Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre

English 

EMC-GCSE Language AQA

GCSE Revision Checkers

English Language and Literature Revision Checklist

Revision Checklist

GCSE

 

Past Papers

English 8700 2 INS English Language 

English 8700 1 QP English Language 

English 8700 1 INS English Language 

English 8700 2 QP English Language 

English 8700 2 INS English Language 

English 8700 1 QP English Language 

English 8700 1 INS English Language 

 

Year 11 resources 

English Paper 2 Booklet

English Paper 1 Booklet

English Paper 1 Revision 2

English Paper 2 revision 2

 

Academic Mentoring Revision resources

How to revise effectively for English Language

How to revise effectively for English Literature

 

GCSE Resources

Overview of Paper 1

English Language Paper 1 AQA GCSE Guidance for Parents

English Language Paper 1 AQA Language Paper 1 Overview

Section A

English Language Paper 1 AQA English Paper 1 Fahrenheit 451 Practice Paper 1

English Language Paper 1 AQA Paper 1A DRACULA Section A

English Language Paper 1 AQA Paper 1A FRANKENSTEIN

English Language Paper 1 AQA Paper 1A GREAT EXPECTATIONS

English Language Paper 1 AQA Paper 1A Sunrise On The Veldt Practice Paper 1

English Language Paper 1 AQA Paper 1 Shadows On The Nile Practice Paper 1

English Language Paper 1 Q3 AQA Guide

English Language Paper 1 The Structure Question 3 Sentence Starters

Section B

English Language Paper 1 AQA English Paper 1 Section BQ5-War

English Language Paper 1 AQA English Paper 1 Section B Celebration

English Language Paper 1 AQA English Paper 1 Section BQ5 Banquet

English Language Paper 1 AQA English Section B Q5 Animal

Overview of Paper 2

English Language Paper 2 AQA Language Paper 2 Overview

Section A

English Language Paper 2 New Made Up Paper-2 Working Women

English Language Paper 2 Paper 2A And B Child Labour Both Sections

 

English Literature

Paper 1: Macbeth

Quiz: Who said that Macbeth

Macbeth Play Script

Macbeth Checklist

Knowledge Organiser

Macbeth Workbook

 

Paper 1: A Christmas Carol

Practice Papers

Key Quotations

Revision Booklet

Knowledge Organiser

 

Paper 2: An Inspector Calls

Mock Exam Questions

Knowledge Organiser

Revision Pack High Ability

Revision Booklet

 

Paper 2: Power and Conflict Poetry Anthology

Past Paper Questions

Poems

Knowledge Organiser

Study Guide

Sample Answers

Poetry Support Booklet

 

Paper 2: Unseen poetry

Glossary of Terms

Example Poetry Planning

Knowledge Organiser

Revision Guide

Revision Booklet

 

English Language and Literature GCSE

Exam Board AQA

How will I be assessed?

No controlled assessment – 100% exam.

EXAMS

English Language Paper 1

  • Explorations in creative reading and writing
  • 1 hour 45 mins
  • Section A: reading, Section B: writing
  • 80 marks, 50% of GCSE

English Language Paper 2

  • Writers’ view points and perspectives
  • 1 hour 45 mins
  • Section A: reading, Section B: writing
  • 80 marks, 50% of GCSE

English Literature Paper 1

  • Shakespeare and the 19th Century novel
  • 1 hour 45 mins
  • Section A: Shakespeare (Macbeth ) 34 marks
  • Section B: 19th Centry novel ( A Christmas Carol) 30 marks
  • 64 marks, 40% of GCSE

English Literature Paper 2

  • Modern texts and poetry
  • 2 hours 15 mins
  • Section A: Modern text (An Inspector Calls) 34 marks
  • Section B: Poetry Anthology 30 marks
  • Section C: Unseen Poetry 32 marks
  • 96 marks, 60% of GCSE

English Language

Reading skills: summary, comparison, language analysis, evaluate, infer, analyse structure, read for meaning. Students need to be familiar with grammatical terminology, parts of speech and literary terminology in order to analyse the texts closely.

Writing skills: writing to entertain and writing to present a point of view, in a particular genre. Students must have a clear understanding of these writing styles and use accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar.

English Literature

The exams are now ‘closed book’ – which means students will not have a copy of the play, poems or novel in the exam with them. They need to learn key quotes to use in their exam essays.

Students need to know the texts well, including their plot structure, key characters, themes, the historical context that they were written in and be able to analyse how they have been written. They need to know key literary terminology in order to analyse language of the texts successfully.

Additional Revision Resources

We run ‘walking mock’ exams, offering actual exam practice in timed conditions, whilst walking students through the paper, reminding them of the key points of the mark scheme and our top tips.

Download the following:

English Language Walking Mock Paper 1

Language Paper 2 Walking Mock