OCR Quick Check Spec GCSE English Language and Literature
Richard Gent | Wednesday April 13, 2016
Categories: KS3 & KS4 Catch Up, KS4, OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Language 2015, J351 Component 01: Communicating Information and Ideas, J351 Component 01: Communicating Information and Ideas Schemes, J351/01 Communicating Information and Ideas Assessment Pack, J351 Component 01: Non Fiction Reading Anthology Comparative Text Pack, J351 Component 02: Exploring Effects and Impact, J351 Component 02: Exploring Effects and Impact Assessment Pack, J351 Component 02: Exploring Effects and Impact Schemes, OCR Spoken Language, OCR GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 01: Exploring Modern & Literary Heritage Texts, Component 01: Exploring Modern & Literary Heritage Texts Assessment Pack, Component 01: Exploring Modern & Literary Heritage Texts Schemes, Component 02: Exploring Poetry and Shakespeare, Component 02: Exploring Poetry and Shakespeare Assessment Pack, Component 02: Exploring Poetry and Shakespeare Schemes
English Language
Paper One
Communicating information and ideas
2 hours
Section A: Reading
C19 and C20/21 Non Fiction Text
Spend around 1 hour on this including 10 minutes reading time
Questions
Question 1a
- 2 marks based on identifying information from one text AO1
Question 1 b
- 2 marks based on identifying information from the same text AO1
Question 2
- 6 marks based on a comparison of identifying information from both texts AO1
Question 3
- 12 marks based on how the writer uses language to create effect from the other text AO2
Question 4
- 18 marks based on candidate evaluation of both texts AO3/4
Section B
Writing for Audience, Impact and Purpose
Spend around one hour on this section including 10 minutes to plan (and 5 minutes to check at the end).
Questions
- Two choices are given one of which is linked to the topic in Section A.
- To include articles, letters, speeches etc with supporting bullet points.
- 40 marks = 24 for content and 16 for accuracy
Paper Two
Exploring Effects and Impact
2 hours
Section A Reading
Comparison of 20th/21st Century Fiction Texts
Spend around 1 hour on this section including 15 minutes reading time
Questions
- 4 marks based on identifying information from one text AO1
- 6 marks…
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