English Language and English Literature

Throughout the Remove and Hundred years pupils will read widely, and be encouraged to engage with a diverse range of texts across the genres of English Literature and Language. There will be opportunities to write creatively, including poetry and short story competitions, as well as theatre trips. Set texts for the Literature GCSE will be introduced in the Remove for first readings and there will be a focus on the writing elements of the Language GCSE. In the Hundred, pupils will be prepared more specifically for examinations by closer study of the set texts and learning to apply their reading and writing skills more directly.

Specifications & Examinations:

English Language CAIE IGCSE 0990

Paper 1 Reading 2 hours, 50% of total marks

Question 1: Comprehension and summary task (30 marks) Question 2: Short-answer questions and language task (25 marks) Question 3: Extended response to reading (25 marks)

Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition 2 hours, 50% of total marks

Section A: Directed Writing (40 marks) Candidates answer one compulsory question on one or two texts totalling 650-750 words in length.

Section B: Composition (40 marks) Candidates answer one question from a choice of four titles: two descriptive and two narrative

English Literature

Literature in English CAIE IGCSE 0992 All candidates will do Component 1 Poetry and Prose (1.5 hours), studying one prose and one poetry set text, worth 50% of the total marks. There will be a choice of two questions per text: relevant passages/poems are printed on the paper and no texts are allowed in the examination room.

We will also do Components 3 (45 minutes) Drama, and 4 (1.25 hours) Unseen. Component 3 will involve the study of a set drama text, and there will be a choice of two questions per text. Candidates may use a clean text for reference in the exam room.

Component 4 will offer a choice of a previously unseen prose passage or poem (printed on the paper) for critical commentary. Components 3 and 4 are each worth 25% of the total marks. There is no coursework, and all components are marked externally by the board.