WJEC GCSE English Course Guide

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Written by ROGER LANE

Endorsed by WJEC

Giving you ahelping hand with...

WJEC GCSEn

FOR 2010


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COURSE STRUCTURE

Remember you can choose to follow either English OR English Languageand English Literature.

WJEC GCSE English Student Book

978 019 831082 2 15.00 Summer 2010

This flexible and comprehensive Student Book

covers all three specifications!

WJEC GCSE English FoundationStudent Book

978 019 831083 9 15.00 Summer 2010

Ideal for your foundation students, this book will

enable every student to reach their potential.

WJEC GCSEEnglishSkills and Practice

978 019 913887 6

7.50

WJEC GCSEEnglish LanguageSkills and Practice

978 019 913889 0

7.50

WJEC GCSEEnglish LiteratureSkills and Practice

978 019 913885 2

7.50

WJEC GCSE English Teachers Guide

978 019 831084 6 50.00 Summer 2010

This handy Teachers Guide covers all three

specifications and contains sample answers

and lesson ideas.

WJEC GCSE English OxBox CD-ROM

978 019 831085 3 275.00(+VAT) Summer 2010

The OxBox contains interactive activities, resources

and planning support for all three specifications.

EVALUATI ONWJEC GCSE English Evaluation Pack 978 019 832943 5 15.00 Summer 2010

Contains the Student Book, sample teaching and revision materials and a demo CD-ROM.

English English Language English Literature

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One student-friendly book for each specification offers additional support and activities.

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If youre looking for a flexible resource package that covers thenew 2010 WJEC specifications

Ourendorsed resources are written by Roger Lane,

the author-examiner you know and trust.

A single Student Bookcovers all three specifications,

providing ultimate flexibility and excellent value for money.

Dynamic resources that enhance the creativityof the popular

WJEC specifications.

Unique OxBox technology that you can fully customise to

personalise learning and help students shine, whatever their ability.

GC SE Englishis changingn

in 2010 and were here to giveyou a helping hand

Excellent value for money one bookcovering all three specifications for just 15!

Roger Lane is a senior examiner and moderator for WJEC, an educationconsultant in South Wales and a Cardiff City FC season ticket holder (and thus

an eternal optimist!). Before being an examiner, he was a Head of English forfourteen years, but admits to preferring examining because he is able to meet thestudents without them answering back.

Rogers first series of endorsed textbooks, teachers resources and revision guides waspublished in 2003, and has become a trusted core resource for most WJEC centres. Now,with fresh material and exciting new software, he looks forward to bringing you the next

generation of resources, and to meeting many of you at coming INSETs and training events.

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STUDENT BOOK CONTENTS DRAFT

INTRODUCTION

How to use this book if you are studying:

English

English Language

English Literature

A note to the student

Section 1 READING

Chapter 1.1 Non-fiction texts

Chapter 1.2 Poetry and Shakespeare

Literary Heritage Poetry

Contemporary Poetry

ShakespeareChapter 1.3 Prose and Drama

Prose - Different Cultures

Prose Contemporary

Prose Literary Heritage

Drama Literary Heritage

Drama Contemporary

Section 2 WRITING

Chapter 2.1 Creative writing

Chapter 2.2 Information and ideas

Section 3 SPEAKING & LISTENING

Chapter 3.1 Speaking and Listening

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STUDENT BOOKJust one Student Bookcovers all three specifications so you can be completely flexible as

to which path each student follows. Written by Roger Lane (Senior Examiner) so you can be

confident this endorsed resource matches the new specifications exactly.

Separate FoundationBook also available

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WJEC GCSE English Student Book

Up-to-date and motivating content helps you to grab

the attention of even your most reluctant pupil

Roger has explained the course requirements in student-friendly

language to help students understand whats expected of them

Sample student

responses with

examiners tips

ensure students are

on the right track

and know how to

improve

Example exam questions help students

understand what theyre aiming for

Simple colour coding

provides a clear and

easy route through

the book



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SKI LLS AND PRAC TI CE BOOKSThere is one Skills and Practice book for each specification, providing students with lots of

practice activities and extra help with preparing for the exams and Controlled

Assessment tasks.

Links to sample exam papers on

the enclosed CD-ROM

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WJEC GCSE English Skills and Practice

WJEC GCSE English Literature Skills and Practice

nHandy reference guides

to set texts include

active reading and

revision approaches

Covers exams and

Controlled Assessment

Clear advice in student-friendly language enables

candidates to get to grips with the specification



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TEACHERS GUIDEThere is excellent support for you in planning and preparing to teach the new specifications

smoothly and with the minimum of fuss. The Teachers Guide steers you through the course

with straightforward advice, answers, and lessons ideas.

WJEC GCSE English Teachers Guide

Roger Lane has structured the material in a clear and

simple way so you can navigate around the book quickly

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Lesson and activity ideas

for when you need a little

extra inspiration

An exact match to the new

WJEC specifications, this

book covers the Assessment

Objectives in all three

specifications

Specific guidance for teaching

all three specifications

Invaluable guidance on

Controlled Assessment



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OXBOX CD-ROMOxBox is our popular one-stop-shop software package for lesson planning and resources and is fully customisable,

even allowing you to add in your own resources to really personalise learning. The WJEC GCSE EnglishOxBox

CD-ROM includes Controlled Assessment and extra support forSpeaking & Listening, and covers all

three specifications.

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A one-off fee of275 (+VAT)includes a networklicence and a VLEversion

This Record and Playback function

allows you to record students when

they practise or perform their

speaking and listening activities,

so they can assess themselves and

understand how to improve

Its easy to add your own resources

to the OxBox

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