Coursework Overview (Edexcel IGCSE English Language A): Revision Note
Exam code: 4EA1
Coursework Overview
Component 3 (coursework) can be offered as an alternative to Paper 2 and consists of two, non-examined assignments, which are set internally (either by your teacher or in collaboration with your teacher).
In the following guide you will find:
What is Component 3?
What skills are being assessed
Suggested titles
What is Component 3?
For the coursework component, you are required to write two assignments, which may be devised by your teachers or self-generated. One of the assignments tests reading, and the other tests writing, as follows:
Assignment | What you are asked to do | Marks | Suggested word limit |
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Assignment A: Poetry and Prose Texts |
| 30 marks | 1,200 words |
Assignment B: Imaginative Witing |
| 30 marks | 700 words |
What skills are being assessed?
To be successful in Component 3, you should read selections from a range of high-quality, challenging poetry or prose fiction, and use what you have learned about the writers’ craft to inspire and influence your own imaginative writing.
The assessment objectives for Component 3 are:
Assessment objective | What this means | |
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Assignment A | AO1: read and understand three texts from Part 2 of the Anthology, selecting and interpreting information, ideas and perspectives |
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AO2: understand and analyse how writers use linguistic and structural devices to achieve their effects in three texts from Part 2 of the Anthology |
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Assignment B | AO4: communicate effectively and imaginatively, adapting form, tone and register of writing for specific purposes and audiences |
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AO5: write clearly, using a range of vocabulary and sentence structures, with appropriate paragraphing and accurate spelling, grammar and punctuation |
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Suggested titles
The titles of your assignments could be generated by you, or by your teachers. They must allow you to cover each of the assessment objectives being tested in each assignment.
Assignment A: Poetry and Prose
Your assignment title must allow you to explore both AO1 and AO2. Assignments could take the following format:
Discuss how the writers use language and structure to present loss and suffering in ‘Disabled’, ‘Out, Out—’ and The Necklace. In your response you should:
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Assignment B: Imaginative Writing
Your assignment must allow you to explore both AO4 and AO5. Assignments could take the following formats:
The Visitor |
A Frightening Experience |
My Most Embarrassing Moment |
“During the night the wind rose.” Write your own imaginative and descriptive piece that begins with these words. |
“I’ve left Auror and that leaving of my home was hard and bitter, but my time is coming.” After reading ‘Significant Cigarettes’, write what you imagine might be the next episode in Lev’s story. |
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