English Language
What exams will students be sitting?
● Language Paper 1: 19th Century Fiction and Imaginative Writing (40%) 1 hour 45 minutes
● Language Paper 2: Nonfiction and Transactional Writing (60%) 2 hours
| Language Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing (Total 64 marks) | |
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Section A: Reading 1 extract from a 19th century fictional text
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Section B: Writing Choice of 2 creative writing tasks
(40 marks) |
Key Skills for Language Paper 1
- Read and understand a text’s explicit and implicit meaning
- Select relevant quotations
- Identify and comment on the writer’s use of language and structure and the effect it has
- Use subject terminology
- Evaluate how successful the writer has been
- Write with creativity and imagination
- Write using accurate SPaG
How can students revise?
- Read a range of 19th century fiction.
- Practise responding to exam style questions using exam strategies
- Practise writing up responses in time allowed
- Give practise responses to English teacher to mark and give feedback
- Attend revision sessions
- Use revision guides and resources available from school
| Language Paper 2: Nonfiction and Transactional Writing ( 96 marks) | |
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Section A: Reading 2 extracts from 20th / 21st century nonfiction / literary
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Section B: Writing
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Key Skills for Language Paper 2
- Read and understand a text’s explicit and implicit meaning
- Select relevant quotations
- Identify and comment on the writer’s use of language and structure and the effect it has
- Use subject terminology
- Evaluate texts critically
- Select and synthesise evidence from different texts
- Write with creativity and imagination
- Write using accurate SPaG
How can students revise?
- Read a range of nonfiction and literary nonfiction texts
- Practise responding to exam style questions using exam strategies
- Practise writing up responses in time allowed
- Give practise responses to English teacher to mark and give feedback
- Attend revision sessions
- Use revision guides and resources available from school