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=**__OCR GCSE English Language Assessment Summary__**=


 * __Examinations (60%)__**

You will have to sit **two exams** to complete your English Language GCSE course. These 2 exams are **1hour and 45 minutes** each and together are worth **60%** of the overall mark. To download the **Year 11 Revision Guide** click on the document below. This will help you to prepare fully for the two exams.

Different ways of writing are tested in the two exams.


 * __Unit 1:__**

For this exam you will need to know how to respond to a text, with reading skills being tested. You will also need to revise Writing To Inform, Explain and Describe to complete a task in Section B.


 * **EXAM (1HR 45 MINS)** ||  || **NON-FICTION AND MEDIA** ||   ||   ||
 * || SECTION A || Response to unseen reading || Non-Fiction || 10% ||
 * ||  || Response to unseen reading || Media || 10% ||
 * || SECTION B || Continuous Writing || inform/explain/describe || 10% ||
 * ||  || (linked to but not based on reading) ||   ||   ||


 * __Unit 2:__**

For this exam you will need a knowledge of Opening Worlds short stories and will answer a reading question in Section A. You will answer two questions in Section B that test your ability to Write To Analyse, Review and Comment and Write To Argue, Persuade and Advise.


 * **EXAM (1HR 45 MINS)** ||  || **DIFFERENT CULTURES, ANALYSIS + ARGUMENT** ||   ||   ||
 * || SECTION A || Response to reading || Opening Worlds || 10% ||
 * ||  || (post-1914 text, passage-based) ||   ||   ||
 * || SECTION B || Continuous Writing || analyse/review/comment || 10% ||
 * ||  || Continuous Writing || argue/persuade/advise || 10% ||

Click here to go to the English Language Exam Revision Page.


 * __Coursework (20%)__**

As well as two exams, you will also have to complete a **coursework portfolio**. Coursework is a very important part of the course and is worth **20%** of the final mark awarded. Click on each item of coursework to get notes/support on that particular piece.


 * || **COURSEWORK** ||  ||   ||
 * || Imaginative Writing || An imaginative story to explore and entertain || 10% ||
 * || Response To Shakespeare || Essay on "Much Ado" OR "Romeo and Juliet" || 5% ||
 * || Response To Poetry || Commentary on two poems || 5% ||

Assessment criteria for each piece is available on the task page.


 * __Speaking and Listening (20%)__**

Speaking and Listening is also another important part of the course. This is also worth **20%** of the overall grade and is broken down into three activities. Click on the link above to find out more about this important section of the assessment.:


 * || **SPEAKING AND LISTENING** || 20% ||  ||
 * || Drama-focused activity || 5% ||  ||
 * || Group activity || 5% ||  ||
 * || Individual Extended Contribution || 10% ||  ||