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Phase 2 It is a 1-to-3 course. Leo Education's GCSE Non-Fiction Writing course equips students with the essential skills to excel in crafting compelling and purposeful non-fiction texts. Students will gain a critical understanding of the different types of texts within the non-fiction genre, including newspaper articles, opinion writing, informal and formal letters, as well as biographical and autobiographical writing. Our course is specifically tailored to students preparing for their GCSE English Language examination and represents 25% of the overall marks to be gained in the exam. Students will receive targeted guidance on exam-specific requirements, including question interpretation, and effective response strategies. By the end of the course, participants will have learned the art of structuring their writing to convey information clearly, persuasively, and with precision. 1: Non-Fiction Writing: Text types To identify non-fiction text types and understand the genre, audience and purpose of exam questions. HW: Analysis of the genre, audience and purpose of different types of non-fiction texts. 2: Writing the News 2 To write a newspaper article including writing catchy headlines. HW: Writing a newspaper article 3: Magazine Writing To write a magazine article HW: Writing a magazine article 4: Introduction to speech writing To identify the purpose and features of a speech and to analyse different types of speeches. HW: Analysis and comparison of speeches 5: Speech Writing To write a compelling and powerful speech HW: Writing a speech 6: Review Writing To identify the purpose and features of a review HW: Writing a review 7: Report Writing To identify the purpose and features of a report. HW: Writing a report 8: Leaflet Writing To identify the purpose and features of a leaflet HW: Writing a leaflet 9: Proofreading and Editing To improve the technical accuracy of our writing HW: Proofreading /Editing exercise. 10: Final Assessment and Feedback To display knowledge of all you have learned HW: Revision