461·English Language · GCSE
Half the Marks
Are for This
Writing knowledge mat for secondary schools (PDF)
Writing is 50% of the GCSE and accuracy alone is 20% — so what actually changes a paragraph? Describing by refusing things; narrating one moment rather than a plot; arguing against yourself first; the same beach written twice, inventory against selection; one sentence improved in three moves; where the fifth of the marks for accuracy actually goes. Six terms to define, a model analytical sentence, and the misconceptions that cost marks.
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One purchase covers the school that buys it. Print it, copy it, hand it round your department. Not for passing to other schools or uploading anywhere.
One landscape A4 page on one skill, built on the DfE's own assessment objectives rather than a board's paraphrase. It carries describing by selection, narrating one moment, arguing with a concession, the same paragraph written twice and a sentence improved in three moves — then the vocabulary, a worked exam-style answer and the misconceptions that cost marks.
The extracts are written for the sheet, or out of copyright and verified against the text — so nothing is quoted from an anthology, a set text or a past paper, and the sheet can be photocopied for a class and stay compliant. Every claim is sourced, and the assessment objectives are quoted verbatim from the DfE document.
Sold by subject: all four English Language sheets for one price. A knowledge organiser stores a unit and is revised from afterwards; this is meant to be on the table while the work is happening.
- Written to The DfE GCSE English language subject content (DFE-00232-2013), its assessment objectives quoted verbatim. Extracts are written for the sheet, or out of copyright and verified against the text
- Intended for English Language teachers — on the desk during the lesson, not a student revision guide
- Extent 1 page · 9 sections
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