What reading will the students be expected to do?

Texts from the 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries

How are the students expected to write?

Using SPaG clearly, coherently and accurately

What does Paper 2 (Writers' Viewpoints) focus on?

How writers present a similar topic over time

What is the mark weighting for each individual exam paper?

80 marks (40 for reading/40 for writing)

What AOs does Paper 2 (Writers' Viewpoints) cover?

AO1/AO2/AO4 for reading, AO5/AO6 for writing

What AOs does Paper 1 (Creative Explorations) cover?

AO1/AO2/AO4 for reading, AO5/AO6 for writing

How many papers are there?

2equal papers Creative Explorations and Writers' Viewpoints

What does paper one (Creative Explorations) look at?

Narrative and descriptive techniques to engage

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AQA English New Specification

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1
What reading will the students be expected to do?
American novellas
Drama from the Renaissance
Texts from the 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries
Children's literature and picture books
2
What is overall GCSE grading system based on?
A*-F
A nine-point scale
A*-U
A ten point scale
3
English Language: When does teaching this specification begin?
September 2015
May/June 2014
September 2016
May/June 2016
4
When do the GCSE exams for this specification start?
May/June 2015
Tomorrow
May/June 2017
May/June 2016
5
How are the students expected to write?
Clearly and simply using basic English
With emphasis on phonics
With emphasis on dictionary skills
Using SPaG clearly, coherently and accurately
6
What does Paper 2 (Writers' Viewpoints) focus on?
How time effects different topics
How one writer writes over a period of time
How similar writers present different topics over time
How writers present a similar topic over time
7
What is the mark weighting for each individual exam paper?
40 marks (20 for reading/20 for writing)
60 marks (40 for Writing, 20 for reading)
80 marks (40 for reading/40 for writing)
10 for reading, 10 for writing, 10 for spoken language
8
What else does the language GCSE specification include?
5 pieces of coursework
Speaking assessment
Three pieces of coursework
Non-verbal language assessment
9
What AOs does the Non-Exam assessment (Spoken Language) cover?
AO3
AO1/AO2
AO7/AO8/AO9
AO5/AO6
10
What percentage of the GCSE is each exam paper worth?
50%
25%
45%
40%
11
What AOs does Paper 2 (Writers' Viewpoints) cover?
AO1 for reading, AO5 for writing
AO1/AO2/AO4 for reading, AO5/AO6 for writing
AO1/AO2/AO3/AO4 for reading, AO5/AO6 for writing
AO1/AO2/AO4 for reading
12
What AOs does Paper 1 (Creative Explorations) cover?
AO1/AO2/AO3/AO4 for reading, AO6 for writing
AO1/AO2/AO4 for reading and writing
AO1/AO2/AO4 for reading, AO5/AO6 for writing
AO1/AO2 for reading, AO5 for writing
13
How many papers are there?
2 papers graded on a 40/60 ration
One exam paper on Writers' Viewpoints
One exam paper on Creative Explorations
2equal papers Creative Explorations and Writers' Viewpoints
14
Which one of the exam papers include an extended writing question?
Paper 1
Paper 2
Neither of them
Both of them
15
What does paper one (Creative Explorations) look at?
Narrative and descriptive techniques to engage
Narrative and descriptive techniques to inform
Informative and persuasive techniques
Narrative and descriptive techniques to persuade

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