Literature GCSE

English Literature GCSE 40% Exploring Modern Texts - 20th May 2014 1 hour 30 minutes 2 questions – worth 30 marks each DNA by Dennis Kelly Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 35% Poetry Across Time – 22nd May 2014 1 hour 15 minutes 2 questions – worth 36 marks and 18 marks Relationship cluster Unseen poetry 25% Coursework – Deadline 28th March Romeo and Juliet compared with Poetry

Assessment OBJECTIVES

AO1

Respond critically and imaginatively, select and evaluate

textual detail to illustrate and support interpretations.

AO2

Explain how language, structure and form contribute to

writer’s presentation of ideas, themes and settings.

AO3

Make comparisons and explain links between texts, evaluating

writer’s different ways of expressing meaning and achieving

effects.

AO4

Relate texts to their social, cultural and historical contexts;

explain how texts have been influential and significant to self

and other readers in different contexts at different times.

Exploring modern texts 40%

Section A – Modern prose or drama (30 marks) ‘DNA’ by Dennis Kelly Spend 45 minutes on this section Section B – Exploring Culture (30 marks) ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck Spend 45 minutes on this section The whole exam is 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Section A: Students are recommended to spend 45 minutes on this section. There will be a choice between 2 questions and students will have to pick 1 only to respond to. The questions will be based on students drawing on knowledge from across the play, often questioning a particular: Theme Character Quote Relationship Idea

DNA – 30 marks 20%

Past Exam Question June 2013

How does Kelly present John Tate and Phil as leaders in DNA?

OR

How does Kelly present ideas about peer pressure in DNA?

Of Mice and Men – 30 marks 20%

Section B Students are recommended to spend 45 minutes on this section. Part a: There will be a short extract which students are expected to read an annotate using the AOs. The question will be in reference to the passage. Part b: The question will often use the themes/ideas in the passage to question students on their knowledge of the whole book.

Read the extract. Part (a) In this passage, how does Steinbeck present Slim? Refer closely to the passage in your answer. and then Part (b) In the rest of the novel, how does Steinbeck show that some people on the ranch are considered more important than others? How does this reflect the society in which the novel is set?

Past Exam Question June 2013

Poetry Across Time Exam – 35%

Section A – Relationship Cluster (36 marks) Bank of 15 poems Spend 45 minutes on this section Section B – Unseen Poetry (18 marks) Spend 30 minutes on this section The whole exam is 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Relationship Cluster – 36 marks

Section A Students are recommended to spend 45 minutes on this section. There will be a choice between 2 questions and students will have to pick 1 only to respond to. The question will ask you to compare the methods poets use to present a relationship/feeling between a named poem and 1 more of your choice from the Relationship Cluster. Remember the named poem can be any one from the 15 poems in the Relationship Cluster!

Unseen Poetry – 18 marks

Section B Students are recommended to spend 30 minutes on this section. You will be presented with a poem we have not studied. The question will ask you to comment on the feelings and methods, and how the poet uses these methods to present the feelings to the reader.

Top tips!

1. Read!

2. Get very familiar with the texts.

3. Get (free) help: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature

4. Plan.

5. PRACTISE.

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