GCSE English Language and Literature Review
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Vocabulary terms, assessment objectives, play context, and exam specifications derived from the GCSE English lecture notes.
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Prosperous
Wealthy or successful.
Portentous
Heavy/ has significant meaning.
Provincial
Of the countryside.
An Inspector Calls
A play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in the UK in 1946.
Stephen Daldry
Director of J. B. Priestley's classic thriller An Inspector Calls.
Themes
Big ideas and concepts that the writer wants us to think about, such as gender, the world of work, climate, status, and class.
An Inspector Calls Themes
Status, power, guilt, deception, appearance vs reality, and social class.
AO1
Understand a text, interpret it, and break up ideas with evidence; demonstrate a close knowledge and understanding of texts, maintaining a critical style and presenting an informed personal engagement ( worth 15 marks).
AO2
Analyse writers' methods—including language, form (play, stage directions), and structure (position / placement)—to create meanings and effects (worth 15 marks).
GCSE English Language Paper 1
A 2 hour 15 minute written exam on Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing, worth 60% of GCSE (90 marks total), featuring Section A (3 short answer, 1 analytical, 1 comparison question) and Section B (non-fiction persuasive writing).
GCSE English Language NEA
Poetry & Prose Imaginative Writing coursework worth 40% of GCSE (60 marks total), divided into Assignment A (Poetry and Prose, 30 marks) and Assignment B (Imaginative Writing, 30 marks).
GCSE English Literature Paper 1
A 2 hour written exam on Poetry and Modern Prose worth 60% of GCSE (90 marks total), containing Section A (Unseen Poetry, 20 marks), Section B (Poetry Anthology, 30 marks), and Section C (Of Mice and Men, 40 marks).
GCSE English Literature Paper 2
A 1 hour 30 minute written exam on Modern Drama & Literary Heritage Texts worth 40% of GCSE (60 marks total), containing Section A (An Inspector Calls, 30 marks) and Section B (Romeo & Juliet, 30 marks).