GCSE - English - WJEC Course Information

1 14 January 2016 gcse - English - wjec Course Information Year 10-11 students have four lessons of English per week. The students follow two courses for gcse : English Language and English literature . The courses run for two years across Years 10 and 11. The Welsh board qualification is designed a follows: - English Language: Controlled assessment. There are 2 pieces of written controlled assessment for students to complete a reading and a writing task Examination There are 2 examinations (both 1 hour 45 minutes) Speaking and Listening students must complete 2 speaking and listening tasks individual presentation and group discussion (20%) English literature : Controlled assessment.

2 There is 1 piece of written controlled assessment for students to complete on Macbeth and linked poetry. Examination There are 2 examinations (both 2 hours) Exam entries are made in both the January and June series in Year 11 Controlled Assessments English Language: There are 2 controlled assessments to complete and these will mainly be covered in Year 10. The controlled assessments cover both Reading and Writing skills. 20% English literature : There is 1 controlled assessment to complete on Shakespeare and Poetry which is completed at the start of Year 11. 25% Examinations English Language: There are two examinations: Unit 1: Reading and Writing Fiction (1 hour 45 minutes) 30% Unit 2: Reading and Writing Non-Fiction (1 hour 45 minutes) 30% English literature : There are two examinations: Unit 1: Prose (Of Mice and Men) and Poetry (contemporary unseen poems) 2 hours 35% Unit 2a: Literary Heritage Drama (An Inspector Calls) and Contemporary Prose (Heroes) 2 hours 40% Unit Guide English Language.

3 Unit 1 - Reading and Writing Fiction (exam) Unit 2 - Reading and Writing Non-Fiction (exam) Unit 3 - Reading and Writing (controlled assessment) Unit 4 - Speaking and Listening (controlled assessment) Language literature : Unit 1 - Other Cultures Prose and Unseen Contemporary Poetry (exam) Unit 2a Literary Heritage Drama and Contemporary Prose (exam) Unit 3 Shakespeare and Linked Poetry (controlled assessment) Homework Students will be issued a weekly homework. They may, also, be required to catch-up if they are falling behind. Hence if they miss a lesson or work slowly during class, then they will be required to stay after school to catch the work up.

4 In addition as we approach the exams in either January or May-June they should be revising for a minimum of 30 minutes each night. We would recommend that students should plan and begin to follow a revision timetable from the start of Year 10. 14 January 2016 Support To support your child, talk with them about the texts they are studying and ask them to tell you about the themes, characters and techniques in the texts. There are study guides available for all texts for gcse and these can be very helpful to aid students revision for examinations. Encouraging students to read as often and as widely as possible is invaluable; students who read regularly and widely will make greater progress than those who do not.

5 Your child also has an account with which has short English revision podcasts. Exam board wjec Contact Mr Dan Ferrier 01492 864200