English Language study guides

A complete overview of the AO2 language and structure skills on Edexcel GCSE English Language: where they are tested (Paper 1 Question 3 and Paper 2 Questions 2, 3 and 5), the move from method to effect, word and sentence level analysis, subject terminology, and the all-important balance of language and structure.

A complete overview of the AO3 comparison on Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 2 Question 7b: comparing the writers' perspectives and methods across two non-fiction texts, structuring an integrated comparison, using comparative connectives, and the balance the mark scheme demands.

A complete overview of exam technique for Edexcel GCSE English Language: the six assessment objectives and which questions test each, the mark tariffs and structure of both papers, managing time by the tariff, and protecting the fixed AO6 accuracy marks across the writing tasks.

A complete overview of Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 1 Section B: the 40-mark imaginative writing task, the choice of two prompts, the AO5 and AO6 mark split, descriptive and narrative craft, openings and endings, and how to plan and proofread under exam time.

A complete overview of Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 1 Section A: the unseen 19th-century fiction extract, the question order (retrieval, language and structure, evaluation), the assessment objectives, the mark tariffs, and how to read older fiction closely under exam time.

A complete overview of Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 2 Section A: the two unseen 20th and 21st century non-fiction texts, the question order across both texts, the retrieval, language, synthesis, comparison and evaluation skills, the mark tariffs, and how to read non-fiction closely.

A complete overview of the Edexcel GCSE English Language Spoken Language endorsement: the formal presentation, the separate Pass, Merit or Distinction grade, the AO7 to AO9 criteria, preparing and delivering the talk, using spoken Standard English, and responding to questions.

A complete overview of Edexcel GCSE English Language Paper 2 Section B: the 40-mark transactional writing task, matching form, purpose and audience, the conventions of articles, reviews, letters and speeches, persuasive technique, the AO5 and AO6 mark split, and planning and proofreading.