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GCSE English Language

GCSE English Language Assessment Objectives Assessment Weighting objectives AO1 Oracy 20% AO2 Reading 40% AO3 Writing 40%

Unit 1: Oracy Task 1 (10% of qualification) Completed in Year 10 Resits • After School intervention • Research & preparation at home

Unit 1: Oracy Task 2 (10% of qualification) Assessment Week: 27 th January How to support? • Research • Watch documentaries • Practise debating at home • Attend after-school support (TBC)

To watch at home Netflix: The Game Changers - Health What the Health? - Health Forks over Knives - Health YouTube: Earthlings – Animal welfare and environment Cowspiracy - environmental Dominion – animal welfare

Group Discussion Mark Scheme

Unit 2 (First Exam): Writing Tasks 2nd June • Narration • Description • Exposition Mock Exam: High Tariff 22 nd October Reading Questions: How? Explain Summarise Synthesis CHOICE of 2 Compare writing tasks: COMPLETE 1 Don’t forget: proof - reading and editing tasks Yes you need Stick to to plan! timings! 1 minute = 1 mark

Unit 3 (Second Exam): Can you explain the difference 5 th June between: • Argumentation • Persuasion? Worth 40% Writing Formats: Letter 5/6 Resources (formal/informal) (continuous and Leaflet/Guide non-continuous Speech texts) Report Review 2 Writing Article Tasks! Writing Tasks /10Content & Organisation /10 SSPS Stick to Yes you need timings! to plan! Why? 1 minute = 1 mark

Mock Exams • Unit 2 Mock (completed in October) • Unit 3 Mock (completed in December) • Unit 3 Results Assembly: Wednesday 22 nd January • Unit 2 Mock: 25 th March • Unit 3 Mock 27 th March

Content & organisation SSPS (sentence structures, punctuation and spelling) Homework Booklet

The most demanding question! Homework Booklets

Writing Mark Scheme

Revision Guides Ordered

How to Support Your Child • Support oracy assessment research at home • Check their books/mock exam papers – are they acting upon feedback? Still making the same mistakes? • Encourage your child to complete their homework booklets and regularly hand in to their teacher to mark. • Encourage your child to attend after school and Half Term revision sessions.

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