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GCSE English
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English Language
Overview
Unit 1
Individual Researched Presentation
Interacting and Responding
Unit 2
Overview
Retrieval
Word Meaning
PISA Text Purpose
Bias/ Objectivity
Editing
Sequencing
Explain
Summarise
How - Analyse
Synthesise
Compare
Proofreading
Description
Narration
Exposition
SPaG
Text Types
Unit 3
Overview
Retrieval
Word Meaning
PISA Text Purpose
Bias/ Objectivity
Sequencing
Explain
Summarise
How - Analyse
Synthesise
Compare
Argumentation
Persuasion
SPaG
Text Types
English Literature
Overview
Unit 1
Of Mice and Men
Extract
Essay
Unseen Poetry
Unit 2
An Inspector Calls
Extract
Essay
Heroes
Extract
Essay
Unit 3
Shakespeare
Poetry
How to Revise Effectively
Overview
Common Mistakes
Retrieval Practice
Spaced Practice
Flashcards
Note-Taking
Annotating
Brain Dump
GCSE English
Home
English Language
Overview
Unit 1
Individual Researched Presentation
Interacting and Responding
Unit 2
Overview
Retrieval
Word Meaning
PISA Text Purpose
Bias/ Objectivity
Editing
Sequencing
Explain
Summarise
How - Analyse
Synthesise
Compare
Proofreading
Description
Narration
Exposition
SPaG
Text Types
Unit 3
Overview
Retrieval
Word Meaning
PISA Text Purpose
Bias/ Objectivity
Sequencing
Explain
Summarise
How - Analyse
Synthesise
Compare
Argumentation
Persuasion
SPaG
Text Types
English Literature
Overview
Unit 1
Of Mice and Men
Extract
Essay
Unseen Poetry
Unit 2
An Inspector Calls
Extract
Essay
Heroes
Extract
Essay
Unit 3
Shakespeare
Poetry
How to Revise Effectively
Overview
Common Mistakes
Retrieval Practice
Spaced Practice
Flashcards
Note-Taking
Annotating
Brain Dump
More
Home
English Language
Overview
Unit 1
Individual Researched Presentation
Interacting and Responding
Unit 2
Overview
Retrieval
Word Meaning
PISA Text Purpose
Bias/ Objectivity
Editing
Sequencing
Explain
Summarise
How - Analyse
Synthesise
Compare
Proofreading
Description
Narration
Exposition
SPaG
Text Types
Unit 3
Overview
Retrieval
Word Meaning
PISA Text Purpose
Bias/ Objectivity
Sequencing
Explain
Summarise
How - Analyse
Synthesise
Compare
Argumentation
Persuasion
SPaG
Text Types
English Literature
Overview
Unit 1
Of Mice and Men
Extract
Essay
Unseen Poetry
Unit 2
An Inspector Calls
Extract
Essay
Heroes
Extract
Essay
Unit 3
Shakespeare
Poetry
How to Revise Effectively
Overview
Common Mistakes
Retrieval Practice
Spaced Practice
Flashcards
Note-Taking
Annotating
Brain Dump
Prose and Poetry
This exam is split into
two sections
. You should allocate an hour to each.
Section A:
Of Mice and Men
This section requires you to study a prose text from a different culture. It is worth 21% of your overall grade.
You
will
answer two questions on John Steinbeck's
Of Mice and Men
:
A close reading of an extract.
An essay question relating to the text as a whole.
Section B: Unseen Poetry
This section requires you to explore, respond to, and compare two contemporary unseen poems. It is worth 14% of your overall grade.
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