Transcript Year 10 Student Guide To GCSE English Coursework

Year 10 Student Guide To
GCSE English Coursework
What Does The Coursework
Involve?
Fiction coursework
- a creative piece of writing that explores,
imagines and entertains.
(e.g. a short story in the style of a
particular author such as, Edgar Allen
Poe.)
What does the coursework involve?
Non-fiction coursework
- A essay that informs, explains and
describes a certain topic.
e.g. a essay about what the future holds
What does the coursework involve?
Shakespeare
An essay on a chosen Shakespeare play, that
explores the play and refers to the given essay
title.
some of the plays chosen by your teacher could
be:
Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, or even a
different one, as it changes each year.
What does the coursework involve?
Pre- 20th century prose
This could be an essay on a novel such as:
The Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle,
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.