GCSE English Literature
This GCSE English qualification consists of the following components:
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Coursework - 30%
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Examination [1 paper] – 70%
Pupils will complete the following coursework assignments in Year 11:
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study of poetry – pupils will study a range of poems from a list of proscribed poets [cross-over with GCSE English];
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study of Shakespeare – pupils will study The Taming of the Shrew or Othello [cross-over with GCSE English];
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study of Prose – pupils will study short stories by writers including Bram Stoker, Ambrose Bierce and Guy de Maupassant.
In Year 12, pupils will study the required texts for the examination:
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Blood Brothers by Willy Russell;
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Animal Farm by George Orwell;
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CCEA Poetry Anthology A.