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GCSE English for OCR Evaluation Pack 978 019 832940 4 £15.00 Summer 2010

GCSE English Language for OCR Evaluation Pack 978 019 832942 8 £15.00 Summer 2010

GCSE English Literature for OCR Evaluation Pack 978 019 832941 1 £15.00 Summer 2010

Each Evaluation Pack contains the relevant Student Book, sample teacher and Access materials, and a demo CD.

GCSE English for OCR Student Book 978 019 832944 2

£15.00 March 2010

Access GCSE English for OCR Student Book 978 019 832947 3

£15.00 Summer 2010

GCSE English for OCR Teacher Guide 978 019 832950 3

£50.00 Summer 2010

GCSE English for OCR OxBox 978 019 832953 4

£275.00(+VAT) Summer 2010

GCSE English for OCR Skills and Practice 978 019 913884 5

£5.50 Spring 2011

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GCSE English Language for OCR Student Book 978 019 832946 6

£15.00 March 2010

Access GCSE English Language for OCR Student Book 978 019 832949 7

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GCSE English Language for OCR Teacher Guide 978 019 832952 7

£50.00 Summer 2010

GCSE English Language for OCR OxBox 978 019 832955 8

£275.00(+VAT) Summer 2010

GCSE English Language for OCR Skills and Practice 978 019 913886 9

£5.50 Spring 2011

GCSE English Literature for OCR Student Book 978 019 832945 9

£15.00 March 2010

Access GCSE English Literature for OCR Student Book 978 019 832948 0

£15.00 Spring 2011

GCSE English Literature for OCR Teacher Guide 978 019 832951 0

£50.00 Summer 2010

GCSE English Literature for OCR OxBox 978 019 832954 1

£275.00(+VAT) Summer 2010

GCSE English Literature for OCR Skills and Practice 978 019 913885 2

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GCSE English for OCR resources:

Teachit contributors have developed creative, imaginative resources designed for practical classroom use – written by teachers for teachers. As the preferred partner for OCR English, all our resources are endorsed and contain support from real examiners so you know you’re on the right track. Unique OxBox technology that you can fully customize to personalize learning and help students shine, whatever their ability.

Don’t take our word for it!Download the OCR specifi cations from www.ocr.org.uk/gcse2010

GCSEs are changing in 2010, and you will have the choice to teach either English (one GCSE) or English Language and English Literature (two GCSEs). 2010 will also see the introduction of Controlled Assessment, a new unit on Spoken Language, and the integration of Functional Skills.

Why choose OCR?

Of all GCSE English specifi cations on offer, OCR’s are the most fl exible, simple, and teacher-friendly.

The clearest and simplest specifi cation.

Link Shakespeare with a fi lm or audio version.

Sensible approach to poetry: the only board to offer the choice between unseen poetry and Anthology poems.

Compare only two poems by the same poet in the linked heritage texts unit.

OCR offers all units in January and June – choice between linear and modular.

Up to 80% ‘co-teachability’ between English and English Language.

Option to pick your own set texts or choose from the extensive list.

Links between Spoken Language and Speaking& Listening.

A choice of question types in the literature papers.

OCR support includes a Guide to Controlled Assessment, a Guide to Curriculum Planning, and a dedicated English Support Line.

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UNIT 1: Reading Literary Texts

Chapter 1: Understanding how meaning is constructed

Chapter 2: Evaluating how texts are interpreted

Chapter 3: Understanding the infl uence of literary heritage texts

Chapter 4: Exploring different cultures and traditions

UNIT 2: Imaginative Writing

Chapter 1: Text Development

Chapter 2: Media

UNIT 3: Speaking & Listening

Chapter 1: Individual contribution

Chapter 2: Group activity

Chapter 3: Drama

UNIT 4: Information and Ideas



Chapter 3: Choosing content and adapting style and language

Chapter 4: Adapting form to a range of styles and genres

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Chapter 3: Exploring language variation

Chapter 4: Personal and imaginative writing

Chapter 5: Prose fi ction

UNIT 2: Speaking, Listening and Spoken Language

Chapter 1: Individual contribution

Chapter 2: Group activity

Chapter 3: Drama

Chapter 4: Studying the spoken language of a public fi gure

Chapter 5: Studying language, media and technology

Chapter 6: Studying language and society

UNIT 3:Information and Ideas



Chapter 3: Choosing content and adapting style and language

Chapter 4: Adapting form to a range of styles and genres

UNIT 1: Literary Heritage Linked Texts

Chapter 1: Responding to a Shakespeare text

Chapter 2: Explaining the links between Shakespeare and fi lm

Chapter 3: Responding to poetry

Chapter 4: Explaining the links between poems

UNIT 2: Modern Drama

Chapter 1: Passage-based questions

Chapter 2: Questions requiring comment, criticism and analysis

UNIT 3: Prose from Different Cultures



UNIT 4:Literary Heritage Prose and Contemporary Poetry



Chapter 3: Anthology – poem-based questions

Chapter 4: Anthology – questions requiring comment, criticism and analysis

Chapter 5: Unseen poetry

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Featured at the start of each chapter, these handy boxes present the relevant Assessment Objectives in approachable, student-friendly language

Engaging content helps you to instil a real passion for English

Activities and authentic, real-life tasks cover the Functional Skills elements integral to the Speaking and Listening units

The new unit on Spoken Language needn’t be tricky; practice questions at the end of the chapter draw together all the skills, ideas and concepts covered in the chapter’s activities into one consolidatory task

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Students can see examples of Controlled Assessment responses, with detailed commentary from real examiners, to help them develop and improve their own writing

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Tasks draw out and expand on students’ skills and knowledge

GCSE English Literature for OCR Student Book

Handy examiner commentary provides your students with invaluable support on how to maximize their potential‘Try this!’ spreads allow you and your students to build skills in the

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Teacher GuidesA handy Teacher Guide for each specifi cation helps you interpret the new requirements and save time in your planning and preparation. Each guide covers both the examined and Controlled Assessment units.

Fully tailored to the new OCR specifi cations, the guide covers all the Assessment Objectives so your department can be sure you’re covering everything

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GCSE English for OCR Teacher Guide Perfectly complements the Student Book,

enabling you to get the most out of the whole course

Teachit-style ‘tweakit’ ideas allow you to differentiate and get the most out of each activity

Ideas for starters and plenaries for when you need a little extra inspiration

All the material is presented in a clear and simple way so you can navigate around the book quickly

All the support you need for Controlled Assessment

Cost-effective

OxBox CD-ROMs

OxBox is our popular ‘one-stop-shop’ software package for lesson planning and resources and is fully customizable, even allowing you to add in your own resources to really personalize learning. The GCSE English for OCR OxBox CD-ROMs cover Controlled Assessment and extra support for Speaking & Listening.

A one-off fee of £275(+VAT) will give you a network licence and a VLE version, making your budget stretch further

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Fully customizable plans and resources allow you to personalize lessons for each student

You can add your own resources here, or even import some from the Teachit website

Lesson plans with classroom resources provide you with ideas and strategies for delivering the units

Motivating interactive activities liven up your lessons

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Access BooksHelping each student achieve to the best of their ability.

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The appealing layout of the Access Books helps each lower-ability Foundation or Entry Level student to reach their individual potential

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OCR Foundation Paper (draft)

OCR have introduced bullet points to scaffold exam answers for Foundation students. Answers are written straight onto the paper, making it less daunting.

Support from OCR

Skills and PracticeStudents will appreciate the opportunity to get in some invaluable extra practice for both the Controlled Assessment and examined units.

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GCSE English Literature for OCR OxBox Summer 2010 978 019 832954 1 £275.00 (+VAT)

GCSE English Language for OCR OxBox Summer 2010 978 019 832955 8 £275.00 (+VAT)

Functional Skills for OCR CD-ROM Autumn 2010 978 019 913883 8 £75.00 (+VAT)

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