English Language
English Language and English Literature are two distinct subjects assessed separately and awarded individual grades. Students will have 4 hours per week of English teaching. The two subjects are delivered as a joint course as the English Language topics will support and enhance their study of the Literature texts. However, they will be prepared for separate examinations for English Language and English Literature at the end of Year 11. GCSE pathway choices will be decided after the Year 11 Michaelmas examinations, students will take either: GCSE Language or GCSE Language and Literature.
What will I gain from studying this subject? Skills: • Analyse and compare writers’ stylistic techniques, • Understand grammatical structures and analyse the effects, • Explore and evaluate different viewpoints and perspectives. Based on your studies of other writers you will develop your own: • creative writing • narrative story writing • descriptive writing
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