Sidmouth CollegeEnglish GCSE

Believe • Inspire • Succeed

Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeSidmouth College

Year 11 Information Evening

October 2019 for 2020 Exams

Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeThe course

Exam Board - AQA

English GCSE (with S&L)

English Literature GCSE

Both 100% exam

Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeEnglish Exams

• Paper 1 comprehension (one literary fiction text) & story/descriptive writing.

1 hour 4550%• Paper 2 comprehension (one non-fiction & one literary

non-fiction text) & writing to present a viewpoint. 1 hour 4550%• S&L assessment (appears as distinction/merit or pass)

on certificate)Presentation & answering questions – 10 minutes

Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeLiterature Exams

• Paper 1 – Shakespeare (Macbeth) extract & Pre-1900 novel (Christmas Carol) extract & essay

1 hour 45 mins40%

• Paper 2 – modern text (An Inspector Calls) essayPoetry (Power & conflict) comparative question – named poem & another from collection. Unseen poetry – write about two unseen poems. Write about one then make a comparison with the second.2 hours 15. 60%

Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeExam Dates

English Literature

• Paper 1 - 13th May

• Paper 2 – 21st May

English Language

• Paper 1 - 2nd June

• Paper 2 - 5th June

Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeHow we help your child prepare

• Regular assessment & feedback• Workshop sessions for a range of abilities

on different topics• Revision materials on P Drive • Past papers on P Drive• Revision booklet of quotations -weekly

Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeUseful Resources

• Revision booklet 7-1 and 13-1• Materials on P Drive/departments/English/Year 11

2019-2020• ‘Power and Conflict’ revision booklet available from

school reception• Pocket Poster books ‘SPAG’ revision booklet

available from school reception• Mr Bruff Language and Literature videos on YouTube

and ebooks at MRBruff.com

Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeYour Support

Make sure they do their HW and learn quotations weekly -SMH

When none set, encourage learning quotations, 13-1, 7-1 or re-reading the books

Test them on quotationsPromote “Active” revision. Encourage your child to come along to revision /

workshop sessions when they have a particular question or are invited.

Make sure your child has suitable revision materials and is using them!

Check exam dates before requesting absences.Help them to balance work, exercise & social

activities.

Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeActive Revision

•Pupils should be aware of the different papers and what they have to do in each.•Pupils should use practice questions and mark schemes.•They need to make literature revision cards to learn quotations on plot, character & theme. Why not discuss them with your child?•They should write questions when revising and then talk to their teacher.

Believe Inspire SucceedSidmouth CollegeQuestions?