Summary: Devised and written by senior examiners, CCEA GCSE in English Literature is the only published course available to students of the new CCEA GCSE English Literature specification. The book is structured to match the elements of the externally examined Units 1 & 2, and combines an active, skills-based approach with dedicated support for all of the set texts for prose and poetry. Presented in an engaging and highly visual way, CCEA GCSE in English Literature gives students all the guidance they need not only to build skills but to transfer them to their own texts, helping them to get the best results in the examinations. Key features of the course include:* Accessible spread-based format and design, with clear navigation and signposting through the book* 'Essentials' spreads for each of the set drama and prose texts, featuring higher and Foundation practice exam questions, with examiner guidance and grade-boosting tips to help students maximise their potential in the examinations.* Comprehensive poetry support, with coverage of every poem in the three poetry anthologies plus a section dedicated to the new unseen poem, including Higher and Foundation practice questions, writing techniques and example answers to enable students to unlock the requirements and improve their grades.* Student checklists throughout the book are designed to encourage students to develop self-assessment techniques and monitor their own progress.
Active, student-friendly approach designed to enable students to develop transferable skills relevant to their chosen set textThe only course available to support the new specificationsSupport for all set prose and poetry textsWritten and reviewed by senior CCEA examiners
Table of Contents: IntroductionThe specificationThe Assessment ObjectivesHow to use the bookUnit 1: The Study of ProseIntroduction to Unit 1SettingPlotThemesCharactersLanguage and styleBringing it all togetherUnit 1: The set textsAchebe: Things Fall ApartGolding: Lord of the FliesGreene: The Power and the GloryLee: To Kill a MockingbirdOrwell: Animal FarmSteinbeck: Of Mice and MenUnit 2: The Study of Drama and PoetrySection A: DramaIntroduction to Unit 2APlotStructureDramatist presentation of characterStage directions/theatrical devicesThemes and link to characterBringing it all togetherUnit 2A: The set textsFriel: Dancing at LughnasaMiller: All My SonsO’Casey: Juno and the PaycockJB Priestley: An Inspector CallsRussell: Blood BrothersMacbethRomeo and JulietThe Merchant of VeniceUnit 2: The Study of Drama and PoetrySection B: PoetryIntroduction to Unit 2BAnthology 1: Themes – love and deathAnthology 2: Themes – nature and warAnthology 3: Heaney and HardySkills/techniques comparing poemsUnit 2: The Study of Drama and PoetrySection C: Unseen PoetryIntroduction to Unit 2CTechniques for writing about unseen poetryPractice unseen questions: HigherPractice unseen questions: Foundation
About the Author(s): Conor Macauley is a Senior Examiner and former teacher at the Royal Belfast Academical InstitutionFiona Verner is a Senior Examiner and Moderator in GCSE English Literature and Head of English at Newtonabbey Community High School
