English Language and English with Media Education

Staff in Department

Head of Dept: Mrs C Gordon

Mrs S Farmer, Mr R Lee, Mr C Little, Mrs J McLaughlin, Mrs M O’Brien

GCSE

GCSE exam board: CCEA

GCSE % of GCSE grade How is it assessed? Unit title
Unit 1 30% External written examination – 1 hour 40 mins Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access Non-Fiction and Media Texts
Unit 2 20% Controlled Assessment Speaking and Listening
Unit 3 20% Controlled Assessment Studying Spoken and Written Language
Unit 4 30% External written examination – 1 hour 40 mins Personal or Creative Writing and Reading Literary and Non-Fiction Texts

KS3: Brief topic overview

Year 8

  • Autobiography
  • Class Novel
  • Poetry
  • Greek Myths
  • Shakespeare’s Macbeth

Year 9

  • Class Novel
  • The World Around Us
  • Animal Poetry
  • Analysis of Non-Fiction
  • Dragon’s Den

Year 10

  • Dystopian Fiction
  • Class Novel
  • 20th Century Poetry
  • Analysis of Media and Non-Fiction
  • Writing for Purpose and Audience
  • Personal Presentation

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