Welcome to igcse english
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This document provides an overview of the assessments for the English IGCSE, including the four papers and coursework component. Paper 2 focuses on extended reading, including two stimulus passages between 700-1000 words each. Students respond to three writing tasks, two on the first passage and one connecting both passages. The tasks assess empathetic adoption of persona, analysis of writing techniques, and a selective summary of the key points from both passages. Paper 4 involves a portfolio of three written assignments between 500-800 words each, including informative, imaginative, and evaluative styles of writing.
Welcome to igcse english
- 2. Paper 1: Core (Foundation)Paper 2: Extended (Higher) ReadingPaper 3: WritingPaper 4: CourseworkSpeaking & Listening component
- 3. Paper 1: Core (Foundation)Paper 2: Extended (Higher) ReadingPaper 3: WritingPaper 4: CourseworkSpeaking & Listening component
- 4. Paper 2: Extended (Higher) ReadingPaper 4: Coursework
- 5. Paper 2: Extended (Higher) Reading2 stimulus passages of approx. 700-1000 words3 continuous writing tasks (2 on passage 1, 1 on both passages)
- 6. Paper 2: Extended (Higher) ReadingQuestion 1: (20 marks – R15, W5)Candidates respond to passage 1 (quasi-literary)Empathetic adoption of personaConversion of genre to - (letter, speech, report, newspaper column, Magazine article, dialogue)
- 7. Paper 2: Extended (Higher) ReadingQuestion 2: (10 marks)Candidates respond to passage 1Writer’s effects analysis (sections indicated)(detail+ meaning + effect)
- 8. Which words show x?
- 9. How does the writer show x about x?
- 10. How does the writer create atmosphere x?
- 11. How does the writer make x effective?
- 12. How do the words and phrases create an x effect?Paper 2: Extended (Higher) ReadingQuestion 3: (20 marks - R15, W5)Candidates respond to passage 2 (Non-fiction)and passage 1Selective summary(Concise / 15+ points / own words)
- 13. Not a precis – Data selection for response to a specific questionNot Comparative between the two passages
- 14. Paper 4: CourseworkPortfolio of 3 tasks500-800 wordsFinal mark /50 (40 W + 10 R for 3rd task)
- 15. Paper 4: Coursework1: Informative, analytical, argumentative
- 16. Paper 4: Coursework2: Imaginative, descriptive, narrative
- 17. Paper 4: Coursework3: Evaluative response to textText must be no longer than 1 side A4Copy must be submitted to the boardShould be provocative & targetedCandidates must ‘tangle’ with the ideas