English (Literature GCSE)

Name of Course
English Literature

Qualification
AQA GCSE English Literature

Outline of Course

Students complete two exams to achieve an overall grade for their GCSE.

Paper 1 – Shakespeare and the 19^th Century Novel

This exam is 1 hour 45 minutes and makes up 50% of the exam grade.

Section A (20%) – Shakespeare

• Extract and whole play question
• Normally ‘Macbeth’ (as studied in other local schools)

Section B (20%) – 19^th Century Novel

• Extract and whole play question
• Normally ‘A Christmas Carol’ as studied by other local schools.

Paper 2 – Modern Texts and Poetry

This exam is 2 hour 15 minutes and makes up 60% of the exam grade.

Section A – ‘An Inspector Calls’ or ‘Blood Brothers’

• One essay question from two.
• Choice of text determined by previous school.

Section B – AQA Poetry

• One comparative question on one named poem and one other poem from the chosen cluster in the AQA Anthology

Section C – Unseen Poetry

• One question on one unseen poem and one question comparing

How it’s taught
Small group work

Film and drama

Cloze exercises
Discussion
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Exercises
Speaking and Listening Exercises

Homework
There will be homework on SPaG exercises and practice papers