GCSE English Literature
English Literature Specification
English Literature Course overview
The English Literature course will test the following skills:
- Comprehension skills: how well can you infer information about plot, character, events and settings?
- Critical Reading: how well do you consider different ways of interpreting a text?
- Does the historical context of a text help you come to your own informed opinion?
- Analytical skills: how well can you analyse how writers use language, form and structure. Comparison skills: how well do you compare and contract texts that you have studied.
English Literature Course content
Over the course of year 10 and 11, you will study the following texts in full:
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley
- Macbeth by William Shakespeare
- Conflict Anthology by Various Poets
English Literature Exam board and Exam Structure
| Paper | Content | Marks | Board |
| Paper 1 |
19th Century novel - A Christmas Carol Written exam: 1 hr 45 mins |
64 marks - 40% | AQA |
| Paper 2 |
Modern Text - An Inspector Calls Poetry Written exam: 2 hr 15 mins |
96 marks - 60% |
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