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- Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 1: Lord of the Flies Lessons 10-16
- Edexcel GCSE English Literature Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Assessment Pack
Associated Resources
- Lord of the Flies Table 1.docx
- What would you do if.docx
How the Component is Assessed
Component 1: Studying Shakespeare and Post 1914 Literature
Assessment Overview - 50% of total GCSE
- 80 marks
- 1 hour 45 minutes written paper
Content Overview - Reading and responding to:
- one Shakespeare play
- one studied modern prose or drama text
This is a closed book examination. The texts will not be allowed in the examination with the student.
Aims and Learning Outcomes
Courses based on this specification should encourage students to develop knowledge and skills in reading, writing and critical thinking. Through literature, students have a chance to develop culturally and acquire knowledge of the best that has been thought and written. Studying GCSE English Literature should encourage students to read widely for pleasure, and as a preparation for studying literature at a higher level.
Courses based on this specification should also encourage students to:
- read a wide range of classic literature fluently and with good understanding, read in depth, critically and evaluatively, so that they are able to discuss and explain their understanding and ideas
- develop the habit of reading widely and often
- appreciate the depth and power of the English literary heritage
- write accurately, effectively and analytically about their reading, using Standard English
- acquire and use a wide vocabulary, including the grammatical terminology and other literary and linguistic terms they need to criticise and analyse what they read
Exam Questions
This component is worth 80 marks: 40 marks for Section A and 40 marks for Section B.
- Section A: Shakespeare (25% of total GCSE (9–1)) Learners study one Shakespeare...
