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An English Literature Guide to The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde »
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The Really Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde
For readers today The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde, is far from being a shocking story that induces both fear and terror into our beating hearts. It’s a story whose effects have been diluted by modern graphic media content, constant repetition and simplified interpretations over the years since it was first published in1888. We know the story so well that it even...
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[ read full article ] »GCSE English Literature Student’s Guide to An Inspector Calls »
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Focusing on the analysis of form, structure and language
For any text you study for your GCSE English Literature coursework, controlled assessments or exam, to gain a high grade, the exam board’s mark scheme requires you to analyse and discuss effective aspects of form, structure and language. Many teachers call this “FSL?. In practice, most students cope well with analysing and discussing the useful effects created by language...
[ read full article ] »An Inspector Calls Learning Mat »
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Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 1: An Inspector Calls Scheme Lessons 1-9 »
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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...
Shakespeare Learning Mats | Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet »
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Edexcel IGCSE Eng Lit Macbeth Scheme Lessons 1-17 »
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- Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 1: Macbeth Scheme Lessons 1-17
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- Edexcel GCSE English Literature Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Assessment Pack
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...
[ read full article ] »Allusions Booklet | Introduction to Macbeth »
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Do You Know What You Don’t Know, And Know Why You Need To Know It?
It’s a family dinner. We’re talking about the new CCTV cameras that have been installed by the bus stop. ‘Remember, Big Brother is watching,’ warns my dad. My little sister gives him a stare. ‘I didn’t know you watched Big Brother dad?’ she asks. My sister isn’t one for reading. She has watched Big Brother, and...
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Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Overviews
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[ read full article ] »Last Minute English Exam Preparation and Revision »
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Today’s Friday Takeaways are a range of instant use PDFs for GCSE texts, unseen poetry, vocabulary lists and how to improve writing skills. Intended to be used as ‘Aide Memoirs’ for Year 11 as they head for their GCSE exams. Many of our subscribers have laminated them and use them as mats in their classrooms.
[ read full article ] »Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper One Live Scripts »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing
Materials for Assessment
Files you will need for the exam:
Files you will need to mark the exam papers:
To compliment these assessments we also have:
Live Scripts
Many thanks to all schools who took part in our second mock exam project...
[ read full article ] »Vendetta Short Story Lessons »
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Vendetta
Skills for Fiction Language GCSE
- This unit is one of four focused on the skills needed for the GCSE English Language Fiction assessment objectives
- Vendetta contains 6 lessons delivered through Online Slides (Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer)
- Attached resources which will need to be printed for each student and used in each of the 6 lessons
- This unit which is 1 of 4 is appropriate for mid to long term cover.
In class
- Each lesson...
The Twelve Days of Christmas »
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Our Twelve days of Christmas takeaways are Knowledge Organisers for GCSE texts, unseen poetry and how to improve writing skills. These Knowledge Organisers are intended to be used as ‘Aide Memoirs’ for Year 11 as they head for their GCSEs or equally they could be used when introducing a topic. Many of our subscribers have laminated them and use them as mats in their classrooms.
On the first Day of Christmas my true love gave to me
[ read full article ] »Edexcel English Language Unseen Fiction Reading | Travel and Journeys Part 1 »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Assessment Pack, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Schemes
This resource has been broken into two parts to make it easier for you to cut, paste and edit. Please click on the link below to find the other half of this resource.
Edexcel English Language Unseen Fiction Reading | Travel and Journeys Part 2
For Paper One
Fiction and Imaginative Writing
Introduction
From the Edexcel specification
[ read full article ] »‘Students should read selections from a range of high-quality, challenging prose fiction, in preparation for...
Edexcel English Language Unseen Fiction Reading | Around the World Part 1 »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Assessment Pack, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Schemes
This resource has been broken into two parts to make it easier for you to cut, paste and edit. Please click on the link below to find the other half of this resource.
For Paper One
Fiction and Imaginative Writing
Introduction
From the Edexcel specification
[ read full article ] »‘Students should read selections from a range of high-quality, challenging prose fiction, in preparation for...
Edexcel English Language Unseen Fiction Reading | Around the World Part 2 »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Assessment Pack, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Schemes
This resource has been broken into two parts to make it easier for you to cut, paste and edit. Please click on the link below to find the other half of this resource.
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In this extract from A Journey by Edith Wharton
[ read full article ] »In this extract the woman in the story is travelling by train through the night with her desperately ill husband.
Suddenly she thought she heard him call....
Edexcel English Language Unseen Fiction Reading | Travel and Journeys Part 2 »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Assessment Pack, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Schemes
This resource has been broken into two parts to make it easier for you to cut, paste and edit. Please click on the link below to find the other half of this resource.
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This extract is from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
[ read full article ] »In this extract Long John Silver is described
I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest...
New All Exam Boards GCSE English Language Paper 2 with indicative content and Exam papers »
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All Exam Boards
- AQA GCSE English Language (8700) Paper 2 WVP School
- Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 2 Mark Scheme NFTW Summerhill
- Eduqas/WJEC GCSE English Language C2 Exam Paper RTPW Safari
- OCR GCSE English Language Practice Paper Two EEI Crete
Live Scripts available for these exam papers for Eduqas and AQA exam boards. If you are interested in live scripts for Edexcel or OCR please {encode="
[ read full article ] »Edexcel GCSE Language »
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[ read full article ] »Taxi Tales - Creative Writing »
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Presented at both The Team English Conference and the ResearchEd National conference this series of resources combine the latest research to improve creative writing. Directed towards improvements for the GCSE English Language Paper this resource can be used in conjunction with any qualification which includes a Creative Writing element.
Based on and including concrete resources to be used in the classroom, Taxi Tales is a practical guide to improve the...
[ read full article ] »GCSE 20/20/20 Reading & Writing Lessons »
Categories: Cover Lessons, KS4, AQA GCSE, EDEXCEL GCSE, EDEXCEL iGCSE, Cambridge iGCSE, OCR GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE
'Cover lessons not just for cover teachers'!
We have created some invaluable sets of 1-hour Cover Lessons that follow a 3-Step format :
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading (Fiction or Non-Fiction book of student choice)
- 20 Minutes Reading Task
- 20 Minutes Writing Task
This format allows you to teach lesson-by-lesson or dip in and out as per your requirements.
Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry | How to Use »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789
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- Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry | How to Use
- Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry | Contents of Poems
- Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry | Love and Relationships
- Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry | Natural World
- Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry | Power and Conflict
- Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry | Time and Place
- Edexcel GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry | Youth...
GCSE English Literature Unseen Poetry Anthology Packs »
Categories: KS4, AQA GCSE, AQA GCSE English Literature 2015, Paper 2: Modern Texts and Poetry , EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature , Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Schemes, OCR GCSE, OCR GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 02: Exploring Poetry and Shakespeare, WJEC Eduqas GCSE, WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 2: Prose, Drama and Unseen Poetry

Our Unseen Poetry Anthologies provide 30 poems covering five categories:
- Love and Relationships
- Conflict and Power
- Youth and Age
- Time and Place
- The Natural World
Included in the anthology is an introduction around meaning, discussion points for the classroom and teaching tips for each poem.
Our Top Examiner Tips look at what is required in answering unseen poems in terms of the assessment objectives, structuring a response, how to reference effectively...
[ read full article ] »Improving Writing | Discourse Markers: A Teacher’s Guide and Toolkit »
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A ‘discourse marker’ is a word or phrase that helps to link written ideas. These words are generally more formal lexical items that find little use in speech – which is perhaps why they do not always come naturally to students.

Discourse markers can be used, for example, to link ideas that are similar (e.g. the adverbs, also and similarly); and...
[ read full article ] »Edexcel English Language Non Fiction Reading Anthology »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing

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- Edexcel English Language Non Fiction Reading Anthology | How To Use
- Edexcel English Language Non Fiction Reading Anthology | Contents of Extracts
- Edexcel English Language Non Fiction Reading Anthology | Poverty
- Edexcel English Language Non Fiction Reading Anthology | Sport and Entertainment
- Edexcel English Language Non Fiction Reading Anthology | War and Espionage
- Edexcel English Language Non Fiction Reading Anthology | Health
- Edexcel...
Edexcel GCSE English Language Component 2: Non Fiction and Transactional Writing Assessment Pack »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing, Hot Entries

Welcome to Edusites English Edexcel GCSE English Language Component 2: Non Fiction and Transactional Writing Assessment Pack. Click on the links below to access a sample paper, marking guidelines and indicative content.
These packs have been developed by experienced English assessors with extensive awarding body experience and by people who were very closely involved in the development of these new specifications within the awarding bodies, with Ofqual...
[ read full article ] »Edexcel GCSE English Language Component 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Assessment Pack »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Assessment Pack, Hot Entries

Welcome to Edusites English Edexcel GCSE English Language Component 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Assessment Pack. Click on the links below to access a sample paper, marking guidelines and indicative content.
These packs have been developed by experienced English assessors with extensive awarding body experience and by people who were very closely involved in the development of these new specifications within the awarding bodies, with Ofqual and...
[ read full article ] »Edexcel English Language Non Fiction Reading Anthology | Poverty »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing
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- Edexcel English Language Non Fiction Reading Anthology | How To Use
- Edexcel English Language Non Fiction Reading Anthology | Contents of Extracts
- Edexcel English Language Non Fiction Reading Anthology | Poverty
- Edexcel English Language Non Fiction Reading Anthology | Sport and Entertainment
- Edexcel English Language Non Fiction Reading Anthology | War and Espionage
- Edexcel English Language Non Fiction Reading Anthology | Health
- Edexcel...
Edexcel English Language Unseen Fiction Reading | Place and Time Part 2 »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature , Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Assessment Pack, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Schemes
This resource has been broken into two parts to make it easier for you to cut, paste and edit. Please click on the link below to find the other half of this resource.
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This extract is from Anne Brontë’s Agnes Grey
[ read full article ] »This extract describes Anne’s daily routine as a governess.
I rose next morning with a feeling of hopeful exhilaration, in spite of the disappointments...
Edexcel English Language Unseen Fiction Reading Anthology | Gothic and Ghosts »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Assessment Pack, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Schemes
For Paper One
Fiction and Imaginative Writing
Introduction
From the Edexcel specification
[ read full article ] »‘Students should read selections from a range of high-quality, challenging prose fiction, in preparation for responding to an unseen 19th-century prose fiction extract in the examination. They should be able to read substantial pieces of writing (extended texts) that make significant demands on them in terms of content, structure and the quality of language....
Edexcel English Language Unseen Fiction Reading | Place and Time Part 1 »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Language 2015, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Assessment Pack, Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing Schemes
For Paper One
Fiction and Imaginative Writing
Introduction
This resource has been broken into two parts to make it easier for you to cut, paste and edit. Please click on the link below to find the other half of this resource.
From the Edexcel specification
[ read full article ] »‘Students should read selections from a range of high-quality, challenging prose fiction, in preparation for...
Edexcel GCSE English Literature Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Assessment Pack »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature , Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Assessment Pack, Hot Entries

Welcome to Edusites English Edexcel GCSE English Literature Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Assessment Pack. Click on the links below to access a sample paper, marking guidelines and indicative content.
These packs have been developed by experienced English assessors with extensive awarding body experience and by people who were very closely involved in the development of these new specifications within the awarding bodies, with...
[ read full article ] »Edexcel GCSE English Literature Component 2: 19th-century Novel & Poetry since 1789 Assessment Pack »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789, Component 2: 19th-Century Novel & Poetry since 1789 Assessment Pack

Welcome to Edusites English Edexcel GCSE English Literature Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789 Assessment Pack. Click on the links below to access a sample paper, marking guidelines and indicative content.
These packs have been developed by experienced English assessors with extensive awarding body experience and by people who were very closely involved in the development of these new specifications within the awarding bodies, with...
[ read full article ] »Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 2: Poetry Anthology Relationships Collection »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789 Schemes, Hot Entries, Poetry, Anthologies, Edexcel Anthology, Edexcel Relationships Cluster, Armitage, The Manhunt, Baillie, A Child to His Sick Grandfather, Browning, Sonnet 43, Cooper-Clarke, I Wanna Be Yours, De Kok, My Father Would Not Show Us, Duffy, Valentine, Hadfield, Love's Dog, Keats, Le Belle Dame sans Merci, Wordsworth, A Complaint, Zephaniah

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Qualification Aims and Objectives
The aims and objectives of the Pearson Edexcel Level 1/ Level 2 GCSE (9–1) in English Literature are to enable students to:
- Read a wide range of classic literature fluently and with good understanding, and make connections...
AQA, WJEC Eduqas, OCR & Edexcel GCSE Spoken Language Scheme »
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Spoken Language Endorsement for GCSE English Language
The four English awarding bodies have developed the new criteria for Spoken Language assessment in the new GCSE English Language (9-1) qualifications. This will be a separately endorsed component, for which candidates will be graded Distinction, Pass, or Merit. Candidates who do not achieve a Pass grade, or those who do not take the component, will be given non-classified.
The Guidance Document for...
[ read full article ] »Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 2: Unseen Poetry Scheme »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789 Schemes, Hot Entries, Poetry, Blake, The Sick Rose, Burns, A Red Red Rose, Downie, Great Grandfather, Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, The Road Not Taken, Hannah, Symptoms, Kemp, I Sing the Battle, Sandburg, Sketch, Ware, On The Verge, Reading, Language Analysis, Understanding Structure, Understanding Vocabulary, Writing, Analytical Writing, Poetry Analysis, Textual Analysis

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- Worksheet 1.docx
- Worksheet 1 Level 1-3.docx
- Worksheet 2.docx
- Worksheet 3.docx
- Worksheet 4.docx
- Worksheet 5.docx
- Teacher’s Copy Worksheet 5.docx
- Success in the Unseen Poetry Section.pptx
Unseen Poetry - Section B Part 2
- This scheme of work focuses upon the unseen poetry section of the paper.
- It is worth a total of 20...
Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 1: Blood Brothers Scheme »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature , Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Schemes, Drama, Blood Brothers, Hot Entries, Writing, Drama Analysis

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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...
[ read full article ] »Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 1: The Woman in Black Scheme »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature , Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Schemes, Hot Entries, Prose, The Woman in Black, Writing, Prose Analysis
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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...
[ read full article ] »Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 2: Poetry Anthology Conflict Collection »
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How is this unit assessed?
- A 2 hour 15 minute written examination.
- It counts for 50% of the GCSE English Literature qualification.
Overview of the Unit Content
This unit asks students to study a 19th century novel and a poetry collection from the Pearson...
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Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature , Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Schemes, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789, Hot Entries, Prose, Pride and Prejudice, Writing, Prose Analysis

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- Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 2: Pride and Prejudice Scheme Lessons 1-6
- Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 2: Pride and Prejudice Scheme Lessons 7-12
How the Component is Assessed
Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789
Assessment Overview - 50% of total GCSE.
- 80 marks
- 1 hour 45 minutes written paper
Content Overview -...
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Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789 Schemes, Hot Entries, Prose, Jane Eyre, Writing, Prose Analysis
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- Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 2: Jane Eyre Scheme Lessons 1-7
- Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 2: Jane Eyre Scheme Lessons 8-14
- Edexcel GCSE English Literature Component 2: 19th-century Novel & Poetry since 1789 Assessment Pack
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- Jane and Rochester The First Meeting.docx
- Love Rivals.docx
- 80...
How the Component is Assessed
Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789
Assessment Overview - 50% of total GCSE.
Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 2: Great Expectations Scheme »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789 Schemes, Hot Entries, Prose, Great Expectations, Writing, Prose Analysis
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How the Component is Assessed
Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789
Assessment Overview - 50% of total GCSE.
- 80 marks
- 1 hour 45 minutes written paper
Content Overview - Reading and Responding to:
- One novel from the 19th-century
- One section of poetry from the Edexcel anthology
This is a closed book examination. The texts...
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Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789 Schemes, Hot Entries, Prose, The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Writing, Prose Analysis
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How the Component is Assessed
Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789
Assessment Overview - 50% of total GCSE.
- 80 marks
- 1 hour 45 minutes written paper
Content Overview - Reading and Responding to:
- One novel from the 19th-century
- One section of poetry from the Edexcel anthology
This is a closed book examination. The texts...
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Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789, Component 2: 19th Century Novel and Poetry since 1789 Schemes, Hot Entries, Prose, Frankenstein, Writing, Prose Analysis
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How the Component is Assessed
Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789
Assessment Overview - 50% of total GCSE.
- 80 marks
- 1 hour 45 minutes written paper
Content Overview - Reading and Responding to:
- One...
Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 1: The Tempest Scheme »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature , Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Schemes, Drama, The Tempest, Hot Entries, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Plays, Writing, Drama Analysis
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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...
Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 1: Much Ado About Nothing Scheme Weeks 1-3 »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature , Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Schemes, Drama, Much Ado About Nothing, Hot Entries, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Plays
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- Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 1: Much Ado About Nothing Scheme Weeks 1-3
- Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 1: Much Ado About Nothing Scheme Weeks 4-6
- Edexcel GCSE English Literature Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Assessment Pack
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How the Component is Assessed
Component 1: Studying Shakespeare and Post...
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Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature , Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Schemes, Drama, Romeo & Juliet, Hot Entries, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Plays, Writing, Drama Analysis

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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...
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Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature , Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Schemes, Hot Entries, Prose, Lord Of The Flies, Writing, Prose Analysis

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- Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 1: Lord of the Flies Lessons 1-9
- 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
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How the Component is Assessed
Component 1: Studying Shakespeare and Post 1914 Literature
Assessment Overview - 50% of total GCSE
- 80...
Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 1: The Merchant of Venice Lessons 1-7 »
Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature , Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Schemes, Drama, The Merchant of Venice, Hot Entries, Writing, Drama Analysis

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- Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 1: The Merchant of Venice Lessons 1-7
- Edexcel GCSE Eng Lit Component 1: The Merchant of Venice Lessons 8-15
- Edexcel GCSE English Literature Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Assessment Pack
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...
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Categories: KS4, EDEXCEL GCSE, Edexcel GCSE English Literature 2015, Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature , Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Schemes, Prose, Anita and Me, Writing, Prose Analysis

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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...
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