GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature Year

GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature Year 9 Parents Information Evening Sue Thornton, Head of English Rachel Brennan, 2 nd in English Sarah Harley, acting 2 nd in English Melissa Bowes, acting 3 rd in English Sarah Johnson, acting 4 th in English 20 th September 2016 The Outwood Grange Family of Schools

Results 2016 GCSE English A*-C 89% The Outwood Grange Family of Schools

The course leads to two GCSEs GCSE English Languag e + GCSE English Literatur e Both will be awarded on the new 9 -1 scale The Outwood Grange Family of Schools

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Year 9 Core English (Language and Literature) 5 hrs pw = full course Class numbers do not always reflect the ability of the group The Outwood Grange Family of Schools

Course content GCSE English Language GCSE English Literature • Component 1 – 20 th Century Literature Reading 20% – Creative Prose Writing 20% • Component 2 – 19 th 21 st and Century Nonfiction Reading 30% – Transactional or Persuasive Writing 30% • Component 3 – Spoken Language – nonexamined assessment – Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet 20% – Poetry from 1789 to the present day 20% • Component 2 – Post 1914 Prose/Drama – An Inspector Calls 20% – 19 th Century Prose – A Christmas Carol 20% – Unseen Poetry from the 20 th and 21 st Century 20% The Outwood Grange Family of Schools

Course content Year 9 • • Year 10 Of Mice and Men (Language 1 A skills) Non-fiction reading (Language 2 A) An Inspector Calls (Literature 2 A) Heroes (Language 1 A skills) Transactional writing (Language 2 B) Unseen Poetry (Literature 2 C) Post-1789 Poetry (Literature 1 B) Creative Writing (Language 1 B) • Romeo and Juliet (Literature 1 A) • Transactional Writing (Language 2 B) • A Christmas Carol (Literature 2 B) • Post-1789 Poetry (Literature 1 B) • Creative Writing (Language 1 B) • Exam Preparation Plan (10 weeks) The Outwood Grange Family of Schools

Option English as a ‘bolt on’ lesson – year 10 only Support from home Student Afteracademy enrichment and support The Outwood Grange Family of Schools One to one or small group tuition

Writing is usually the tricky one – and one where support at home can make all the difference The Outwood Grange Family of Schools

The key writing messages PACS 4 -ideas-and-a-spare Topic sentence + development Link phrase ACCURACY The Outwood Grange Family of Schools

Write an article recommending a place to visit for all the family This is probably a grade 3 (old D grade) The Outwood Grange Family of Schools

Write an article recommending a place to visit for all the family This is probably a grade 5 example The Outwood Grange Family of Schools

Write an article recommending a place to visit for all the family This is probably a grade 8 (or possibly 9) example The Outwood Grange Family of Schools

Useful strategies for learning spellings – page 140 of the student planner • Use look-cover-write-check five times • Pronounce the word as it is spelled, e. g. bus-i-ness • Use rhymes, sayings or phrases to remember difficult parts of words, e. g. there’s a rat in separate The Outwood Grange Family of Schools

Accurate writing is important • Not just for exams, although that is very important • Accurate writing is important for job applications • Accurate writing is important for writing to customers or clients • Accurate writing is important for being taken seriously in letters of request or complaint • It is a vital life skill that will make you The Outwood Grange Family of Schools

Supporting your child at home • Use the writing pack • Regular spelling tests (use the student planner) • Literacy pages in the student planner • Purchase English Literature texts and study guides • GCSE Bitesize English Literature revision pages The Outwood Grange Family of Schools