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IGCSE English Language

Paper 3: Written

Coursework


Paper 3: Written Coursework

Contents

1. Sample A

5

2. Sample B

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3. Sample C

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4. Sample D

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5. Sample E

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6. Reading Grids

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7. Writing Grids

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8. Written Coursework

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9. Coursework Frontsheet

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Edexcel IGCSE English - Exemplar Coursework


Paper 3: Written Coursework –

Exemplar Materials

Sample A




Exemplar Materials

Sample B




Exemplar Materials

Sample C




Exemplar Materials

Sample D




Exemplar Materials

Sample E




Reading Grids


Specification – Edexcel IGCSE in English Language (Specification A) (4EA0) –

Issue 1 – September 2008 © Edexcel Limited 2008

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Assessment criteria — Reading

This page is used to mark assignment 1 of Paper 3 — the written coursework, a piece based on a

response to an extract or extracts in Section B of the Edexcel Anthology for IGCSE English

Language (Specification A) and IGCSE English Literature.

General criteria

0 No rewardable material.

Band 1

1-2

Students make a limited response to texts.

Band 2

3-5

Students make a basic response to texts. They identify some aspects of

content, characters or situation.

Band 3

6-10

Students make a personal response which shows awareness of key ideas,

themes, events and characters. They refer to aspects of texts when

explaining their views.

Band 4

11-15

Students make a personal response to texts which shows familiarity when

commenting on key ideas, themes, events and characters. They make

inferences and deductions and identify some features of language and

structure. They refer to aspects of the text when explaining their views.

Band 5

16-20

Students make a personal response to texts which shows understanding of

meaning and some of the ways in which it is conveyed. They comment on

aspects of structure, language and theme as well as expressing their views.

Band 6

21-25

Students make personal and critical responses to texts which show insight

into the ways in which meaning is conveyed. They refer to aspects of

language, structure and themes to support their views.

Band 7

26-30

Students develop a perceptive personal response which shows analytical

skills when exploring texts. There is understanding of the techniques by

which meaning is conveyed and of ways in which readers may respond.

They support their responses with detailed references to language, theme

and structure.

Band 8

31-35

Students show analytical and interpretative skill when evaluating texts,

making cross-references where appropriate. They develop their ideas and

refer in detail to aspects of language and structure making apt and careful

comparison, where appropriate, within and between texts.

Band 9

36-40

Students show originality of analysis and interpretation when evaluating

texts. They make cogent and critical responses to texts in which they

explore and evaluate alternative and original interpretations. They show

flair and precision in developing ideas with reference to structure.

Students make subtle and discriminating comparisons, where appropriate,

within and between texts.




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Written Coursework




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The coursework option is open to centres that have been approved by Edexcel to conduct

coursework. There are two papers — Paper 3 must be taken with Paper 4.

Coursework is available (Edexcel approved teaching institutions only) as an alternative to

Paper 2.

Content overview

Students have to complete two assignments — one on reading and one on writing.

Reading

A piece of writing responding to Section B of the Edexcel Anthology for IGCSE English

Language (Specification A) and IGCSE English Literature.

All students will be required to demonstrate an ability to:

AO2

(i) read with insight and engagement, making appropriate reference to texts and developing

and sustaining interpretations of them

(iii) understand and make some evaluation of how writers use linguistic and structural

devices to achieve their effects.

Writing

A piece of personal and imaginative writing to explore, imagine, entertain and writing to argue,

persuade, advise.

All students will be required to demonstrate an ability to:

AO3

(i) communicate clearly and imaginatively, using and adapting forms for different readers

and purposes

(ii) organise ideas into sentences, paragraphs and whole texts using a variety of linguistic

and structural features

(iii) use a range of sentence structures effectively, with accurate punctuation and spelling.

Assessment overview

• The assessment of this unit is through two coursework assignments, internally set and

assessed and externally moderated by Edexcel.

• The total number of marks available is 80 (40 marks for each assignment).


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Detailed content

Paper 3, for students taking route two (70% assessment and 30% coursework), assesses 20% of

the total English Language (Specification A) qualification and assesses Reading (10%) and

Writing (10%).

Students will complete two coursework assignments.

Assignment 1

• Writing based on a piece or pieces from Section B of the anthology.

• This assignment must address AO2 (i) and (iii).

• Marked out of 40 marks for reading.

Assignment 2

• A piece of personal and imaginative writing.

• The assignment may encompass a wide range of possible types of writing including

autobiographical, creative, descriptive and discursive.

• Its purpose should be to explore, imagine, entertain or to argue, persuade, advise.

• Within the boundaries stated above there is a free choice of topic.

• This assignment must address AO3 (i), (ii) and (iii).

• Marked out of 40 marks for writing.

Production of written coursework

Each piece of coursework should contain the student’s name, the date on which the work was

completed, the mark awarded and a brief teacher comment justifying the mark. This comment

should be based on the assessment criteria for the mark range awarded.

There is no minimum or maximum word limit for coursework pieces. Typically, a coursework

piece might be 450 to 600 words, but there is no penalty for exceeding these guidelines. A piece

of descriptive writing for assignment 2, for example, may be fewer than 450 words. A story for

the same assignment may be well over 1,000 words. The length of the piece should be

determined by ‘fitness for purpose’.

Coursework pieces may be handwritten or word-processed.

Teachers may advise students in the production of coursework, but they should not proofread

early drafts and correct every technical error. Teachers may suggest improvements to the

content of the coursework, but it is the student’s responsibility to make any corrections. There is

no limit to the number of coursework pieces a student may produce from which to select the

best pieces for final assessment, nor to the number of drafts a student may produce. However,

teachers should be mindful of the overall weighting of written coursework (20%) and make sure

that the coursework paper does not take up an inordinate amount of curriculum time.

Teachers should be alert to essays derived from other sources — such as the internet — when

signing the declaration on the coursework front sheet.




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Examples of assignments

Reading

This teacher-devised assignment could be a detailed analysis of the language of one piece from

Section B of the anthology, or a comparative piece based on two or more pieces.

• Compare the tragedies of the characters in The Last Night and Refugee Blues.

• Compare any two texts about children. How are they similar? How do they differ?

• Pick any two poems. How do they reflect the idea of a turning-point?

• How is suspense created in A Hero?

Writing

The topic could be suggested by a piece in the anthology, for example:

• ‘The moment had passed’ — write a short story ending with these words

• The last time I saw...

• ‘Climate change is the biggest challenge facing the world.’ What are your views on this

statement?

Or an unrelated topic, for example:

• the visitor

• the person who has influenced me most

• the strangest place I have ever visited

• advice for a visitor to my area.

Assessment of written coursework

Teachers must mark each piece of coursework according to the Assessment Criteria on page 23

(Reading) and pages 25-27 (Writing) of this specification. Teachers should use their

professional judgement to select and apply the criteria to the work of students appropriately and

fairly. Each successive grade description assumes the continued demonstration of those qualities

described in the lower grades.

Students should be awarded the appropriate mark within any range on a ‘best fit’ basis,

balancing strengths and weaknesses within each essay.

Standardisation of written coursework

Towards the end of the course Edexcel will request a sample of coursework to be sent to an

Edexcel-appointed coursework moderator. The moderator will either broadly confirm the marks

awarded by the teachers in the centre, or will adjust marks accordingly. Where there is more

than one teacher of the coursework option within a centre, the centre should conduct internal

standardisation. This can be achieved by paired marking with reference to the benchmark

material published by Edexcel.

Completed coursework should be kept secure within the centre until at least six months after the

examination session. Coursework can then be returned to students.


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Final assessment of written coursework at the end of the course

There will be two marks out of 40. These are combined to give the overall coursework mark.

• Assignment 1: Responding to the texts in Section B of the Edexcel Anthology for IGCSE

English Language (Specification A) and IGCSE English Literature (marked for Reading).

• Assignment 2: Personal and imaginative writing (marked for Writing).

These two pieces are equally weighted. At the end of the course they may be re-assessed and the

marks adjusted in light of internal standardisation.

The final overall coursework mark is a mark out of 80.

Effort and potential should not be rewarded as such. Teachers should be rewarding the quality

of the writing and reading demonstrated in the essays. A second opinion by a teacher (other than

the class teacher) will help the centre to arrive at an objective judgement on achievement.

Written coursework frontsheets

Final coursework marks for each student should be recorded on the coursework frontsheet —

see Appendix 2. Teachers should photocopy the number of sheets required.

Authentication of coursework

Each student’s coursework frontsheet must contain a declaration by the teacher that the

work submitted for assessment is the student’s own work. Attention must be drawn to the

seriousness of this declaration. It is the responsibility of the centre to ensure that Edexcel’s

regulations are adhered to and that no student has engaged in unfair examination practice.

Teachers should be alert to essays derived from other sources — such as the internet — when

signing the declaration on the coursework frontsheet.




Coursework Frontsheet


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