English Language and English Literature or English GCSE

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English Language and English Literature or
English GCSE

• Essential Information

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New Specification with Edexcel

• Two routes to success
• English
• English Language and English Literature
• No coursework controlled assessment with one
  opportunity to re-sit each task
• Modular examinations (June and January) with
  one opportunity to re-sit

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English

• Three units over two years
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• One GCSE grade
• Unit One English Today Reading and Writing
  Non-fiction and Media texts. Two Controlled
  Assessments
• Unit Two The Writers Craft Two hour exam, one
  prose text and one Shakespeare text
• Unit Three Creative Responses Poetry Anthology
  and imaginative writing. Two Controlled
  Assessments

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English Language and English Literature

• Two separate qualifications over two years
• Modular exams taken in January or June
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• Controlled Assessments

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English Language

• Unit One English Today. Reading and Writing
  non-fiction and media texts. Two Controlled
  Assessments w/c October 11th 2010 and w/c
  November 15th 2010.
• Unit Two The Writers Voice. Different cultures
  prose text and writing for a specific audience.
  One 1hr 45 minute examination.
• Unit Three Spoken Language Study. Analysing
  spoken language, writing speeches or dialogue,
  speaking and listening tasks. Controlled
  Assessment in Year 11.

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English Literature

• Unit One Understanding Prose. Study two prose
  texts (Different Cultures and Literary Heritage)
  for 1 hr 45 minute examination.
• Unit Two Understanding Poetry using Poetry
  Anthology provided by Edexcel. Assessed in 1hr 45
  minute examination.
• Unit Three Shakespeare and Contemporary Drama.
  Two Controlled Assessment tasks completed in
  Year 11

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How you can help

• Recommended websites
• BBC Bitesize
• Other ideas
• Talk to your child about their work
• Ask them to read homework to you
• Visit the theatre, if possible