English
| Subject: | English |
| Contact: | Ms L Steen |
KS5
Overview - Literature
At Key Stage 5, we currently follow the AQA English Literature syllabus (AQA Specification B, 7717). The course gives students exciting opportunities to study a range of genres and texts in contexts, and in addition complete an independent study in year 13. Students have nine lessons a fortnight and are co-taught by two teachers who share responsibility preparing students for their coursework and examinations over the two year course.
Curriculum content
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Term 3 |
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Year 12 |
The Help
The Great Gatsby |
A Streetcar named Desire Unseen extracts |
Pre 1900 anthology
Othello |
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Year 13 |
The Anthology
Harrison and unseen poetry |
Coursework
Unseen extracts |
Revision |
Assessment components
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Paper 1: Literary genres
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Paper 2: Texts and genres
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Non-exam assessment: Theory and independence
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What's assessed Choice of two options Option 1A: Aspects of tragedy Option 1B: Aspects of comedy Study of three texts: one Shakespeare text; a second drama text and one further text, of which one must be written pre-1900
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What's assessed Choice of two options Option 2A: Elements of crime writing Option 2B: Elements of political and social protest writing Study of three texts: one post-2000 prose text; one poetry and one further text, of which one must be written pre-1900 Exam will include an unseen passage.
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What's assessed Study of two texts: one poetry and one prose text, informed by study of the Critical anthology Two essays of 1,250 – 1,500 words, each responding to a different text and linking to a different aspect of the Critical anthology. One essay can be re-creative. The re-creative piece will be accompanied by a commentary. |
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How it's assessed written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes • closed book • 75 marks • 40% of A-level |
How it's assessed • written exam: 3 hours • open book • 75 marks • 40% of A-level |
How it's assessed • 50 marks • 20% of A-level • assessed by teachers • moderated by AQA |
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Questions Section A – one passage-based question on set Shakespeare text (25 marks) Section B – one essay question on set Shakespeare text (25 marks) Section C - one essay question linking two texts (25 marks) |
Questions Section A – one compulsory question on an unseen passage (25 marks) Section B - one essay question on set text (25 marks) Section C - one essay question which connects two texts (25 marks) |
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Overview – Language
At Key Stage 5, we currently follow the AQA English Language syllabus (AQA Specification B, 7717). The course gives students the opportunities to study language, the individual and society; language diversity and change and language in action. Students have nine lessons a fortnight and are co-taught by two teachers who share responsibility preparing students for their coursework and examinations over the two year course.
Curriculum content
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Term 2 |
Term 3 |
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Year 12 |
Paper 1: Textual Variations and Representations |
Paper 1: Language Acquisition
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NEA 1: Original Writing |
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Year 13 |
Paper 2: Language Diversity |
Paper 2: Language Change |
NEA 2: Language Investigation |
Assessment components
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Paper 1: Language, the individual and society
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Paper 2: Language diversity and change
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Non-exam assessment: Language in action
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What's assessed • Textual variations and representations • Children's language development (0 – 11 years) • Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activities
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What's assessed What's assessed • Language diversity and change • Language discourses • Writing skills • Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activities |
What's assessed • Language investigation • Original writing • Methods of language analysis are integrated into the activities
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How it's assessed • written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes • 100 marks • 40% of A-level
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How it's assessed written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes • 100 marks • 40% of A-level
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How it's assessed • word count: 3,500 • 100 marks • 20% of A-level • assessed by teachers • moderated by AQA |
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Questions Section A – Textual variations and representations Two texts (one contemporary and one older text) linked by topic or theme. • A question requiring analysis of one text (25 marks) • A question requiring analysis of a second text (25 marks) • A question requiring comparison of the two texts (20 marks) Section B – Children's language development A discursive essay on children’s language development, with a choice of two questions where the data provided will focus on spoken, written or multimodal language (30 marks) |
Questions Section A – Diversity and change One question from a choice of two: either: an evaluative essay on language diversity (30 marks) or: an evaluative essay on language change (30 marks) Section B – Language discourses Two texts about a topic linked to the study of diversity and change. • A question requiring analysis of how the texts use language to present ideas, attitudes and opinions (40 marks) • A directed writing task linked to the same topic and the ideas in the texts (30 marks)
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Tasks Students produce: • a language investigation (2,000 words excluding data) • a piece of original writing and commentary (1,500 words total)
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Enrichment opportunities:
English exam skills support: Wednesdays 12.30-1.00pm
Debating club: Thursdays 3.00-3.45pm
Useful websites to support learning
| BBC Bitesize | website |
