English – En

Head of Department: Miss L Murphy

Speaking and Listening – communicating verbally with clarity and confidence. • You will develop your ability to formulate, clarify and express your ideas verbally for a variety of different audiences and purposes. • You will develop your ability to listen and respond appropriately to the ideas proposed by others.

Reading – understanding different meanings in a wide variety of texts. • You will develop your ability to read accurately and fluently. • You will understand, respond to and enjoy literature of increasing complexity drawn from the English literary heritage and different cultures and traditions. • You will be able to analyse and evaluate a wide range of different texts.

Writing – expressing ideas and opinions in writing with clarity and control. • You will be able to adapt writing for different purposes and audiences. • You will have the opportunity to develop a rich and varied vocabulary. • You will learn different ways to improve the style of your writing. • You will develop the ability to control writing through punctuation and grammar. • You will learn a wider range of presentational skills to engage the reader.

What will you study? English Language

• Paper 1 – 50% - Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing – how writers use narrative and descriptive techniques to engage the interest of readers. • Paper 2 – 50% - Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives – look at how writers present a similar topic over time. Please be aware that technical accuracy in spelling, punctuation and grammar are assessed in both language papers.

Non-examination Assessment: Spoken Language.

English Literature

• Paper 1 – 40% Section A: Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice. Section B: A nineteenth-century novel, A Christmas Carol.

• Paper 2 – 60%

Section A: Modern texts, An Inspector Calls.

Section B: Poetry, a selection of 15 poems from the AQA anthology.

Section C: Unseen Poetry, two questions.