English Language & English Literature Pupils will study both AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 (Modern Texts and Poetry) comprises of and AQA GCSE English Literature. Section A (Modern Texts) in which pupils will answer one essay question from a choice of two on For AQA GCSE English Language pupils, the their studied modern prose or drama text. specification offers the attraction of two equallybalanced papers, relating reading sources to the topic In Section B (Poetry) pupils will answer one and theme of writing tasks. The reading sources act comparative question on one named poem printed as stimulus for writing tasks, providing pupils with a on the paper, and one other poem from their chosen anthology cluster. clear route through each paper. Each paper has a distinct identity to better support Section C (Unseen poetry), requires pupils to answer one question on one unseen poem and one question engaging teaching and learning. comparing this poem with a second unseen poem. Paper 1 (Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing) All pupils will study a wide-range of literary texts looks at how writers use narrative and descriptive from an equally broad list of authors. We endeavour not only to prepare pupils for the challenges of techniques to engage the interest of readers. public examinations, but to equip them with useful Paper 2 skills for life beyond school. We seek to instil an (Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives) looks at how interest in literature which will extend well beyond different writers present a similar topic over time. the classroom and into later life. This course is 100% externally examined. AQA GCSE English Literature is assessed by means of two examination papers. Paper 1 (Shakespeare and the 19th Century Novel) requires pupils to write in detail about extracts from their chosen play and novel, then to write about the two texts as a whole.
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Mr Hambleton Head of English msjh@kingsbruton.com
