English Language and Literature

1.1 Study all poems in the WJEC Poetry Anthology indicated for Unit 1 study, supplemented by a wider range of additional poems from the 19th and 20th centuries

1.2 Respond to linked poems, one that has been studied (from the anthology) and one unseen poem

1.3 Produce writing that may be creative literary writing or non-fiction writing

2.1 Study a full prose text selected from a comprehensive longlist of suggested texts

2.2 Respond to the chosen prose text in writing

2.3 Develop oracy skills through an individually researched oral presentation linked to a theme, issue, representation or relationship focused on the concept of Belonging that interests them from the studied prose text

3.2 Discuss in a group how Influence and Power is presented in at least two linked texts, one of which must be from the anthology and one of which will be prescribed by WJEC

3.3 Produce non-fiction writing inspired by their study of texts from the anthology and the overarching concept of Influence and Power

4.1 Study a drama text from a prescribed list

5.1 Study either a drama text or a prose text from a prescribed list

5.2 Respond to the selected text in writing, demonstrating skills such as retrieval, summary, paraphrasing and analysing language choices

5.3 Produce creative literary writing

6.1 Study a Shakespeare play (any of their choosing) and poems from the WJEC Poetry Anthology covering the period 1600-1900

6.2 Respond to the whole Shakespeare play in writing

7.2 Explore Connections between the Non-Fiction Anthology text(s) and an unseen text

7.3 Produce non-fiction writing

8.4 Unit assessment arrangements