English Language - Year 10 :: Queen Elizabeth High School

GCSE English Language (WJEC) – Year 10

Controlled assessments have replaced coursework. In Year 10 students will complete three assessments for English Language and one for English Literature. They will also prepare for an examination on 'Of Mice and Men' and an unseen poetry comparison.
This is an overview of the whole year. English Language units and assessments are indicated in bold.

Half Term 1 (June - July)

Introduction to course.
Focus on how love and relationships are presented in key poems.
Begin studying Richard III

External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes Poetry essay mock assessment
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 2 (September - October)

Poetry/ Shakespeare controlled assessment preparation.
Look at how love and relationships are presented in a selection of poems and Act 1 Scene 2 of Richard III
Focus on key scenes.

External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes - Richard III essay mock assessment
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 3 (November - December)

Poetry/ Shakespeare controlled assessment (four hours) English Literature 25%
Preparation for Descriptive Writing Controlled Assessment (one hour) English Language 7.5%

External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes - Poetry/ Shakespeare Controlled Assessment w/c 6th November. Descriptive Writing Assessment w/c 4th December
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 4 (January - February)

Narrative Writing unit preparation and Controlled Assessment.
Begin work on 'Of Mice and Men'
Narrative Writing Controlled Assessment (one hour) English Language 7.5%#

External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes - Narrative Writing Controlled Assessment w/c 29th January.
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 5 (March - April)

Unseen poetry unit. Taught in tandem with 'Of Mice and Men'
Preparation for 'Of Mice and Men' Controlled Assessment .
'Of Mice and Men' Controlled Assessment (two hours) English Language 15%

External Assessment: Yes - 'Of Mice and Men' Controlled Assessment w/c 26th March.
Internal Common Assessment: No
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 6 (April - May)

Continued work on unseen poetry and 'Of Mice and Men' in preparation for June examination

External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: English Literature mock exam w/c 7th May
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 7 (June - July)

Revision for Literature exam.
Begin 'A View from the Bridge' unit.

External Assessment: Yes - Unit 1 English Literature exam ('Of Mice and Men' and unseen poetry) 35% dates tbc
Internal Common Assessment: No
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Suggested Reading list
'Lyric poems' – Robert Browning
'Othello' – Shakespeare
'The Grapes of Wrath' – John Steinbeck
'The Great Gatsby'- F Scott Fitzgerald
'Death of a Salesman', 'The Crucible' and
'All My Sons' – Arthur Miller