English Literature
What exams will students be sitting?
● Literature Paper 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 text (50%) 1 hour 45 minutes
● Literature Paper 2: 19th Century Fiction and Poetry (50%) 2 hours 15 minutes
| Literature Paper 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 text (80 marks) | |
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Section A: Macbeth |
Section B: Blood Brothers OR Animal Farm (40 marks) |
Key Skills for Literature Paper 1
- Maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response
- Use textual references and quotations to support ideas
- Analyse the language, form and structure and how it creates meaning and effects
- Use subject terminology
- Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written
- Use accurate SPaG
How can students revise?
- Re-read set 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
| Literature Paper 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry (80 marks) | |
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Section A: A Christmas Carol OR Frankenstein |
Section B1: Poetry Anthology Conflict |
Key Skills for Literature Paper 2
- Maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response
- Use textual references and quotations to support ideas
- Analyse the language, form and structure and how it creates meaning and effects
- Use subject terminology
- Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written
- Use accurate SPaG
How can students revise?
- Re-read set 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