Changes to GCSE English Presentation

8/16/2019 Changes to GCSE English Presentation

1/17

AQA ENGLISH LANGUAGE GCSE

& ENGLISH LITERATURE GCSE

Subject changes from 2!"

#$rst E%am 2!


2/17

'AIN CHANGES

• T() *EAR C)URSES + #$rst E%am2!

• N) C)URSE()R,

• !- E.A'INATI)N for bothsubjects/

•

0 1r$tten e%am$nat$ons an aS3ea4$ng an L$sten$ng Test/

• S5EA,ING & LISTENING not 3art ofthe grae for Eng6$sh Language GCSE

• GRA7ES + No1 $n numbers from ! to


3/17

(hat o the Ne1 Graes'ean9

NEW Number Grade Old Letter Grade(Approximate)

9 A*

: A + A;

A

< A = >

5 C - B

0 7 = C? 7

2 E

! # = G


4/17

'ar4$ng Stuents@ (or4

• There $s no $nformat$on on ho1 the graebounar$es 1$66 be ec$e/

• There $s no cr$ter$a for each of the 8

Graes• The AQA E%am >oar cr$ter$a fa66s $nto

< >ans for L$terature

0 >ans for Language(e haBe mae an est$mat$on of ho1 these>ans t the 8 Graes/


5/17

Ho1 o stuents 4no1 1hat to o to$m3roBe the$r graes9

• A66 stuents haBe been g$Ben e%amboar cr$ter$a 1h$ch we haBe 6$n4eto the ne1 Graes/

• A66 stuents haBe been g$Ben c6ear3ersona6 6earn$ng chec46$sts/

• A66 stuents haBe been g$Ben anout6$ne of both GCSEs an coursecontent/


6/17

An e%am36e of 3art of the assessmentgu$e6$nes g$Ben to stuents

To

t

!

Ba"d AO T#pi$al %eature&

>an "

Thoughtf

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eBe6o3e

cons$era

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A)! • Thoughtfu6 eBe6o3e res3onse to tas4 an 1ho6e

te%t

• A3t references $ntegrate $nto $nter3retat$on 2!

=

2"

A)2 • E%am$nat$on of 1r$ter@s methos 1$th subject

term$no6ogF use eect$Be6F to su33ort

cons$erat$on of methos

• E%am$nat$on of eects of 1r$ter@s methosA)? • Thoughtfu6 cons$erat$on of

$eas3ers3ect$Besconte%tua6 factors sho1n bF

e%am$nat$on of eta$6e 6$n4s bet1een conte%t

te%ttas4

>an 0

C6ear

unersta

n$ng

A)! • C6ear e%36a$ne res3onse to tas4 an 1ho6e te%t

• Eect$Be use of references to su33ort e%36anat$on5 !<

=

2

A)2 • C6ear e%36anat$on of 1r$ter@s methos 1$th

a33ro3r$ate use of re6eBant term$no6ogF

• Unerstan$ng of the eects of 1r$ter@s methos

on the reaer


7/17

5art of a 5u3$6 Learn$ngChec46$st


8/17

The Course Eng6$sh LanguageE%am 5a3er !

ELO+AT,ON ,N C+EAT,.E +EA/,NG AN/W+,T,NG

Timi"0 1 2 3our 45 i"ute&

Rea$ng an e%tract from a 2th or 2!st centurF noBe6/Stuents ans1er 0 uest$ons on the e%tract/

(r$t$ng Cho$ce of 2 1r$t$ng tas4s/ 7escr$3t$on orStorF/

T3e exam time i"$lude& 25 mi"ute& 6orreadi"0 t3e &our$e extra$t7


9/17

Eng6$sh Language 5a3er 2

T,E8 2 O:+ 45 ,N:TE

W+,TE+; .,EWO,NT AN/E+ECT,.E

+eadi"0 0 Quest$ons on T() sources ane%tract from a !8thcenturF non=ct$on e%tractan a non=ct$on e%tract from e$ther the 2th or 2!st centurF/

Writi"0 )NE forma6 1r$t$ng tas4 6$n4e to as3ec$c au$ence an form 6$n4e to the to3$cof the rea$ng sources/


10/17

Eng6$sh L$terature 5a3er !

A


11/17

Sha4es3eare 56aFs/ TheCho$ces

• Romeo & Mu6$et

• 'acbeth

•

The Tem3est• 'erchant of en$ce

• 'uch Ao About Noth$ng

•

Mu6$us Caesar


12/17

Eng6$sh L$terature 5a3er !JcontK

ECT,ON B - 29t3 Ce"tur# No>el ! A+el C3oi$e&8 The Strange Case of 7r Me4F66 an 'r HFe

A Chr$stmas Caro6

Great E%3ectat$ons

Mane EFre

5r$e an 5reju$ce

#ran4enste$n

The S$gn of #our


13/17

Eng6$sh L$terature 5a3er 2

AE+ ? - O/E+N TET AN/ OET+= J


14/17

Eng6$sh L$terature 5a3er 2JcontK

ECT,ON C 1 :NEEN OET+= - ? A+


15/17

'oern 56aF Cho$ces

• An Ins3ector Ca66s + M> 5r$est6eF

• >6oo >rothers + ($66F Russe6

•

The H$storF >oFs + A6an >ennett• 7NA + 7en$s ,e66F

• A Taste of HoneF + She6agh 7e6aneF

•

The Cur$ous Inc$ent of the 7og $nthe N$ght T$me J56aF Scr$3tK + S$monSte3hens


16/17

'oern NoBe6 Cho$ces

• Lor of the #6$es + ($66$am Go6$ng

• An$ma6 #arm + George )r1e66

• NeBer Let 'e Go + ,aOuo Ish$guro

• An$ta an 'e + 'eera SFa6

• 5$geon Eng6$sh + Ste3hen ,e6man

Stuents ans1er on one te%t/ E$ther a

36aF or a noBe6/


17/17

Eng6$sh Language GCSE an Eng6$sh L$terature GCSE

," ummar#8• T() *EAR C)URSES + #$rst E%am 2! *ear !!

•

N) C)URSE()R, for e$ther subject so $t $s $m3ortant thatstuents reB$se throughout the t1o Fears an 4ee3 com3rehens$Benotes an feebac4 from teachers

• H$gh em3has$s $n both subjects on REA7ING

• !- E.A'INATI)N for both subjects

• 0 1r$tten e%am$nat$ons $n tota6 an a S3ea4$ng an L$sten$ng Test

• 2 L$terature E%ams

• 2 Language E%ams

• S5EA,ING & LISTENING not 3art of the grae for Eng6$sh LanguageGCSE/ Th$s 1$66 rece$Be a se3arate grae

• GRA7ES + No1 $n numbers from ! to 8

• A66 stuents haBe co3$es of the course out6$ne for both subjects

• A66 stuents haBe co3$es of 3u3$6 6earn$ng chec46$sts/

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