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Page 1: Intro to gcse lit   yr 10

A General Overview

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2 hours

50 marks

50%

You answer three questions on two passages:

- Passage A will be 650-750 words

- Passage B will be 550-650 words

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50 marks

50%

You will submit three assignments, each of 500-800 words

Assessed by the teacher and moderated by Cambridge

Aim to complete approximately February or March 2015

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1 hour 30 minutes

50 marks

50%

Answer 2 questions, one from poetry and one from prose

There is a choice of 2 questions on each text

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- 14 poems by Thomas Hardy

- 14 poems from Songs of Ourselves

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- I’m the King of the Castle, by Susan Hill

- 10 stories from Stories of Ourselves

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We are undecided yet…

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If we choose the drama route:

- All My Sons, by Arthur Miller

- Henry V or The Merchant of Venice, both by Shakespeare

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Grades A* - F )|(+U) Bands 1-7 (+8) Very loosely, it follows:

1 = A*2 = A3 = B4 = C5 = D6 = E7 = F8 = U