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GCSE English Language
‘Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing’
1 hour and 45 minutes
50% of the total English Language GCSE
Section A = reading; Section B = writing
80 marks in total (40 for reading; 40 for writing)
Q1) List 4 things... - 4 marks
Q2) Language Analysis - 8 marks
Q3) Structure Analysis - 8 marks
Q4) Evaluation - 20 marks
Q5) Writing a description or narrative - 40 marks
‘Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives’
1 hour and 45 minutes
50% of the total English Language GCSE
Section A = reading; Section B = writing
80 marks in total (40 for reading; 40 for writing)
Q1) True or false - 4 marks
Q2) Summary - 8 marks
Q3) Language Analysis - 12 marks
Q4) Comparison - 16 marks
Q5) Writing to present a viewpoint - 40 marks
GCSE English Literature
English Literature Paper 1:
1 hour and 45 mins
40% of the total English Literature GCSE
Section A = Macbeth; Section B = A Christmas Carol
64 marks in total (34 for Macbeth; 30 for A Christmas Carol)
SECTION A: Macbeth: one extract-whole text essay - 30 marks + 4 SPAG - 55 mins
SECTION B: A Christmas Carol: one extract-whole text essay - 30 marks - 50 mins
English Literature Paper 2:
An Inspector Calls, Anthology Poetry and Unseen Poetry
2 hours and 12 mins
60% of the total English Literature GCSE
Section A = An Inspector Calls; Section B = Anthology Poetry; Section C = Unseen Poetry
96 marks in total (34 for An Inspector Calls; 30 for Poetry; 32 for Unseen Poetry)
SECTION A: An Inspector Calls: one essay (choice of two) - 30 marks + 4 SPAG - 45 mins
SECTION B: Anthology Poetry: one poem selected from the 15 anthology poems - students analyse and compare to a second poem from memory - 30 marks - 45 mins
SECTION C: Unseen Poetry: Part A - analysis of one unseen poem - 24 marks - 30 mins; Part B - comparison of methods in this and another unseen poem - 8 marks - 15 mins
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