1. GCSE 2015
English Literature

2. 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

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

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.