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GCSE English Resit Question
BillieTheBot
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When I was in Year 11, I was meant to do English Language and Lit, but only took Language because Lit was after school and on the days Lit was on, I was doing GNVQ ICT.
Anyway, in Year 11, I got a D for English and got a D again last year (slightly higher D second time around though) and need to do resit and aim for a C.
So anyway, I spoke to the teacher who was doing it and I explained that when the resit classes were on, I was doing other stuff, but could do the work on a FRiday morning instead of Key Skills. I spoke to her today (as I could go to her lesson today) and she said that we were studying Of Mice & Men. I told her that we didn't study that for Language and she said that she'd talk to one of the teachers about this.
I saw her third lesson and she said that we were studying Lit as well. So, my question is, why on earth am I doing Lit & language even though I didn't study it at GCSE? The teacher (who is a supply and we'll have the other teacher back after October Half-Term) said that she knew that me and quite a few other people were in this situation.
Anyway, in Year 11, I got a D for English and got a D again last year (slightly higher D second time around though) and need to do resit and aim for a C.
So anyway, I spoke to the teacher who was doing it and I explained that when the resit classes were on, I was doing other stuff, but could do the work on a FRiday morning instead of Key Skills. I spoke to her today (as I could go to her lesson today) and she said that we were studying Of Mice & Men. I told her that we didn't study that for Language and she said that she'd talk to one of the teachers about this.
I saw her third lesson and she said that we were studying Lit as well. So, my question is, why on earth am I doing Lit & language even though I didn't study it at GCSE? The teacher (who is a supply and we'll have the other teacher back after October Half-Term) said that she knew that me and quite a few other people were in this situation.
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I'm lost - I'm guessing the question is why are you sitting both? Do you not want to do the literature GCSE at all, or are they classing it as a resit for something ou havent done?
P.S Of Mice and Men is pretty good for GCSE, it has a lot of themes, stereotypes and major and minor storylines you can pick up and elaborate on easily.
If you really don't want to do it, I'd continue to talk to your current teacher, of a personal tutor and/or Head of year. Or Head of English department.
the way your school did it seems daft, we did it as a combined subject (3 lessons a week)
Same, except we had 4 days a week (Our school was pathetic over timetabling though)
You don't need both at GCSE though. Some people dropped Literature to concentrate on revising for Language. :yes: Although, ours is two seperate ones, if it was a combined course then obviously you'd have to do both.
Doubt it. For Year 11, they only picked the people who were likely to get a C for language.
You sure? Language is compulsory (AFAIK and have been told) Literature isnt.
If we were predicted a C for English Language, then we were chosen to do Literature as well. I don't think many people (including me) actually did it though because it was after school and we didn't really have a say in the matter.
i thought every1 did
Only if we were predicted a C.