GCSE Edexcel English Language
Key Skills for GCSE English Language
Exam Overview
GCSE English Language Exam
Planning and Structure
Writing Your Answer
Sentences and Paragraphs
Reading for Information and Ideas
The Writer's Viewpoint
Working with Texts: Component 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing
Language
Describing and Narrating
Tone and Mood
Vocabulary
Using Language Effectively 1
Using Language Effectively 2
Structure
Whole Texts: Fiction
Practice Exam Question
Working with Texts: Component 2: Non-fiction and Transactional Writing
Text Types
Non-fiction Text Types
Purpose, Audience and Form
Purpose, Audience and Form
Identifying and Selecting Information
Identifying and Selecting Information
Exam-style Question
Language
Using Language Effectively
Style and Register
Vocabulary
Comparing and Synthesising
Comparing Texts and Synthesising Ideas
Writing: Component 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing
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