Welcome to yr 10IGCSE World Literature

2013-2015

What you need to know

You have elected to do this course which

hopefully means you enjoy reading and the study of a variety of Literature!

This means that at the end of Yr 11 you will sit two exams for two Qualifications:

O IGCSE LanguageO IGCSE World Literature.

All of the following information can be found in your

Welcome to Yr 10 Document

The IGCSE World Literature has a coursework and exam component.

OutlineO You will have 2 hrs per week for your

World Lit course with the same teacher.

O This course will cover the syllabus for the IGCSE coursework and exams. It will also be enriched with activities designed to develop your analytical and interpretive skills of other Literary texts such as Text into Film.

CourseworkO Coursework: 50%O There are 3 pieces of coursework to be

submitted to the exam board:• A piece of Empathetic Writing based on the

Novel Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones. 25 marks• An analytical piece of writing based on the

SIS Poetry Anthology. 25 marks• A Recorded Conversation based on one of

your Exam Texts: Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima and Antigone by Jean Anouilh. 15 marks

Empathetic Response:

O 600–1000 words.O Assumes the voice of one character in

one prose or drama text.O The task prescribes a particular moment

in the text (which may be the end of the text).

O The text must not be on the examination (Paper 3) or the same text as for the critical essay (written assignment 1).

Analytical/Critical Essay:

O 800–1200 words (including quotations but not references/bibliography).

O Based on one text.*O The text must not be on the examination

(Paper 3) or the same text for the empathic response (written assignment 2).

O (*In cases where a text is a selection of poems/short stories, the essay must cover at least two poems/short stories, but it does not have to be comparitive.)

Recorded Conversation4–7 minutes.O A conversation with the teacher on an aspect

of the candidate’s chosen text:O EITHER the way a novelist or playwright

presents a particular characterO OR the way their chosen writer (from prose,

drama or poetry) presents a particular theme.O Text may be an examination (Paper 3) set text

or a text studied for one of the other coursework assignments.

O The conversation must be recorded.

ExamO EXAM: 50% 1hr 15minsO There are two papers for your IGCSE WL:O Paper 2 – Unseen Commentary

O This component carries 25% of the assessment of the syllabus as a whole. Candidates answer one question from a choice of two.

O Each question asks candidates for a critical commentary on (and appreciation of) previously unseen writing printed on the question paper.

ExamO Paper 3: Set Text – 1hr 30mins.

O This component carries 25% of the assessment of the syllabus as a whole.

O Questions will be set on a range of prose and drama texts in English translation, or originally written in English.

O On each set text there will be two questions: one extract-based question and one general essay question. Each question carries the same number of marks.

TextsOTexts you should purchase &

read:

O For your Literature IGCSE Course you must purchase the following texts:

O Mr Pip by Lloyd Jones - Novel

O Antigone by Jean Anouilh – Drama

O The Sound of Waves – Yukio Mishima – Novel