Service Description

Phase 3: It is a 1-to-3 course. The main focus of the course is building comprehension skills in various forms and learning how to answer a variety of different questions. It will focus primarily on reading and understanding a variety of literature, selecting ideas and information from the text and presenting it in a variety of forms. At GCSE-level the students are working on all the different skills the students will need to obtain an excellent mark at English Language GCSE. The course includes areas designed to build a student’s confidence, ways to improve their comprehension skills in all areas and lots of hints and tips for how to boost their mark in an exam situation. We also factor in past papers from a variety of well-known independent schools to prepare the students for the range of exams that they may take. 1 Introduction to GCSE English What is GCSE English? Breakdown of the two areas of Language and Literature 2 Conventions of Letter Writing HW: Plan a GCSE letter 3 Conventions of News Reports HW: Plan a GCSE news report 4 Conventions of Articles HW: Plan a GCSE article 5 Conventions of Journal Entries HW: Plan a GCSE journal entry 6 Conventions of Speeches HW: Plan a GCSE speech 7 Conventions of Interviews HW: Plan a GCSE interview 8 Analysing Language Understand the range of language features for GCSE. The next stage is to pick them out in a text and look at the effect. 9 Analysing Structure 10 Consolidation Revision or Assessment depending on the needs of the class.