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Sidmouth CollegeEnglish GCSE
Believe • Inspire • Succeed
Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeSidmouth College
Year 11 Information Evening
October 2019 for 2020 Exams
Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeThe course
Exam Board - AQA
English GCSE (with S&L)
English Literature GCSE
Both 100% exam
Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeEnglish Exams
• Paper 1 comprehension (one literary fiction text) & story/descriptive writing.
1 hour 4550%• Paper 2 comprehension (one non-fiction & one literary
non-fiction text) & writing to present a viewpoint. 1 hour 4550%• S&L assessment (appears as distinction/merit or pass)
on certificate)Presentation & answering questions – 10 minutes
Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeLiterature Exams
• Paper 1 – Shakespeare (Macbeth) extract & Pre-1900 novel (Christmas Carol) extract & essay
1 hour 45 mins40%
• Paper 2 – modern text (An Inspector Calls) essayPoetry (Power & conflict) comparative question – named poem & another from collection. Unseen poetry – write about two unseen poems. Write about one then make a comparison with the second.2 hours 15. 60%
Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeExam Dates
English Literature
• Paper 1 - 13th May
• Paper 2 – 21st May
English Language
• Paper 1 - 2nd June
• Paper 2 - 5th June
Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeHow we help your child prepare
• Regular assessment & feedback• Workshop sessions for a range of abilities
on different topics• Revision materials on P Drive • Past papers on P Drive• Revision booklet of quotations -weekly
Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeUseful Resources
• Revision booklet 7-1 and 13-1• Materials on P Drive/departments/English/Year 11
2019-2020• ‘Power and Conflict’ revision booklet available from
school reception• Pocket Poster books ‘SPAG’ revision booklet
available from school reception• Mr Bruff Language and Literature videos on YouTube
and ebooks at MRBruff.com
Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeYour Support
Make sure they do their HW and learn quotations weekly -SMH
When none set, encourage learning quotations, 13-1, 7-1 or re-reading the books
Test them on quotationsPromote “Active” revision. Encourage your child to come along to revision /
workshop sessions when they have a particular question or are invited.
Make sure your child has suitable revision materials and is using them!
Check exam dates before requesting absences.Help them to balance work, exercise & social
activities.
Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeActive Revision
•Pupils should be aware of the different papers and what they have to do in each.•Pupils should use practice questions and mark schemes.•They need to make literature revision cards to learn quotations on plot, character & theme. Why not discuss them with your child?•They should write questions when revising and then talk to their teacher.
Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeQuestions?
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