to present a viewpoint (E.g. Write an article for a broadsheet newspaper, stating your views on homework) |
Autumn term 2 (October-December) | Spring term 2 (March-May) | Summer term 2 (June-July) |
Paper 1 – Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel – 1 hour 45 minutes – 64 marks – 40% of GCSE A Christmas Carol
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Paper 2 – Modern texts and poetry – 2 hour 15 minutes – 96 marks – 60% of GCSE POETRY - Section B – Anthology poems – Power and conflict/love and relationships cluster – comparison – one named poem and one other poem of your choice Section C – Unseen poems:
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Speaking and Listening task Catch up on certain tasks/texts where appropriate
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Year 11 - Curriculum Information
English Language/Literature - Linear Course 2016/17
Autumn term 1 (September-October) | Spring term 1 (January-March) | Summer term 1 (May-June) |
Paper 1 – Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel – 1 hour 45 minutes – 64 marks – 40% of GCSE Section A – Romeo and Juliet/Macbeth (answer on the extract given, then look at other parts of the text – closed book). |
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Autumn term 2 (October-December) | Spring term 2 (March-May) | Summer term 2 (June-July) |
POETRY - Section B – Anthology poems – Power and conflict/love and relationships cluster – comparison – one named poem and one other poem of your choice Section C – Unseen poems: 1. Analyse poem 1
3. Compare the 2 poems |
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