Parental Guidance English GCSE Language and Literature 2016.

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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

Support from School Lessons! Walking Talking Mocks Mock exams Revision packs (ELE) Extra Mocks for identified pupils Revision sessions

How to Help Your Child Monitor homework Punctuation and grammar booklets Newspapers and magazines Sharing reading and discussing Past Papers SLCs GCSE English Language

Websites

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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