English Language
WJEC GCSE
Oracy, reading and writing skills will be taught in GCSE English language. Students will be inspired, moved and challenged by following a broad, coherent, satisfying and worthwhile course of study. They will develop their ability to use English as active and informed citizens and be able to speak, listen, read and write fluently, appropriately, effectively and critically – for a wide range of personal, functional and social purposes. Students will be expected to respond to a wide range of written texts, including challenging and dynamic texts. They will develop the knowledge and skills required to make informed decisions about further learning opportunities and career choices.
Assessment
Oracy (non-examination assessment) 20%
Task 1 (10%) - Individual Researched Presentation Based on WJEC set themes (Wales, Leisure, The World of Work, The World of Science/Technology and Citizenship) Task: One week to research topic. Investigate topic by using internet, reading, newspapers/magazines or listening to news.
Task 2 (10%) - Responding and Interacting Group discussion to written/visual stimuli provided by WJEC to initiate discussion. This cannot be done until Year 11 (new materials will be released every September thereafter). Task: stimulus materials shown one week prior to task which must be collected in each lesson.
External Assessment (Exam) - Reading and Writing: Description, Narration and Exposition (40%) 2 hour exam.
Section A (20%) Reading Range of questions (multiple choice, fill in the blanks, extended responses) based on continuous and non-continuous texts An editing task (multiple choice, sequencing, proofreading and editing)
Section B (20%) Writing One writing task selected from a choice of two. 50% of the marks are awarded for accuracy. This section will also include a proofreading task focusing on writing accurately.
External Assessment- Reading and Writing: Argumentation, Persuasion and Instructional* (40%) 2 hour exam.
Section A (20%) Reading Understanding of at least one argumentation, one persuasion and one instructional text including continuous and non-continuous texts through a range of structured questions.
Section B (20%) Writing One compulsory writing task AND one compulsory persuasion writing task. 50% of the marks are awarded for communication and organisation and 50% for writing accurately (language, grammar, punctuation and spelling)