ENGLISH GCSE

Paper 1 is called 'Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing' and is 1 hour 45 minutes worth 80 marks and 50% of the GCSE. In Paper 1, you analyse a literature text (19th, 20th or 21st century) and produce a piece of creative writing. The number of marks and advised timings for each question are shown below:

(15 mins reading time at the beginning)

Question 1 - List 4 things... (4 marks, 5 mins)

Question 2 - How does the writer's use of language... (8 marks, 10 mins)

Question 3 - How does the writer structure... (8 marks, 10 mins)

Question 4 - To what extent do you agree? (20 marks, 20 mins)

Question 5 - Descriptive/narrative writing (40 marks, 45 mins)