GCSE Season

Good luck to our Year 10 and 11 students. Year 10 completed their first GCSE exam earlier this week, with a focus on Of Mice and Men and Poetry. Year 11 have their final Literature exam on An Inspector Calls and Heroes this afternoon. Year 11's final Language exams take place after half term.


We wish them luck as both year groups have been attending extra revision sessions and making the most of their time in school to fully prepare.


Now that Year 10 are finished with their exam preparation, they will be working on their individual presentations, which forms part of the Speaking & Listening section of their GCSE. They will also begin work on their next Controlled Task by the end of the year - the narrative writing.

GCSE Revision Sessions

All GCSE students have been given dates for their after school revision sessions to help them prepare for the upcoming exams.

Monday 28th April	Year 11 GCSE English Language Higher
	Year 11 English Language Foundation
Thursday 1st May	Year 10 Literature Of Mice and Men
Monday 5th May	Bank Holiday
Thursday 8th May	Year 11 Literature “Heroes”
Monday 12th May	Year 11 GCSE English Language Higher
	Year 11 English Language Foundation
Thursday 15th May	Year 11 Literature “An Inspector Calls”
	Year 10 Literature Poetry
Monday 19th May	Year 11 GCSE English Language Higher
	Year 11 English Language Foundation

2013-14 in full swing!

A belated welcome back to all our Penglais students and parents. We look forward to another productive year, having been delighted by the achievements of 2012-2013's Year 11 this August!

Please visit this page again for updates on course texts, trips and other news; parents of GCSE students may like to look at the course outlines to the right. WJEC changes have required some movement of our study units throughout Years 10 and 11.

Many thanks,
~PED

Another year almost over!

Our GCSE students have all been working exceptionally hard this year. Well done to Year 11, who have successfully survived the final exam season. It's time now for Year 10 to start looking forward to Year 11, and Year 9 should be thinking about Year 10!

Current Year 9s may benefit from reading the following over the summer break:

• Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare
• Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
• a variety of poetry
• a good spread of non-fiction texts (articles, reviews, reports, speeches, etc)

Current Year 10s could also plan ahead and read this list of texts:

• An Inspector Calls - JB Priestley
• Heroes - Robert Cormier
• and again, a good spread of non-fiction texts.

Get in touch with your English teachers if you would like advice about revision guides or other ways of preparing, and add a little academia to your holidays!

Upcoming GCSE Revision Sessions

Upcoming GCSE revision classes!

• 18th April 3:15-4:15pm - Revision Class: Writing
• 25th April 3:15-4:15pm - Revision Class: An Inspector Calls
• 2nd May 3:15-4:15pm - Revision Class: Heroes

...Rooms to be confirmed.

We also have drop-in sessions every Monday 3:30-4:30pm with an English Language Resit focus (D10).

WJEC Example Literature Papers and Mark Schemes

We've been a bit quiet on this page for several weeks, but Facebook has had updates and advice almost daily, so if you still haven't signed up to the Revision Intersect, please do!

Example exam papers and mark schemes for GCSE Literature can be found here. They are aimed at all of our GCSE groups and include both Foundation and Higher. It takes a bit of scrolling, but these are very useful for preparation and fine-tuning your answers!

• Year 10, you are looking for the papers that focus on Of Mice and Men and poetry.

• Year 11, you are looking for the papers that focus on An Inspector Calls and Heroes.

Year 10 Exemplars

Some Year 10 students have been asking to see the mark scheme for their upcoming Shakespeare and Poetry essay. Although we are all for transparent learning, the GCSE board is in a period of transition and the marks schemes are not publicly available. However, exemplars are available here:

http://www.wjec.co.uk/uploads/publications/12692.doc

Take care to read the examiners comments, and pinpoint skills and choices that both gained marks and prevented students from achieving a higher band.