ALL DONE – Results Day is Thursday 21st August. With such nice questions I am confident you will have aced the exams!
The year in a nutshell:
GCSE English Language
Unit 1 Understanding and Producing Non-Fiction Texts (Tuesday 5 November)
Results for the November exam – Thursday 9 January
GCSE English Literature
Unit 1 Exploring Modern text – The Woman in Black/Of Mice and Men (Tuesday 20 May)
Unit 2 Poetry Across Time – Poetry Cluster from the Anthology/Unseen Poem (Thursday 22 May)
Here’s the plan for the next half term. You will notice I have included a list of the number of the lesson left plus generic focuses for each lesson/weekly homeworks. There is room for negotiation if you want to focus on specific things. After Easter I will offer revision classes based on areas you feel least confident with – as per last time these will be lunchtime and after school.
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Lessons left
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Date
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Topic
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Homework
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25
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Monday 24 February |
The Woman in Black – Characterisation |
The Woman in Black – Character question |
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24
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Tuesday 25 February |
Conflict Poetry – Belfast Confetti |
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23
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Thursday 27 February |
Conflict Poetry – next to of course… |
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22
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Monday 3 March |
Of Mice and Men – Introducing exam/ending |
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21
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Tuesday 4 March |
Of Mice and Men – Curley extract |
OMAM Part a question |
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20
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Thursday 6 March |
Conflict Poetry – Overview of last 8 poems |
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19
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Monday 10 March |
Of Mice and Men – Chapter 5 extract |
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18
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Tuesday 11 March |
Of Mice and Men – Context |
OMAM Part a and b question |
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17
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Thursday 13 March |
Unseen Poetry |
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16
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Monday 17 March |
Of Mice and Men – Context |
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15
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Tuesday 18 March |
Of Mice and Men – Chapter 1 extract |
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14
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Thursday 20 March |
Unseen Poetry |
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13
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Monday 24 March |
Of Mice and Men – Chapter 6 extract |
OMAM Part a and b Question – Chapter 1 |
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12
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Tuesday 25 March |
The Woman in Black |
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11
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Thursday 27 March |
Unseen Poetry |
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10
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Monday 31 March |
Of Mice and Men – Chapter 5 Extract |
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9
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Tuesday 1 April |
The Woman in Black – Ghost Story genre/Dickens |
The Woman in Black question (due in 03/04) |
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8
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Thursday 3 April |
Conflict Poetry |
Conflict question (due in 07/04) |
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7
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Monday 7 April |
The Woman in Black |
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6
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Tuesday 8 April |
Of Mice and Men |
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5
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Thursday 10 April |
Poetry |
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Easter Holidays |
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miss, the dog ate my homework 
I am applying for a college can you suggest which English course I would be suited to English language or literature or a mix.
It would depend upon what the college offer and also what you find most interesting.
Literature – you will need to read a lot. It is subjective and will be similar to what we are doing in class at the moment but at a higher level. If you do not enjoy reading, I would suggest avoiding Literature at A Level.
Language is much more analytical; similar to what we did with the Spoken Language Controlled Assessment but looking at both written and spoken communication. With Language you get to do your own creative writing as part of the coursework along with a commentary critiquing your writing style.
If the college offer Lit/Lang Combined it might be worth considering if you are uncertain as to which one to pick.
Happy to talk to you about this next week!
Miss O