KS4 English AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 - 50% Writing to narrate and describe Reading and understanding modern fiction texts Paper 2 - 50% Writing to express a point of view Reading, understanding and comparing 19 th century and modern non - fiction texts Speaking and Listening - Pass/ Merit/ Distinction Speak and answer questions on an issue that you are passionate about AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2: Modern texts and Poetry - 60% Poetry Anthology: Power and Conflict Compare and contrast two poems and their themes Analyse the language, structure and form of the poems Unseen Poetry Analyse a poem that you have never seen before looking at its language, structure and form Compare this poem to a second poem Modern Play: An Inspector Calls by J.B Priestley Discuss and analyse the themes, characters and settings of the text Identify how the context and author’s intent add to the message of the text Analyse the language and structure of the text Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19 th century novel – 40% 19 th Century Novel: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Discuss and analyse the themes, characters and settings of the text Identify how the context and author’s intent add to the message of the text Analyse the language and structure of the text Shakespeare: Macbeth Discuss and analyse the themes, characters and settings of the text Identify how the context and author’s intent add to the message of the text Analyse the language and structure of the text AQA GCSE English Literature Paper 2: Modern texts and Poetry - 60% Poetry Anthology: Power and Conflict Compare and contrast two poems and their themes Analyse the language, structure and form of the poems Unseen Poetry Analyse a poem that you have never seen before looking at its language, structure and form Compare this poem to a second poem Modern Play: An Inspector Calls by J.B Priestley Discuss and analyse the themes, characters and settings of the text Identify how the context and author’s intent add to the message of the text Analyse the language and structure of the text Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19 th century novel – 40% 19 th Century Novel: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Discuss and analyse the themes, characters and settings of the text Identify how the context and author’s intent add to the message of the text Analyse the language and structure of the text Shakespeare: Macbeth Discuss and analyse the themes, characters and settings of the text Identify how the context and author’s intent add to the message of the text Analyse the language and structure of the text AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 - 50% Writing to narrate and describe - Writing in the correct genre and for the correct audience - Using ambitious vocabulary and imagery devices - Using paragraphs and other structural features effectively - Using correct spelling punctuation and grammar Reading and understanding modern fiction texts - Comprehension - Language and structural analysis - Evaluating and analysing the writer’s choices Paper 2 - 50% Writing to express a point of view - Writing in the correct genre and for the correct audience - Using ambitious vocabulary and imagery devices - Using paragraphs and other structural features effectively - Using correct spelling punctuation and grammar Reading, understanding and comparing 19 th century and modern non - fiction texts - Comprehension - Summarising information - Language analysis - Comparing writers’ viewpoints Speaking and Listening - Pass/ Merit/ Distinction Speak and answer questions on an issue that you are passionate about