Parental Guidance English GCSE Language and Literature 2016
The Course 2 GCSEs GCSE English LanguageGCSE English Literature Unit 1 Fiction exam (30%) Unit 3 Writing CA (10%) Unit 3 Reading CA (10%) Unit 4 Individual oracy (10%) Unit 4 Group oracy (10%) Unit 2 Non-fiction exam (30%) Unit 1 Of Mice and Men & Unseen Poetry (35%) Unit 3 Shakespeare & Poetry (25%) Unit 2 An Inspector Calls & Heroes (40%)
The Course 2 GCSEs GCSE English Language GCSE English Literature Unit 2 Non-fiction exam (30%) Unit 2 An Inspector Calls & Heroes (40%) 1hr 45mins 2hrs 1hr – Reading 3 questions across 2 non-fiction texts 45mins – Writing 1 question asking pupils to write either: Formal letter Informal letter Report Article Leaflet Review Speech 1hr – An Inspector Calls 20 mins – Extract question 40 mins – Essay question 1hr – Heroes 20 mins – Extract question 40 mins – Essay question 50% SPaG
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How to Help Your Child Monitor homework Punctuation and grammar booklets Newspapers and magazines Sharing reading and discussing Past Papers SLCs GCSE English Language
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Revision Books GCSE English Language £10 - £13
Revision Books GCSE English Language
Revision Books GCSE English Language
Revision Books GCSE English Language £6.5 0
Revision Books GCSE English Literature £2 - £5 £3 - £6
Key Dates March 3 rd - English Language Unit 1 and English Literature Unit 1 results published. April 11 th - Easter revision (TBC) May 23 rd - GCSE English Literature Unit 1 (Resit) May 27 th - GCSE English Literature Unit 2 June 13 th - GCSE English Language Unit 2
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