GCSE 2015 English Literature

Assessment Paper 1 Paper 2 Shakespeare and the nineteen century Novel (1 hour 45 minutes) Section A - Shakespeare Section B – A Christmas Carol 40% of GCSE Modern texts and Poetry (2 hours 15 minutes) Section A –modern play or novel Section B – Power and Conflict poems Section C –unseen poetry 60% of GCSE

Paper 1 Section A An extract question based on a Shakespeare play Analysing the extract Linking to the rest of the play

Paper 1 Section B An extract question based on the nineteenth century novel A Christmas Carol Analysing the extract Linking to the rest of the novel

Paper 2 Section A An essay question based on a modern play or novel

Paper 2 Section B An essay comparing 2 poems from a cluster of 15 on the theme of Power and Conflict that you will have studied One poem will be named One poem will be your choice

Paper 2 Section C An analysis of an unseen poem and comparison with a second unseen poem One single poem analysis One comparison of 2 poems

Assessment Objectives   1: Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to: • maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response • use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations. 2: Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate. 3: Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written. 4: Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.