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This document provides an overview and advice for a GCSE English exam. It will assess understanding and production of non-fiction texts. It is worth 40% of the overall GCSE and consists of a reading and writing section. The reading section will involve responding to 3 short texts by discussing content, language, and presentational features. The writing section will involve producing two non-fiction texts, one to inform/explain and the other to argue/persuade. Students are advised to practice comprehension, spelling, punctuation, and writing different non-fiction text types for different purposes and audiences. Revision guides, past papers, and online resources are also recommended.

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Overview and Advice

This document provides an overview and advice for a GCSE English exam. It will assess understanding and production of non-fiction texts. It is worth 40% of the overall GCSE and consists of a reading and writing section. The reading section will involve responding to 3 short texts by discussing content, language, and presentational features. The writing section will involve producing two non-fiction texts, one to inform/explain and the other to argue/persuade. Students are advised to practice comprehension, spelling, punctuation, and writing different non-fiction text types for different purposes and audiences. Revision guides, past papers, and online resources are also recommended.

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Overview and Advice

Unit

1 Exam (40%) Understanding


and producing non-fiction texts

Unit
Unit

2 Speaking and Listening (20%)

3 Controlled Assessment (40%)


Understanding and producing creative
texts

Worth

40% of the GCSE

Focus

: Understanding and producing


non-fiction texts:

Section

A - Reading (1 hour; 40 marks)

Section

B Writing (1 hour; 40 marks)

Date:

4th June

Pupils

will be expected to read and


respond to 3 short texts, demonstrating
an understanding of the texts they have
read.

They

will be expected to discuss :


content; use of language; presentational
features (headings, images, etc.).

Your

son/daughter will need to be able to:

Answer the question


Find information quickly from texts.
Summarise texts.
Use appropriate quotations to support ideas.
Be able to infer information based on quotations.
Understand the difference between language and
presentational features.
Be able to comment in detail on the effect of each.
Be able to compare the language features between
two texts.

Based

upon the themes/ideas of Section


A, pupils will be then expected to produce
two of their own written texts.

Question

1)

Inform/explain/describe (16 marks)

Question 2)
Argue/persuade (24 marks)

Your

to:

son/daughter will need to be able

Write different forms of texts.


Write for different purposes.
Write for different audiences.
Be able to use language and structure for

effect.
Write with accurate spelling, punctuation,
sentence construction and paragraphing.

Reading
Writing

a range of non-fiction texts.


a range of non-fiction texts.

Brushing

up on spelling, punctuation,
grammar, paragraphing.

Past

exam papers.

Attend

the revision classes.

Revision Guides:
CGP (Understanding

Non-Fiction Texts and


Producing Non-Fiction Texts).

Both available in higher/foundation.


Websites:
AQA http://web.aqa.org.uk/
GCSE Bitesize

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
Englishbiz http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/
S-Cool http://www.s-cool.co.uk/
NLS website
http://northleamingtonschool.warwickshire.sch.uk/

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