English at KS4

Across both Year 10 and 11, pupils will prepare for their GCSE examinations s in both English  Language and English Literature. We use the AQA exam board, which provides pupils with a clear explanation of the assessment objectives and the knowledge they need to build in order to achieve success. 

See the link below to access and download the specification for English Language:

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/gcse/english-language-8700

Texts Studied for GCSE English Literature: 

• ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ by Robert Louis Stevenson

(Some groups may study ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens.)

• ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare

• AQA Poetry Anthology - ‘Power and Conflict’

• ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B.Priestley

See the link below to access and download the specification for English Literature: 

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/gcse/english-literature-8702

Year 10 

HT1/2

• An Introduction to English Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing

• The Victorian Novel - Jekyll and Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (or Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol)

HT3/4 - 

• Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and the AQA Poetry Anthology (Power and Conflict).

HT5/6 - 

• - An introduction to Language Paper 2: Viewpoints and Perspectives 

• Spoken Language Component 

Year 11

HT1/2

• The Modern Play - An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley

• Language Paper 1 - Revision and Baseline Assessment

STC Exam 1 - Language and Literature Paper 1

HT3/4

• Revision of Paper 1 Literature - Romeo and Juliet and Jekyll and Hyde

• Revision of Language Paper 2

STC Exam 2 - Language and Literature Paper 2

HT 5

Literature Paper 2 Revision (Poetry) and Exam skills/final preparation