An overview of the IGCSE English course

1. Welcome toEnglish IGCSE

2. Paper 1: Core (Foundation)Paper 2: Extended (Higher) ReadingPaper 3: WritingPaper 4: CourseworkSpeaking & Listening component

3. Paper 1: Core (Foundation)Paper 2: Extended (Higher) ReadingPaper 3: WritingPaper 4: CourseworkSpeaking & Listening component

4. Paper 2: Extended (Higher) ReadingPaper 4: Coursework

5. Paper 2: Extended (Higher) Reading 2 stimulus passages of approx. 700-1000 words 3 continuous writing tasks (2 on passage 1, 1 on both passages)

6. Paper 2: Extended (Higher) Reading Question 1: (20 marks – R15, W5) Candidates respond to passage 1 (quasi-literary) Empathetic adoption of persona Conversion of genre to - (letter, speech, report, newspaper column, Magazine article, dialogue)

7. Paper 2: Extended (Higher) Reading Question 2: (10 marks) Candidates respond to passage 1 Writer’s effects analysis (sections indicated) (detail+ meaning + effect)

9. How does the writer show x about x?

10. How does the writer create atmosphere x?

11. How does the writer make x effective?

13. Not a precis – Data selection for response to a specific question Not Comparative between the two passages

14. Paper 4: Coursework Portfolio of 3 tasks 500-800 words Final mark /50 (40 W + 10 R for 3rd task)

15. Paper 4: Coursework 1: Informative, analytical, argumentative

16. Paper 4: Coursework 2: Imaginative, descriptive, narrative

17. Paper 4: Coursework 3: Evaluative response to text Text must be no longer than 1 side A4 Copy must be submitted to the board Should be provocative & targeted Candidates must ‘tangle’ with the ideas