REVISED SCHEME OF WORK YEAR G.C.S.E. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 3 YEAR PLAN YEAR 9 WILL BE DEVOTED TO ENGLISH LITERATURE WITH S & L

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1 REVISED SCHEME OF WORK YEAR G.C.S.E. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 3 YEAR PLAN YEAR 9 WILL BE DEVOTED TO ENGLISH LITERATURE WITH S & L OPPORTUNITIES 13 WEEKS 12 WEEKS 12 WEEKS AUTUMN 1 YEAR 9 AUTUMN 2 YEAR 9 SPRING 1 YEAR 9 SPRING 2 YEAR 9 SUMMER 1 YEAR 9 SUMMER 2 YEAR 9

2 EXAMPLE TASK (S) UNIT(S) Literature Unit 1 EXPLORING MODERN TEXTS EXTERNAL EXAMINATION JUNE YEAR 11 SPRING SECTION B OTHER CULTURES CHOOSE A TEXT FROM 1. Short stories AQA 2. Of Mice and Men 3. Mr Pip 4. Purple Hibiscus 5. To Kill a Mocking bird There is no choice of question. Each question is in two parts. PART 1 of the question will ask the candidate to respond to a passage from the text. Contextualised assessment of interpretation. PART 2 will ask linkage between the passage and the text as a whole. Contextualised to whole. Focus of the question which will direct teaching 1. How do details in the passage inform the reader of characterisation/theme/attitude. 2. How is that particular theme/character/attitude conveyed in the novel as a whole. Complete Spring term with examination practice assessing knowledge of: 1. Characterisation 2. Themes 3. Issues 4. Setting 5. Writers ideas and attitudes Writers style and language Literature Unit 3 The significance of Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage (pre 1945 Old Cannon) A Linked task word limit 2000 Any Shakespeare text. Any work from N C English Heritage. Three areas from which we must compose tasks 1. Themes love, conflict, power, fate, family etc. 2. Characterisation relationships, heroes, moles, comic etc. 3. Genre endings, settings, conventions, parts to whole. SEE LIST OF SUGGESTED TASKS. BELOW CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT PREPARED READY FOR JANUARY ENTRY. 1. Many female characters in pre-twentieth century texts seem to have no other ambition than to get married. Does this seem a fair comment? Discuss your response to a female character in a Shakespeare play and a female character in pre 20 th century prose text e.g. Bronte, Austen. 2. Compare the writers presentation of a villain in a play by Shakespeare and a villain in an pre-20 th century prose text. 3. Write about all the ways difficulties of love are explored in Shakespeare play and a pre-20 th century prose text. 4. Explore the consequences of ambition in Macbeth and Great Expectations (or any other suitable Shakespeare and pre-20 th Century prose text). 5. Explore the nature of family conflicts in a Shakespeare play and a pre-20 th century novel. 6. Explain the nature of moral growth in a Shakespeare play and a pre-20 th century novel. 7. Compare the writers presentation of passion in a Shakespeare play and a pre-20 th century novel. 8. Compare the writers presentation of regret in a Shakespeare play and a pre 20 th century novel. NB. EACH TASKS SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON THE PARTICULAR TEXTS AND THE TASKS MUST ENABLE THE CANDIDATE TO MEET THE ASSSESSMENT CRIERIA. Literature Unit 1a EXPLORING MODERN TEXTS THIS TEXT IS ALSO TO BE USED FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE. UNIT 3A EXTENDED REGARDING (CONTROLLED ASSESSMENTS) Literature Unit 1 (A) Choose one text from list 1. Short stories AQA 2. Lord of the Flies 3. Martin Pig 4. Touching the void 5. The women in black 6. Under Milkwood 7. The Crucible 8. Kinder Transport 9. An Inspector Calls 10. Deuxyribonudeic (DNA) Teach Themes, issues, characterisation, setting, ideas (B) Also (other cultures) Choose one text from list. 1. Short stories AQA 2. Of Mice and Men 3. Mr Pip 4. Purple Hibiscus 5. To Kill a Mocking bird NB. There is equal Weighting in the exam Section A + Section B SAMPLE QUESTIONS 1. How does Golding explain ideas about leaders and leadership in Lord of the Flies? 2. How does Priestly show the differences in attitudes between the generations in An Inspector Calls? 3. How does Miller present John Proctor? Is he a good man in your view?

3 YEAR 9 CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT English Literature Unit 3 The significance of Shakespeare and the Literary Heritage 4 hours January Year 9 25% Year 10 Revised Scheme of Work SEPTEMBER 2012 YEAR 10 IS DEVOTED TO ENGLISH LANGUAGE CONTROLLED ASSESSMENTS WITH S & L OPPORTUNITIES 13 WEEKS 12 WEEKS 12 WEEKS AUTUMN 1 YEAR 10 AUTUMN 2 YEAR 10 SPRING 1 YEAR 10 SPRING 2 YEAR 10 SUMMER 1 YEAR 10 SUMMER 2 YEAR 10 EXA,MPLE TASK(S) UNIT(S) English Language Unit 3a Extended Reading 7 weeks This controlled assessment is based on the candidates under standing of written texts (3a) Same text as for Literature Examination studied end of Year 9 Literature Unit 1a. Assessment objectives Read and understand texts Develop and sustain interpretation of writers ideas Explain and evaluate linguistic, structural features etc. Word count 1200 words Time 4 hours (when we are ready) 1200 words Tasks Themes, ideas/characterisation and voice Examples See Task Banks 1. Explore the methods used by Golding to present the island as an organic part of the novel Lord of the Flies. 2. Explore the dramatic and linguistic techniques used by Priestly to expose the tension in the Birling family. 3. Explore the methods used by Steinbeck to develop the character of Lennie (or any other character). English Language 3b continued 5 weeks Continue with second task. The first half term of the Spring term can be used to complete the second controlled. The maximum word count assessment is 1000 words for each controlled assessment. English Language 3c Spoken Language Study Second half of Spring Term 6 weeks Candidates must complete one task Word count words Time for controlled assessment 3 hours Assessment objectives 1. Understand variation in spoken language and explain why language changes in different contexts. 2. Evaluate the impact of spoken language choices Three broad areas of study. Social Attitudes to Language English Language Unit 3b 6 weeks Investigate speech that is particular to an occupation. PRODUCING CREATIVE TEXTS (TWO ESSAYS) Choose two tasks from the three categories (1000 words) Reflect on some aspect of your personal talk (idiolect) including, perhaps, criticism made of it by adults Moving Image Choose idiolect Writing based on moving image. Keep record of words Write a film review for stated audience in a suitable style Power-balance in talk Write a voice over script for a TV documentary. You may Data-transcribe text use software to produce the actual documentary. Analysis: sound Commissions Analysis: vocabulary Responding to a brief Analysis: Fluency Write a column for a newspaper on any aspect of modern life Analysis: Interaction which concerns you. Conclusion Write a web page. Spoken Genres Re-creation How does talk in soap opera represent actual speech? Turn a text into another. Must write in journalistic or non fiction Investigate a type of public talk e.g. political speeches, sermons style. Multi Modal Talk Write a journalistic piece about one of the poems for Lit. How does interaction work online. Consider such things as turn Anthology. taking. Write a journalistic piece about an incident in a novel/play you have studied. What devices do people use to maintain brevity when texting. How does this relate to the way we speak? YEAR 10 CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT - English Language Unit 3a 15% of total GCSE marks Extended Reading ) Literature Unit 2 Poetry cluster and preparation for unseen poem. AQA Anthology Moon on the Tides Four clusters of poems Character and voice ) The class teacher must Place ) choose to teach on cluster of Conflict ) fifteen poems Relationships ) Candidates must be taught WHAT each poem is about Candidates must to taught HOW each poem is written Candidates must be taught to COMPARE There are two parts to the poetry Literature Examination Section A Poetry Anthology 45 mins. 25% Section B Responding to unseen poems 30 mins 10% In Section A there is a choice of two questions e.g. compare how war is shown in The Charge of the Light Brigade and one other poem. Remember to compare the war in the poem and how war is presented in the poems. In Section B candidates must respond to unseen poetry so all pupils must be taught how to deconstruct a poem on their own; follow the same format as for teaching Section A. 10 WEEKS POETRY STUDY ESSAYS

4 YEAR 10 CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT - English Language Unit 3b 15% of total GCSE marks Creative Writing ) 40% YEAR 10 CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT - English Language Unit 3c 10% of total GCSE marks Spoken language study ) YEAR MODERN PROSE OR DRAMA AND LITERATURE EXPLORING OTHER CULTURES 3 YEAR PLAN YEAR 11 IS DEVOTED TO ENGLISH LITERATURE WITH S & L OPPORTUNITIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE RE-SIT IN NECESSARY AUTUMN 1 YEAR 11 AUTUMN 2 YEAR 11 SPRING 1 YEAR 11 SPRING 2 YEAR 11 SUMMER 1 YEAR SUMMER 2 YEAR 6. THE SUMMER TERM IN YEAR 11 MUST BE DEVOTED TO PREPARATION FOR TERMINAL EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND RE-SIT IN ENGLISH UNIT 1 (if required) THE SUMMER TERM IN YEAR 11 IS VERY SHORT OFTEN ONLY FOUR WEEKS. BY THIS TIME ALL TEACHING MUST BE COMPLETE AND REVISION AND EXAMINATION TECHNIQUES AND TIMING MUST BE TAUGHT. TIMED EXAMINATION STYLE QUESTIONS AND ASSESSMENT OF ANY AREAS WHICH ARE NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD BY PUPILS. JUNE EXAMINATION YEAR 11 LITERATURE UNIT 1 40% TERMINAL EXAMINATION JUNE EXAMINATION YEAR 11 LANGUAGE UNIT 1 40% (Re-sit)

5 FROM SEPTEMBER 2010 YEAR 10 G.C.S.E. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 2 YEAR PLAN 13 WEEKS Mrs E Welch AUTUMN 1 YEAR 10 AUTUMN 2 YEAR 10 SPRING 1 YEAR 10 SPRING 2 YEAR 10 SUMMER 1 YEAR 10 SUMMER 2 YEAR 10 English Language Unit 3a Extended Reading 7 weeks This controlled assessment is based on the candidates understanding of written texts (3a) Same text as for Literature Examination studied end of Year 9 Literature Unit 1a. Assessment objectives English Language Unit 2 S & L DISCUSSION Literature Unit 2 Poetry AQA Anthology cluster and preparation for unseen poem Read and understand texts Develop and sustain interpretation of writers ideas Explain and evaluate linguistic, structural features etc. Word count 1200 words Time 4 hours (when we are ready) 1200 wordsenglish Language Unit 3b 3 weeks PRODUCING CREATIVE TEXTS (TWO ESSAYS) Choose two tasks from the three categories (1000 words) Moving Image Writing based on moving image. Write a film review for stated audience in a suitable style Write a voice over script for a TV documentary. You may use software to produce the actual documentary. Commissions Responding to a brief Write a column for a newspaper on any aspect of modern life which concerns you. Write a web page. Re-Creation Turn a text into another. Must write in journalistic or non fiction style. Write a journalistic piece about one of the poems for Lit. Anthology. Write a journalistic piece about an incident in a novel/play you have studied. Continue with the second task. The first half term of Spring term can be used to complete the second controlled assessment. The maximum word count is 1000 words for each controlled assessment. English Unit 3c Spoken Language Study Second half of Autumn term 3 weeks Candidates must complete one task word count words Time for controlled assessment 3 hours. Assessment objectives 1. Understand variations in spoken language and explain why language changes in different contexts. 2. Evaluate the impact of spoken language choice. Social Attitudes to Language Investigate speech that is particular to an occupation. Reflect on some aspect of your personal talk (idiolect) including, perhaps, criticism made of it by adults Spoken Genres How does talk in soap opera represent actual speech Investigate a type of public talk e.g. political speeches, sermons Multi Modal Talk How does interaction work online. Consider such things as turn taking. What devices do people use to maintain brevity when texting. How does this relate to the way we speak? 2 weeks SPEAKING and LISTENING including S & L assessment Record results. Discussion of an unseen poem. Group discussions of poetry issues and themes e.g. war/ relationships/ characters/place. Using themes could open out discussion possibilities. English Language Unit 2 S & L PRESENTATION At an appropriate time, using the Poetry Cluster material as a resource prepare pupils to deliver a presentation on a topic related to resource material. Record results. Three week revision Poetry Mock Examination (one week) Month of May Revision and prepare for terminal examination. In all about 16 weeks needs to be devoted to the literature poetry seen and unseen. The candidates sit the examination in June year 9. We do not want to have to re-sit the examination so it is essential that thorough knowledge is acquired by all teachers so effective teaching will be delivered to the cohort. Teach to the highest level descriptors. Most diligent preparation is required for this examination in June. ENTER EXAM LITERATURE UNIT 2 POETRY JUNE YEAR 10 35% THUS IN YEAR 10 THE POETRY ELEMENT OF THE LITERATURE EXAM IS COMPLETEED. IT IS NOT ENVISAGED THAT PUPILS WILL NEED TO RE-SIT THIS EXAMINATION. Literature Unit 1a EXPLORING MODERN TEXTS THIS TEXT IS ALSO TO BE USED FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE. UNIT 3A EXTENDED REGARDING (CONTROLLED ASSESSMENTS) Literature Unit 1 (A) Choose one text from list 11. Short stories AQA 12. Lord of the Flies 13. Martin Pig 14. Touching the void 15. The women in black 16. Under Milkwood 17. The Crucible 18. Kinder Transport 19. An Inspector Calls 20. Deuxyribonudeic (DNA) Teach Themes, issues, characterisation, setting, ideas (B) Also (other cultures) Choose one text from list. 6. Short stories AQA 7. Of Mice and Men 8. Mr Pip 9. Purple Hibiscus 10. To Kill a Mocking bird NB. There is equal Weighting in the exam Section A + Section B A very short term. Reading and teaching texts. Many notes need to be given on themes, issues, characterisation, setting and ideas.

6 Revised Scheme of Work YEAR Focus: GCSE English language Jan 2013 then GCSE English Literature June WEEKS 12 WEEKS 5 WEEKS AUTUMN 1 YEAR 11 AUTUMN 2 YEAR 11 SPRING 1 YEAR 11 SPRING 2 YEAR 11 SUMMER 1 YEAR 11 SUMMER 2 YEAR 11 English Language Unit 1 Externally marked examination June Year 11 Understanding and Producing Non-Fiction texts SECTION A 20% 1 hour Reading and understanding of non-fiction texts. Three items to read On the H tier candidates must answer four compulsory questions which will ask about audience/purpose/use of facts and opinions/use of rhetorical devices and presentational crafts. One question will ask for comparison of either language or presentational features. USE PAT. SPOTS. BEARD AND CHIP FAT to instruct candidates how to answer Section A.. English Language Unit 1 Externally marked examination June Year 11 Understanding and Producing Non-Fiction texts SECTION B 20% 1 hour Two compulsory writing tasks in the non-fiction genre. There are no triplets but the writing tasks will be based on non-fiction texts in Section A. Candidates could be asked to write a letter, a report, a newspaper article, a speech, an advice sheet etc. One short writing task is worth 16 marks One longer writing task is worth 24 marks NO CHOICE essentially same format as the legacy specification letters, reports, speeches, writing to advise, persuade. Literature Unit 1 Complete modern text. SECTIONA : Study of the modern text. (Language Unit 3a Extended Reading) CHOOSE A TEXT FROM 1. Short stories 2. Lord of the Flies 3. Martin Pig 4. Touching the void 5. The Woman in Black 6. Under Milkwood 7. The Crucible 8. Kinder Transport 9. An Inspector Calls 10. Deoxyribonieic Acid (DNA) Teach: Themes/Ideas/ Characterisations/Settings The examination question will focus on the WRITERS METHOD Time allowed 45 minutes. TEXT OTHER CULTURES Choose a text from 1. Short stories AQA 2. Of Mice and Men 3. Mr Pip 4. Purple Hibiscus 5. To Kill a Mocking Bird There is no choice of question. The question will always use a short extract from the text. The question is in two parts. Part 1 The question will ask the candidate to respond to the text/passage. Part 2 The question will ask the candidate to link the extract to the whole text. The focus again is on HOW/ METHODS used by the writer Example Of Mice and Men Q1 How do details in the passage add to our understanding of Crooks. Q2 How does Steinbeck use the character Crooks to covey ideas as a whole to convey ideas about America in the 1930s FINAL REVISION OF Literature Modern Text. Ensure pupils have detailed character and theme notes on all aspects of the novels. Regular essay practice of the sample questions. Provision of high quality modelled responses to enable pupils to achieve success in this examination.

7 ENGLISH NEW SPECIFICATION 2010 ELEANOR WELCH JANUARY 2010 Our current Year 9 should be following the new specifications for GCSE English, English Literature, English Language. We are trialling the Controlled Assessments for AQA this term and will begin the real assessment when the task bank is released in April. Out trialling can actually be used for the real controlled assessment so nothing is wasted. All controlled assessments must be handwritten. ENGLISH GCSE 2010 Examination external assessment 40% Controlled Assessment internally assessed/externally moderated 60%. External Examination Unit 1 Understanding, producing, non-fiction texts 40% Section A Section B Reading non-fiction (just as in the old specification 20% mark 1 hour) Writing non-fiction (write to argue, advise, persuade) 20% marks 1 hour Two writing tasks. Individual/group presentation Group discussion and listening Role play (drama based) Unit 2 speaking and listening 20% Controlled Assessment

8 Unit 3 Controlled Assessments 40% 5 written responses Part A Reading Candidates will submit three written assessments based on the same task chosen from the task bank for this unit. Refer to the specimen Controlled Assessment Tasks. Word limited for each assessment is 1600 words. Time allowed for each controlled assessment is 4 hours. Must write about Shakespeare, a text from a different culture and a text from the English literary Heritage. Assessment 1 Shakespeare any play may be used. Refer Assessment tasks Assessment 2 - Different cultures responding to a novel or poetry from the prescribed lists. Assessment 3 A text from the English literary Heritage. Candidates MUST ENSURE COVERAGE OF PROSE, POETRY AND DRAMA Part B Writing Creative writing choice of two from three themes. Moving image/prompt and Re-creation/ Personal experience. Assessment 4 Choose a poem from the AQA Anthology and write a narrative piece from a different viewpoint. Assessment 5 Autobiography/personal experiences/personal writing

9 GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEW SPECIFICATION 2010 June If candidates take English Language they must also study and enter for English Literature. Post 16 candidates may enter for GCSE English Language or Literature as A stand-alone qualification. English Language Candidates must study and be examined on three units. Unit 1 Understanding, producing, non-fiction texts External marked 40% Time 2 hours This examination is IDENTICAL to the examination in ENGLISH Section A Reading and understanding of non-fiction texts, identifying the writer s, crafts, audiences and purposes 20% Section B Two compulsory writing tasks one shorter and one longer task argue, persuade, advise, explain, describe, inform 20% Unit 2 Speaking and listening Controlled assessment 20% The assessment is IDENTICAL to the assessment of English. English candidates will be assessed on three Speaking and Listening tasks. Presenting 0 individual talk, interview, re-present, main points Discussion and listening pair or group discussion Role play performance in role Record keeping in school submission of records as legally specification, advisory visit by EN1 Advisor.

10 Unit 3 Understanding spoken and written language and writing creatively Part 1 Task 1 Controlled Assessments of Four Tasks 40% Extended reading The task will be set on any of the texts being used for English Literature but must submit a separate task which meets the requirements of the English Language specification For example Of Mice and Men / Lord of the Flies / The Crucible / An Inspector Calls etc. etc. can be used. Tasks will be set by AQA addressing AO3 The task MUST NOT BE THE SAME AS SUBMITTED FOR ENGLISH LITERATURE UNIT 3 AO3 Read and understand texts Develop and sustain interpretations of writers ideas Explain and evaluate writers use of linguistic, grammatical, structural and presentational features. Tasks will be set on Theme Character Genre Part 2 Tasks 2/3 Producing creative texts (creative writing) Two pieces of writing must be submitted Tasks will be set by AQA. Two of the topics must be covered in this unit Re-creations (taking a text and turning it into another) Moving images (writing based on moving images) Commissions (responding to a given brief) Tasks will expect candidates to write non-fiction genres but there will always be one re-creative task that allows candidates to produce a narrative. Therefore 2 essays totalling 1200 words 15% Part 3 Task 4 Studying spoken language words 3 hours 10% Candidates will submit one written response to spoken language study. The focus is investigative. The tasks should focus on critical reflection on their own and other s use of language, variations in spoken language The evolution of language and relation to identify and cultural diversity. Three broad areas will be covered. Social attitudes to spoken language Spoken genre Multi-modal speech

11 GCSE ENGLISH LITERTURE NEW SPECIFICATION 2010 June 2012 If candidates take English Language they must also study and enter for examination in English Literature Two routes are offered. At St Monica s I propose, we study Route A. Route B may be more suitable for Post 16 study. Route A Candidates must study and be examined on three units. 40% Unit 1 Externally marked modern text and texts from different cultures + 35% Unit 2 Externally marked Poetry, Anthology and unseen + poetry 25% Unit 3 Controlled Assessment. Shakespeare and the English Literary Heritage There will be two externally marked examination papers in English Literature plus one controlled assessment. Unit 1 Exploring modern texts External examination 1 hour 30 minutes (40%) Section A Modern prose or drama Candidates choose one question. Time allowed 45 mins 20%. Text to choose from 1. Short stories from new AQA Anthology Moon on the Tides 2. Lord of the Flies 3. Martin Pig 4. Touching the void 5. The Women in Black 6. Under Milk Wood 7. The Crucible 8. Kinder Transport 9. An Inspector Calls 10. Deoxyribonudeic Acid (DNA) One question as themes, issues, characterisation, settings, ideas. SECTION B Other cultures Candidates choose on question. Each question is in two parts. Part 1 will ask the candidate to respond to a passage from the text, Part 2 will ask linkage between the passage and the whole text. Time allowed 45 minutes. 20% Link aspects of the text specific to the culture as well as universal ideas. Texts to choose from 1. Short stories from the AQA Anthology 2. Of Mice and Men J. Steinbeck USA 3. Mr Pip Lloyd Jones New Zealand 4. Purple Hibiscus C Adichid Nigeria 5. To Kill a Mocking Bird H. Lee USA NB. Equal weighting Section A and Section B

12 Unit 2 Poetry across time 35% External examination 1 hour 15 minutes SECTION A Poetry from the Anthology. Candidates must study 15 poems. Candidates answer one question from a choice of two. The question will ask candidates to compare a named poem with another poem, chosen by the candidate, from the cluster. There are four different clusters. The teacher will choose which cluster his/her students will study. Candidates must respond to ideas, themes and issues, form structure and language. Time allowed 45 minutes 23%. SECTION B Unseen poetry Candidates are given one compulsory question on an unseen poem. Candidates expected to respond to ideas, themes and issues, form, structure and language. Time allowed 30 minutes 12% Unit 3 The significance of Shakespeare and The English Literary Heritage Controlled Assessment 3-4 hours 25% Candidates will submit one task from the topics in the unit. Tasks will ask candidates to link (NOT COMPARE) one play by Shakespeare with any other text from the English Literary Heritage but NOT a text studied in any other unit of this course (i.e. English Literature). THERE ARE NO PRESCRIBED SHAKESPEARE TEXTS THE LITERARY HERITAGE IS STILL THE ENTIRE LIST OF AUTHORS FROM THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM KS4 PROGRAMME OF STUDY Task setting Tasks will be set by AQA on aspects such as Theme love, conflict, family, power Characterisation relationships, heroes, male and female or comic characters. Genre endings, settings, conventions, importance of parts to the whole. Linkage Links must be made but not detailed comparison. Candidates should show awareness of linkage. Candidates can write about the texts separately but will be expected to draw links in the introduction and conclusion. Some candidates may make explicit links throughout. Length about 2000 words in a period of four hours.

13 CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT SUMMARY ENGLISH Speaking and listening 20% Five written essays 40% ENGLISH LANGUAGE Speaking and listening 20% Four written essays 40% ENGLISH LITERATURE One written essay 25% There are no crossover pieces of work although the same text may be used for different essays in different subjects i.e. English Literature and English

14 CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT: YEAR 9 SPRING 2010 The proposal is to trial for AQA (and use for the real Literature controlled assessment) one task in the Spring Term 2010 with Year 9 pupils. English Literature Task 1 Shakespeare and the English Literature Heritage This is a Linked task. Linked means connections between the selected texts but not detailed comparisons. Word limit 2000 words in controlled conditions up to 4 hours. Please see other information in English Literature booklet. Examples of suitable texts 1. Many female characters in pre-twentieth century texts seemed to have no other ambition than to get married. Does this seem a fair comment? Discuss your response to a female character in a Shakespeare play and a female character in a pre-20 th century prose text e.g. Bronte, Austen. 2. Explore the consequences of ambition in Macbeth and Great Expectations. 3. Many female characters in pre-20 th century text seem to have little autonomy in a male dominated world. Does this seem a fair comment? Discuss your response to a female character in a Shakespeare play and a female character in a pre-20 th century prose text. 4. Write about the ways difficulties of love are explored in Much Ado About Nothing (or any other suitable Shakespeare play) and a pre-20 th century prose text. 5. Explain the presentation of heroism in a Shakespeare play and a pre-20 th century prose text. NOTE WELL IT IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL THAT YOU SHARE THE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA WITH PUPILS BEFORE YOU START TO RIGOROUSLY PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE TASK Assessment Objectives AO1 A02 A03 A04 Respond to texts critically, imaginatively, select and evaluate textual detail to support interpretation. Explain how language, structure and form contribute to the writers presentation of ideas, homes, setting. Explain links between the texts evaluate the writer s different ways of expressing meaning and achieving effects. Relate texts to their social, cultural and historical context, explain how texts have been influential and significant to self and others in different contexts and at different times. Mrs E. Welch January 2010

15 TIMETABLE OF ENTRY FOR CONTROLLED ASSESSMENTS AND TERMINAL EXAMINATIONS. YEAR 9 Spring English Literature Unit 3 (25%) From 2011 Shakespeare and Literary Heritage Summer English Literature Unit 2 (35%) June Terminal examination Poetry: Literary Heritage and unseen poetry YEAR 10 Spring Enter Literature Unit 3 (25%) Controlled Assessment - Shakespeare and Literary Heritage Summer Enter Language Unit 3a, 3b, 3c (40%) Controlled Assessments Extending Reading Moving Image Re-creation text Spoken language study Summer Enter Literature Unit 2 (35%) Terminal examination - Poetry YEAR 11 Spring Enter English Language Unit 2 (20%) Controlled Assessment Speaking and Listening records Summer 1. English Language Unit 1 (40%) Terminal Examination Non-Fiction reading/writing 2. English Literature Unit 1 (40%) Terminal Examination Novel + Other Cultures

16 OVERVIEW TWO YEAR PLAN YEAR 10 SEPTEMBER 2010 SEPTEMBER 2010 AUTUMN TERM YEAR WEEKS 1. September English Language Unit 3a Extended Reading modern Prose/Drama Lord of the Flies Upper ability The Crucible/An Inspector calls Lower ability Controlled Assessment one essay 1200 words 2. October English Language Unit 3b producing creative texts Moving Images film review Controlled Assessment one essay words 2. November English Language Unit 3b producing creative texts commission or re-creation Three weeks turn a text into another Controlled Assessment one essay words 3. December English Language Unit 3c spoken English study Three weeks Investigate speech that is particular to an occupation. Controlled Assessment one essay words. JANUARY 2011 SPRING TERM LITERTURE - UNIT 2 14 WEEKS Poetry from AQA Anthology. Preparation for unseen Poetry question. The entire Spring term will be devoted to preparation for the English Literature terminal examination Unit 2 June % June 2011 Summer term after Literature examination. 4 weeks English Literature Unit 1 Teach one novel/drama from Modern prose (return to text). Upper ability - Lord of the Flies Lower ability - The Crucible/An Inspector calls Other Cultures Unit 1 Upper ability - Of Mice and Men Lower ability - Of Mice and Men

17 1. September/October 1 st half term 2011 English Literature Unit 1 OVERVIEW TWO YEAR PLAN YEAR 11 SEPTEMBER 2012 Study of a modern text for terminal examination in June Upper ability - Lord of the Flies Lower ability - The Crucible/An Inspector calls 2. November/December 2 nd half term 2011 English Literature Unit 1 Text from Other Cultures Upper ability - Of Mice and Men Lower ability - Of Mice and Men 3. January 2012 Spring Term English Language Unit 1 January/February/March/April The entire Spring term will be devoted to preparation for the terminal examination in June 2012 English Language Unit 1 4. Summer Term April June 2012 Revision of English Literature Unit 1 and English language Unit 1

18 ST MONICA S R.C. HIGH SCHOOL SPECIALIST LANGUAGE & APPLIED LEARNING COLLEGE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE SEPTEMBER KS4 YEARS 9, 10 & 11 Mrs E Welch 2010