For the full list of titles, including our Revision Guides, go to www.pearsonschools.co.uk/reviseedexcel REVISE EDEXCEL GCSE English Language and Literature REVISION WORKBOOK Foundation THE REVISE EDEXCEL SERIES REVISE EDEXCEL GCSE English Language and Literature REVISION WORKBOOK n o i t a d n Fou Retail Price 3.99 www.pearsonschools.co.uk myorders@pearson.com T 0845 630 33 33 F 0845 630 77 77 A LW AY S L E A R N I N G CVR_ENGL_WBF_GCSE_4404_CVR.indd 1 26/07/2012 11:55
Revise Edexcel GCSE English Language and Literature REVISION WORKBOOK Foundation Authors: Janet Beauman, David Grant, Alan Pearce, Racheal Smith and Pam Taylor The Revise Edexcel Series Available in print or online Online editions for all titles in the Revise Edexcel series are available Autumn 2012. Presented on our ActiveLearn platform, you can view the full book and customise it by adding notes, comments and weblinks. Print editions English Language & Literature Workbook Foundation 9781446904404 English Language & Literature Workbook Higher 9781446904398 English Revision Workbook 9781446904428 Online editions English Language & Literature Workbook Foundation 9781446904466 English Language & Literature Workbook Higher 9781446904459 English Revision Workbook 9781446904473 This Revision Workbook is designed to complement your classroom and home learning, and to help you prepare for the exam. It does not include all the content and skills needed for the complete course. It is designed to work in combination with Edexcel s main GCSE English Language and Literature 2010/2012 Series. To find out more visit: www.pearsonschools.co.uk/edexcelgcseenglishrevision ALWAYS LEARNING A01_ENGF_WB_GCSE_4404_TP.indd 1 27/07/2012 11:05
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Reproduced by permission of Penguin Books Ltd and Viking Penguin, a division of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.; Extracts on pages 8, 11, 17, 25, 32, 97, 99, 105 from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, published by William Heinemann, copyright 1960 by Harper Lee, renewed 1988 by Harper Lee. Reproduced by permission of The Random House Group Limited, Aitken Alexander Associates and HarperCollins Publishers; Extracts on pages 72, 74, 80, 82, 88 from Animal Farm by George Orwell, copyright 1945 by George Orwell, copyright 1949 by Harcourt, Inc. and renewed 1977 by Sonia Orwell. Reproduced by permission of Bill Hamilton as the Literary Executor of the Estate of the Late Sonia Brownell Orwell, Secker & Warburg Ltd and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved; Poetry on page 123 from The Class Game by Mary Casey, from I Wouldn t Thank You for a Valentine, by Carol Ann Duffy. Penguin (UK) Books, 1997. 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Contents Introduction 4 English Language Unit 2 Section A: Reading Lesson 1 Identifying language features 6 ResultsPlus Build better answers 12 Lesson 2 Connecting language to presentation of characters and relationships 14 ResultsPlus Build better answers 20 Lesson 3 Connecting language to presentation of setting 22 ResultsPlus Build better answers 28 Lesson 4 Connecting language to presentation of ideas, themes and events 30 ResultsPlus Build better answers 36 Section B: Writing Lesson 5 Making the right decisions 38 ResultsPlus Build better answers 44 Lesson 6 Choosing the right word 46 ResultsPlus Build better answers 52 Lesson 7 Choosing sentences 54 ResultsPlus Build better answers 60 Lesson 8 Making best use of paragraphs 62 ResultsPlus Build better answers 68 2 A02_ENG_WB_GCSE_4404_PREL.indd 2 27/07/2012 09:47
English Literature Unit 1 Section A: Literary Heritage Lesson 1 Summarising events 70 ResultsPlus Build better answers 76 Lesson 2 Responding to characters 78 ResultsPlus Build better answers 84 Lesson 3 Exploring a relationship, theme, event, idea or setting 86 ResultsPlus Build better answers 92 Section B: Different Cultures and Traditions Lesson 4 Responding to an essay question 94 ResultsPlus Build better answers 100 Lesson 5 Responding to the context of the text 102 ResultsPlus Build better answers 108 Lesson 6 Spelling, punctuation and grammar 110 ResultsPlus Build better answers 120 English Literature Unit 2 Section A: Unseen Poem Lesson 1 Writing about an unseen poem 122 ResultsPlus Build better answers 128 Section B: Anthology Poems Lesson 2 Commenting on one anthology poem 130 ResultsPlus Build better answers 136 Lesson 3 Comparing two poems 138 ResultsPlus Build better answers 144 3 A02_ENG_WB_GCSE_4404_PREL.indd 3 27/07/2012 09:47
3 Exploring a relationship, theme, event, idea or setting I need to: explain how the writer presents a relationship, theme, event, idea or setting comment on the writer s use of language give relevant examples from the extract to support my points. In part (b) of Section A of the examination you will be asked to look at the same extract you used to answer parts (a) and (c). You will be asked to explain how the writer presents a relationship, a theme, an event, an idea or a setting within this extract. In part (d) of Section A you will be asked to explain how the writer presents a similar relationship, theme, event, idea or setting in one other part of the text you have studied. You will need to choose this extract yourself. Build your skills Fill in the RAG table below to show how confident you are in the following areas: R A G I can explain how the writer presents a relationship, theme, event, idea or setting in an extract from the text I can comment on specific language features and explain their effect I can give relevant examples from the extract to support my points Activity 1 7 MINS Below are some examples of the types of questions you may be asked in parts (b) and/or (d) of Section A of the examination. You will need to have a good general understanding of the characters, relationships, events, themes, ideas and settings within the text you have studied in order to explain how these are presented within an extract. Explore how the writer presents the theme Explain how the writer presents the setting Explain how the character of is presented in the extract/one other part of the novel Explain how the writer presents the actions Explain how the relationship between is presented in the extract/one other part of the novel Explain how the writer presents the attitudes Explain how the writer creates an impression This activity will help you to revise your knowledge about one of the themes from the text you have studied and to practise using evidence to support the points you make about how the theme is presented within an extract. 86 M03_ENG_WB_GCSE_4404_U03.indd 86 27/07/2012 10:00