1. GCSE English Language & Literature: New Specification 2017-2018
GCSE English Language & Literature New Spec Training- AJa
English Department
GCSE English Language & Literature: New Specification

2. GCSE English Language & Literature: New Specification 2017-2018
What are the significant changes?
Linear course;
One tier exam;
100% exam (no coursework);
Greater emphasis on 19th century literature;
Closed book exam for Literature.

3. ENGLISH LANGUAGE

4. ENGLISH LITERATURE

5. GCSE content covered in year 10
Language Paper 1, Section B (Writing to Describe & Narrate)
A Christmas Carol- Literature Paper 1, Section B
Animal Farm/An Inspector Calls- Literature Paper 2, Section A
Love and Relationships poetry cluster - Literature Paper 2, Section B

7. How can YOU help?
Discuss what they have learnt in their English lesson that day;
(Skill: recalling key information.)
Provide reading materials- Newspapers, novels from 19th, 20th and 21st century; ask them to tell you what they have read;
(Skill: Synthesising key information.)
Encourage them to read around a topic;
(Skill: identifying similarities/ differences; developing comparative/ critical skills.)
Teach them the importance of taking initiative, learning for themselves, extending the learning from the classroom to the wider world.
(Skill: becoming reflective and critical individuals.)

8. How can YOU help? Current Units:
Expose them to a range of texts by Shakespeare and Charles Dickens;
Re-read A Christmas Carol;
Watch different versions of ‘Macbeth’ in performance;
Generate discussions around the themes and ideas in Macbeth and A Christmas Carol;
Research around Jacobean era and Victorian England;
Visit to the Globe theatre;

9. How can YOU help? USEFUL REVISION BOOKS TO PURCHASE
(***more details in the handout***):

10. English Revision resources

11. Revision resources Mr. Bruff: https://www.youtube.com/user/mrbruff
Twitter:
@Team_English1
@heymrshallahan
@evenbetterif
@Miss_E_Miller
@Xris32
@mr_englishteach
@FKRitson
@LearningCurve_
Download and register to dropbox to download resources from twitter.

12. How can YOU help?
ATTENDANCE