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AQA GCSE English

2x exams

Paper 1 (64 marks):

Macbeth

A Christmas Carol

Paper 2 (96 marks):

An Inspector Calls

Power & Conflict Poetry

Unseen Poetry

2x exams

Paper 1 (80 marks):

1x Fiction text

50% reading, 50% writing

Paper 2 (80 marks):

2x Non-Fiction texts

50% reading, 50% writing

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Quotes for all of these should be revised throughout the year. There is too much content for students to be able to cope if they cram during Exam Season.

All closed book.

At a basic level, students should know and understand the plot/story/content of a text, along with context, e.g. 5 Ws or historical.

Exam questions often focus on characters and their development, so students should have an in-depth knowledge of these.

Themes are very important in a Literature essay. Students should be prepared to explore how themes and big ideas are presented throughout key texts.

There are many ways to revise all of this, but practising essay answers is the most beneficial. Students should practise and email their teachers.

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In order to maximise marks, students must be disciplined with timings, and learn techniques for each question.

All unseen.

Can’t be revised like Literature, and is not necessarily knowledge based – it’s skill based.

This means that practising answers is very important.

Fiction and non-fiction are covered across the course, as are different writing styles. These present different challenges in terms of memory and technique.

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What resources do students have access to?

WPT GCSE English Revision website

Boosters during form time with English teachers

Lessons planned/informed by trained AQA examiners

Online platforms for revision and homework:

https://sites.google.com/wickersley.net/gcse-english-revision/home

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What resources do students have access to?

Online platforms for revision and homework:

Google Forms Quizzes and resources posted for students to access.

Auto-login with school email.
Quizzes on all Lit texts and Language questions
Self assigned or teacher assigned

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WPT GCSE English Revision webpage

All Y11 students have access to this resource, which can be found via their emails or their Google Classroom.

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WPT GCSE English Revision webpage

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What makes effective revision?

Not Effective

Effective

Reading plot summaries on the revision webpage.

Using the plot summaries to create resources like timelines or character fact cards, essay plans, etc.

Making flash cards with no particular focus.

Making theme/character specific flash cards and getting others to test you.

Scanning over assessments and mocks from Y10/Y11.

Adding specific improvements to past assessments, or using them to create improved answers for different questions.

Revision from images kept on phones.

Use images on phones to create new resources which could be part of a folder or stuck on walls, etc.

Revising purely for the nearest exam.

Using a revision timetable.

Keeping phones nearby for “research.”

Take what is needed from the phone, then turn it off or leave it in another room.

Completing example questions and improvements regularly at home.

Completing example questions and/or improvements and getting feedback from teachers/peers/parents.