Mr Cameron's Controlled Assessment Task

CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT DATE: Week Commencing 28th June
Task

Controlled Assessment

Significance of Shakespeare and the English Literary Heritage

Extended Reading

25% of the total English literature GCSE marks

Explore the ways writers present conflict in the texts you have studied.

Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare

Great Expectations – Charles Dickens

The Question

Compare the ways conflict is presented through the experiences of Romeo and Pip in “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare and “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens.

(Although reference will be made to the texts as a whole, there will be a particular focus on Act 3 sc. 1 of Romeo and Juliet, and chapters 1 and 8 of Great Expectations)

Romeo Montague

1000 words 2 hours Controlled Assignment

Pip

1000 words 2 hours Controlled Assignment

The Assignment is divided into two sections.

The analysis of the way conflict is presented through the experience of Romeo is to be completed during term 3 of Year 9 and the analysis of the way conflict is presented through the experience of Pip is to be completed in Term 3 of Year 10. Both sections carry an equal weighting and there is no opportunity to complete the tasks again in the future.

What you produce in the Controlled Assessment carries towards your GCSE Grade. It is essential therefore that you produce work of a standard which you will be happy to submit to the Examination Board when you leave school in Year 11.