GCSE English Revision List

English Language

You must know the layout, structure, content and techniques for the following writing types:

Formal letter

Informal letter

Speech

Report

Article

Leaflet

Review

Other useful techniques:

AFOREST

Use of the comma

Sentence sandwich

Range of punctuation

Reading Skills

PEZZ

PQE

Locating & retrieving information

What impression do you get of the person/place?

Comparing texts

Who is the intended audience?

Persuasive techniques

How has a writer created certain effects?

Writer’s viewpoint & attitudes

English Literature

Unseen poetry comparison-poetic terminology & method for writing your answer

Other Cultures Prose-‘Of Mice and Men’ or ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

Drama-‘An Inspector Calls’, ‘Blood Brothers’,

Novel- ‘About a Boy’, Lord of the Flies’, ‘Heroes’

You should revise the following areas for all 3 of your set texts:

Characters + Quotes

Themes + Quotes

Context

Useful websites:

http://www.wjec.co.uk/students/past-papers/

www.quizlet.com

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/GCSE

www.englishbiz.co.uk

www.universalteacher.co.uk

http://www.revisioncentre.co.uk/gcse/english/