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Welcome to the Key Stage
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These pages are designed to help you prepare
for both GCSE English and GCSE English Literature. All students at The
Cornwallis prepare for both GCSE exams over two years. These qualifications
are assessed through a combination of coursework and examinations.
We have a very successful track record at
GCSE, in 2005 77% of students achieved an A*-C grade in English
and a further74% of students achieved an A*-C grade in English Literature.
GCSE English
- Coursework: Media in English, Shakespeare
play, original writing and modern novel
- Speaking and Listening
- Exam Paper 1: Poems from other cultures and
writing to describe
- Exam Paper 2: Unseen media text and writing to
persuade
GCSE English Literature
- Coursework: Modern play, Shakespeare play and
pre 20th short stories
- Exam: Exam novel and literature poems
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