PEARSON EDEXCEL GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE

The topics listed below are for Exedcel GCSE English Language, with exam codes:

  • Paper 1: 1EN0/01
  • Paper 2: 1EN0/02
  • Spoken Language Endorsement: 1EN0/03

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Knowledge, skills and understanding

Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature

Students will study the following texts:

  • Section A – a Shakespeare play 
  • Section B – a post-1914 British play or novel.

Literal and inferential comprehension

1.1

understand a word, phrase, sentence or whole text in context; explore aspects of plot, characterisation, events and settings; distinguish between what is stated explicitly and what is implied; explain motivation, sequence of events, and the relationship between actions or events

Critical reading

1.2

identify the theme and distinguish between themes; support a point of view by referring to evidence in the text; recognise the possibility of and evaluate different responses to a text, use understanding of writer’s social, historical and cultural contexts to inform evaluation; make an informed personal response that derives from analysis and evaluation of the text

Evaluation of a writer’s choice of vocabulary, grammatical and structural features

1.3

analyse and evaluate how language (including figurative language), structure, form and presentation contribute to quality and impact; use linguistic and literary terminology for such evaluation (such as, but not restricted to, phrase, metaphor, meter, irony and persona, synecdoche, pathetic fallacy)

Writing – producing clear and coherent text

1.4

write effectively about literature for a range of purposes such as: to describe, explain, summarise, argue, analyse and evaluate; discuss and maintain a point of view; select and emphasise key points; use relevant quotation and detailed textual references

Writing – accurate Standard English

1.5

use accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Content

Shakespeare
A choice of one text from the following:

Macbeth
The Tempest
Romeo and Juliet
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
The Merchant of Venice

Post-1914 British play or novel
A choice of one text from the following:

An Inspector Calls – J B Priestley
Hobson’s Choice – Harold Brighouse
Blood Brothers – Willy Russell
Journey’s End – R C Sherriff
Animal Farm – George Orwell
Lord of the Flies – William Golding
Anita and Me – Meera Syal
The Woman in Black – Susan Hill
The Empress – Tanika Gupta
Refugee Boy – Benjamin Zephaniah (adapted for stage by Lemm Sissay)
Coram Boy – Jamila Gavin
Boys Don’t Cry – Malorie Blackman

Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789

Students will study the following texts: 

  • Section A – a 19th-century novel 
  • Section B – one collection of 15 poems from the Pearson Poetry Anthology.

Literal and inferential comprehension

2.1

understand a word, phrase, sentence or whole text in context; explore aspects of plot, characterisation, events and settings; distinguish between what is stated explicitly and what is implied; explain motivation, sequence of events, and the relationship between actions or events

Critical reading

2.2

identify the theme and distinguish between themes; support a point of view by referring to evidence in the text; recognise the possibility of and evaluate different responses to a text, use understanding of writer’s social, historical and cultural contexts to inform evaluation; make an informed personal response that derives from analysis and evaluation of the text

Evaluation of a writer’s choice of vocabulary, grammatical and structural features

2.3

analyse and evaluate how language (including figurative language), structure, form and presentation contribute to quality and impact; use linguistic and literary terminology for such evaluation (such as, but not restricted to, phrase, metaphor, meter, irony and persona, synecdoche, pathetic fallacy)

Comparing texts

2.4

compare and contrast texts studied, refer where relevant to theme, characterisation, context (where known), style and literary quality; compare two texts critically with respect to the above

Writing – producing clear and coherent text

2.5

write effectively about literature for a range of purposes such as: to describe, explain, summarise, argue, analyse and evaluate; discuss and maintain a point of view; select and emphasise key points; use relevant quotation and detailed textual references.

Content

19th-century novel
A choice of one text from the following:

Jane Eyre – Charlotte Brontë
Great Expectations – Charles Dickens
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – R L Stevenson
A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens
Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
Silas Marner – George Eliot
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley

Pearson Poetry Anthology*
A choice of one collection from the following:

Relationships
Conflict
Time and Place
Belonging

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