English Language study guides

A complete overview of the assessment objectives and exam strategy for OCR GCSE English Language: the six examined objectives (AO1 to AO6), how they map to the questions on both components, the mark tariffs and timing, and how to decode command words to answer correctly.

A complete overview of OCR GCSE English Language Component 01, Communicating information and ideas: the two unseen non-fiction texts, the four reading questions (AO1 to AO4), the transactional writing task (AO5 and AO6), the mark tariffs and timing, and how to study each part.

A complete overview of OCR GCSE English Language Component 02, Exploring effects and impact: the two unseen literary prose texts, the four reading questions (AO1 to AO4), the imaginative writing task (AO5 and AO6), the mark tariffs and timing, and how to study each part.

A complete overview of the core reading skills for OCR GCSE English Language: inference and deduction, language techniques and terminology, structural features, tone, mood and register, and using textual evidence, the transferable skills that underpin the reading questions on both components.

A complete overview of the core writing skills for OCR GCSE English Language: planning and structuring, sentence variety and punctuation, vocabulary and spelling, crafting openings and endings, and matching form, purpose and audience, the transferable skills behind both Section B writing tasks.

A complete overview of the OCR GCSE English Language Spoken Language endorsement: the formal presentation, the question-and-answer session, the use of Standard English, how it is assessed and reported (Pass, Merit, Distinction), and how to prepare for the top grade.