- Mrs O McCrory (Head of KS3 and KS5)
- Mrs B Harley (Head of KS4)
- Mr C McCloskey
- Ms C Curran
- Mrs A Gallagher
- Mrs C Duncan
- Mr N Donnelly
- Mr A White
- Mrs E Pearson
- Mr D Murphy
English Department
What will I study?
| Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
| Term 1 – Novel: “Boy”
Term 2 – Advertising Short Stories Term 3 – Poetry |
Term 1 – Novel: “Wonder” or “Holes”
Term 2 – Newspapers Short Stories Term 3 – Poetry |
Term 1 – Novel: “Roll of Thunder” or “A Monster Calls”
Term 2 – Non Fiction Irish Short Stories Term 3 – Irish Poetry |
How will I be assessed?
All Key Stage 3 students have 5 formal assessments per year:
Halloween – Fiction Reading
Christmas – Empathy Writing
February – Speaking & Listening (Year 8 & 9)
Analysing Non-Fiction (Year 10)
Easter – Creative Writing
Summer – Poetry Reading Assessment
Useful links
CBS Assessment Booklet https://www.cbsomagh.org/
BBC Bitesize http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z3kw2hv
GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE
What will I study?
Assessment (Exams and Coursework Requirements):
Unit 1- The Study Of Prose
Format: Examination
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Weighting: (30%)
Unit 2: The Study of Drama and Poetry
Format: Examination
Duration: Two Hours
Weighting: (50%)
Unit 3: Controlled Assessment.
The Study of Shakespeare
Format: CCEA set the theme for title annually.
Duration: Two Hours
Weighting: (20%)
GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
What will I study?
Assessment (Exams and Coursework Requirements):
Unit 1- Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access Non-Fiction and Media Texts
Format: Examination
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Weighting: (30%)
Unit 2: Controlled Assessment: Speaking and Listening
Format: Range of tasks completed over two-year course. Top marks in each of three categories (Role-Play, Individual, Group) collated.
Weighting: (20%)
Unit 3: Controlled Assessment: Studying Spoken and Written Language
Format:
Task 1 – The Study of Spoken Language. 1 hour. 10%.
Task 2 – The Study of Written Language. 1 hour. 10%
Format: CCEA set the theme for titles annually.
Task 2
Unit 4: Personal or Creative Writing and Reading Literary and Non-Fiction Texts
Format: Examination
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Weighting: (30%)
Useful links
CCEA Microsites
http://www.rewardinglearning.org.uk/microsites/english_language/
http://www.rewardinglearning.org.uk/microsites/english_literature/
BBC Bitesize (GCSE)
A level English Literature
What will I study?
| Year 13 | Year 14 | |
| AS 1: The Study of Poetry 1900 –Present and Drama 1900 – Present
Section A: Poetry – Frost & Heaney Section B: Drama – Either A Streetcar Names Desire by Tennessee Williams or Translations by Brian Friel
AS 2: The Study of Prose Pre 1900 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley |
Unit A2 1: Shakespearean Genres – King Lear
Unit A2 2: The Study of Poetry Pre 1900 and Unseen Poetry – William Blake Unit A2 3: Internal Assessment – Comparison of 2 novels
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How will I be assessed?
Year 13
| Content | Assessment | Weightings |
| AS 1: The Study of Poetry 1900 –Present and
Drama 1900 – Present
Poetry – Frost & Heaney
Drama – The Crucible by Arthur Miller |
External written examination
2 hours Students answer two questions, one from Section A and one from Section B.
Section A is open book. Section B is closed book. |
60% of AS
24% of A level |
| AS 2: The Study of
Prose Pre 1900
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley |
External written examination
1 hour Students answer one question.
Closed book |
40% of AS
16% of A level |
Year 14
A21 – 2 hour exam
Closed book examination: two questions, one on The Pardoner’s Tale, one on King Lear and the Burial at Thebes
A22 – 2 hour exam
Examination: two questions, one requiring close analysis of an extract from The Butcher Boy on a given theme, one on The Outsider and Catcher in the Rye on the same theme as that chosen for Question 1
Useful links
www.rewardinglearning.org.uk/microsites/english_literature/gce/specification/index.asp
http://www.shmoop.com/literature
Applied A Level Journalism
What will I study?
| Year 13 | Year 14 |
| AS 1 – Journalism in Print
AS 2 – Print Portfolio |
A2 1 – Cross Platform Journalism & Digital Interactivity
A2 2 – Online Print and Broadcast Feature Portfolio |
How will I be assessed?
Year 13
AS Unit 1
60% Internal Assessment (coursework)
Print Portfolio researching, planning and completing articles including: news, feature, review, editorial and photo montage
AS Unit 2
40% External Examination
2 hour paper which includes: newspaper comparison, journalistic writing tasks and 1 essay on a theory topic
Useful links
Year 14
A2 Unit 1
60% Internal Assessment (coursework)
Online print and broadcast portfolio including writing online articles, recording voxpops and creating a radio package
A2 Unit 2
40% External Examination
2 hour paper which includes: journalistic writing tasks for online and broadcast mediums and 1 essay on a theory topic
Useful Links: