Year 10 English Language and English Literature

Year 10 English Language and English Literature

1. Year 10 English Language and English Literature Ms Armond & Ms Rudz - English KS4 Coordinators [email protected] [email protected]

2. Key information and reminders At the end of Year 11, your son or daughter will leave with TWO GCSEs (one for Language and one for Literature) and a separate endorsement for their Spoken Language certification (Pass, Merit, Distinction) Language and Literature are split into two parts and run over TWO years – 10 and 11. Year 10 is mostly focused on teaching content while Year 11 is mostly focused on revision, skills-based practice, exam technique and perfecting essay construction. Your son or daughter will be covering the following this year….

3. Year 10 Language Overview Term 1a - 6.5 weeks Term 1b – 7 weeks Term 2a – 6 weeks Term 2b – 5 weeks Term 3a - 5 weeks Term 3b- 7 weeks Recall: Link to year 9 The Art of Rhetoric   Social media – support and connection or a destructive force.   Non-fiction extracts used for analysis and stimuli for discussion.   AQA questions covered: P1Q1, P2Q1, P1Q2, P2Q3, P2Q5     Revision of rhetorical devices/conventions of speech writing   Discursive assessment: Social media is a disaster. It does nothing but cause problems and bullying and it should be banned for anyone under the age of 16.   Spoken assessment: GCSE English Spoken Language Endorsement     Focus on Paper 1 Section A   Themed extracts – Other worlds: Dystopian fiction   AQA questions covered: P1Q1-4   Assessment: Paper 1 Section A     Introduction to AQA Paper 1 Section B   Explorations in Creative writing   AQA questions covered: P1Q5     Assessment: Q5     Consolidating Paper 1 skills   AQA Paper 1 Section A guided past-paper walk-through   Followed by revision using extracts and moving images from cult classics such as: Back to the future, Silence of the lambs, and IT as well as more dystopian fiction.   April 2025 PPE1 End of Year assessment: Paper 1 Paper 2 Section B – Conventions of Letters and articles – writing for different purposes and audiences.   Assessment: Paper 2 Q5

4. Year 10 Literature Overview Term 1a 6.5 weeks Term 1b 7 weeks Term 2a 6 weeks Term 2b 5 weeks Term 3a 5 weeks Term 3b 7 weeks   Macbeth   Macbeth Introducing Unseen Poetry   Jekyll and Hyde x 2 per week (12 lessons) Power and Conflict Poetry x 1 per week (6 lessons)   Pre-19 th Century poems:   Ozymandias London My last Duchess The Prelude Cotlb   Jekyll and Hyde x 1 per week (6 lessons) Power and Conflict Poetry x 2 per week (12 lessons)   Exposure Storm on the Island Bayonet Charge Remains Poppies War Photographer   Including comparative work       Jekyll and Hyde Poetry 2 per week   Poetry 1 per week   Tissue The Emigree Checking out my history Kamikaze   April 2025 PPE1       Revisiting Unseen Poetry      

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7. Texts and revision guides These are the texts we ask students to purchase via ParentPay . Keep an eye out for emails from KS4 coordinators throughout the year to purchase through the school at a discount: Shakespeare ( Macbeth ) The Modern text ( An Inspector Calls ) 19 th Century text ( Jekyll & Hyde ) Past and Present Poetry ( Power and Conflict poetry anthology) provided by the school Unseen Poetry (nothing necessary to purchase) Students should aim to re-read each text several times and learn key quotations from each. They should use their text guides to support their at-home revision. ISBNs for these revision guides at the end of slides. Literature

8. Texts and revision guides Language Paper 1 ( Fiction ) Language Paper 2 ( Non-fiction ) Students should aim to read a broad selection of fiction and non-fiction several times a week and learn key features from each type of text. For example, broadsheet articles, opinion pieces, letters, autobiographies, short stories, novels… ISBNs for these revision guides at the end of slides. Language

9. And finally…revision videos at your fingertips Activate account via web-browser first. Go to GCSEPOD.COM Click on ‘New Here? Get Started!’ Type in full name exactly as it appears on the school’s database, birth date and West Hatch High School under school name. Click on West Hatch. Make a username and password. Watch revision podcasts for English Lit, Language and Maths. Quiz yourself using Check & Challenge after watching the pods.

10. Go to: https://members.gcsepod.com Click New Here? Get Started! Select STUDENT, enter your details and create a username and password 1 . 2 . 3 .

11. Organisation and Planning It is important to ensure your young person has a plan as to when & what they will revise (make a timetable!) Encourage your young person to take breaks from revision – look into the Pomodoro method for a simple way to structure revision. Use regular praise and encourage them to make a start on revision tasks. Usually, the hardest part is starting. It is important to have a quiet place free from distractions to revise.

12. Useful Techniques Mind Mapping They are a great way to give an overview of a topic. You can be very creative with them. Plain paper and some coloured pens are all you really need in terms of resources. Your young person can then display them on the wall and in key places before their exam.

13. Mind Maps use: Lines Symbols Color Images Words

14. Useful Techniques 2. Revision Cards It’s a great idea to create a selection of cards that cover a topic. Try to condense the information and include questions. These are a great place for parents and carers to support by asking the questions and checking answers. Holepunch the top corner and use a key ring to secure.

15. Quizlet.com The website Quizlet is really useful in helping with revision cards . [email protected]

16. Easy to learn 3-5 minute short, sharp bursts of audio-visual learning Access to content from 21 subjects, all mapped to their exam board Available online or offline Ability to favourite any Pods on topics they find hard and revisit them Ability to complete tests and receive instant feedback on assignments Students accelerate their progress by receiving instant feedback on their knowledge gaps Pre-made exam playlists, helping to organise revision Takes the stress out of learning GCSEpod.com [email protected]

17. Revision, like exercise or training, works best when it is structured , a formed habit and consistent ; little and often is much better than cramming. Create and learn lists of key elements to include in each question style you expect to answer in your examinations. After practising a written answer for a past paper, ask your young person to look at the mistakes they’ve made and how they could improve these . Making learners aware of their own mistakes will make them more independent and they will be able to take their own learning forward. A key element of textual analysis is ‘ conceptualisation ’ of the text: a sense of its overall mood, tone and approach. Consider the whole impact of the piece and then select appropriate examples to support your points. You could practice this by reading a short text quickly and writing down your initial impressions (context, audience, purpose, overall perspective, etc.). Then read the text again, taking a section by section approach to see if your initial impressions are still true. Final tips from Ms Rudz: [email protected]

18. ISBNs 9781841461168 9781292273624 9781782943617 9781782949268 9781782944140 9780008218089 9780008242336