IGCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

A General Overview

IGCSE Language Paper 2: Reading Passages

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

IGCSE Language Paper 3: Directed Writing and Composition

2 hours 50 marks 50% Answer one question on a passage or

passages totaling 650-750 words Complete a composition task from a

choice of four titles

IGCSE LiteraturePaper 1: Poetry and Prose

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

What will we be reading in poetry?

- 14 poems by Thomas Hardy

- 14 poems from Songs of Ourselves(Nineteenth and Twentieth Century poetry)

What will we be studying in prose?

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

- 10 stories from Stories of Ourselves

What will be studying in drama?

- All My Sons, by Arthur Miller

- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by Shakespeare

Assessment

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

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