Subject: English Language and Literature (Single Award)
Head of Department: Mrs P Povey
Subject Leaders: Mrs P Povey, Mrs Miotti & Mrs Davies
Qualification: GCSE
Examination Board: WJEC

Course Content: 

Unit 1 CONTEXT AND MEANING in Unit 1, you will study a range of poetry from the WJEC anthology, engaging with the concept of Context and Meaning.

Unit 2 BELONGING in Unit 2, you will study a prose text, engaging with the concept of Belonging and themes of community, cynefin and citizenship.

Unit 3 INFLUENCE AND POWER in Unit 3, you will study a range of non-fiction texts, engaging with the Influence and Power of writers, and how writers and speakers exert power and attempt to influence others.

Unit 4a MOTIVATIONS in Unit 4a, you will have a choice to study a play or a prose text, engaging with the concept of Motivations of writers and characters, exploring reasons for attitudes, behaviours and beliefs.

How you will learn:

• Communication Skills – expressing yourself through clear and creative use of language
• Reading Skills – reading, listening to and researching a range of texts, analysing meaning and scrutinising reliability
• Contextual Analysis Skills – engaging with the significance of purpose, audience, and contexts of speaking, reading and writing
• Literacy Skills – developing and applying an understanding of grammar and uses of vocabulary

How you will be assessed:

Units 1 and 4a are examined units, together worth 60% of your qualification. Each exam lasts 90 minutes and will consist of low-tariff extract-based questions, an extended essay response and a piece of creative fiction or non-fiction writing. Units 2 and 3 are non-examined assessments, together worth 40% of your qualification. Each unit will consist of two tasks, one that will assess your written response to the relevant text(s) and one that will assess your oracy skills.