GCSE English

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I am not sure if I am worrying over nothing but my DD's English class have not finished the curriculum, apparently they still have poems to finish. They are still doing mocks which seems quite late in the day. I thought they would be using the time left to be revising what they have already learnt not learning new material.

Will that be the same for AQA?

I'm not 100% sure @bigmack. The content of the exams is governed by the QCA but I'm not sure whether the percentages are. I should think it's similar though.

English teacher here.

Still covering content as are my whole department. Been doing it 16 years and we rarely get everything covered by this point.

If you are really worried, I do private tuition (via Skype for many students). Am happy for extra business! :)

bigmack according to a letter from my school (they're doing AQA)

The anthology question is worth 30 marks which is 18.75% of the GCSE literature.

Here is what they break the rest down into:

Shakespeare: 34 marks = 21.25% of GCSE
19th century: 30 marks = 18.75% of GCSE
Modern prose: 34 marks = 21.25% of GCSE
Poetry anthology: 30 marks = 18.75% of GCSE
Unseen poetry: 32 marks = 20% of GCSE

Just to add, my DS (set 1) started revision in class two weeks ago. The lower sets started before Christmas though, somehow.

Thanks very much - that's very helpful.

Yes thanks 🙂

The lower sets may not be doing lit. Maybe?

It's unlikely @realwoodlogs - English is only double weighted in Progress 8 if the pupil is entered for both lit and lang. I initially really liked this idea - it makes Lit as important as Lang (Lit can be the double weighted subject if the result is better than Lang) but now I think it's awful. It basically means that everyone has to be entered for both, regardless of how stressful they will find the content. It would be a brave school (that didn't care about league tables) to not put pupils in for lit.

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I thought everyone had to do language and literature regardless of what set they are in?

That's what most schools insist on but there's no rule they 'have to'.

I just realised that my earlier post was unclear. It's unlikely pupils won't be doing lit. Most schools insist on both, for all abilities.