English Language and English with Media Education

Head of Dept: Mrs C Gordon

Mrs C Gordon (HoD), Mrs S Farmer, Mr R Lee, Mr C Little, Mrs J McLaughlin, Mrs M O’Brien

GCSE	% of GCSE grade	How is it assessed?	Unit title
Unit 1	30%	External written examination 1 hour 40 mins	Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access Non-Fiction and Media Texts
Unit 2	20%	Controlled Assessment	Speaking and Listening
Unit 3	20%	Controlled Assessment	Studying Spoken and Written Language
Unit 4	30%	External written examination 1 hour 40 mins	Personal or Creative Writing and Reading Literary and Non- Fiction Texts

Year 8
Autobiography, Class Novel, Poetry, Greek Myths and Shakespeare’s Macbeth

Year 9
Class Novel, The World Around Us, Animal poetry, Analysis of Non-Fiction and Dragon’s Den

Year 10

Dystopian Fiction, Class novel, 20thc Poetry, Analysis of Media and Non-Fiction, Writing for Purpose and Audience and Personal Presentation