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English Language (1EN0)
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Free English Language (1EN0) study notes for Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) students. Each chapter breaks down a key concept with examples and practice prompts you can turn into AI drills in the thinka app.
Component 1 Section A: Reading 19th-century fiction
Identifying and interpreting information and ideas
Drawing inferences and supporting a point of view with evidence
Analysing the writer's use of language
Analysing form and structure
Evaluating a text critically
19th-century prose fiction: context, character and narrative voice
Summarising themes and ideas from a single text
Component 1 Section B: Imaginative writing
Narrative writing
Descriptive writing
Creative writing techniques: vocabulary, imagery and figurative language
Planning, structuring and proofreading imaginative writing
Responding to a theme-linked prompt or image
Component 2 Section A: Reading 20th- and 21st-century non-fiction
Identifying explicit and implicit information in non-fiction
Analysing language and structure in non-fiction
Evaluating a non-fiction text
Synthesising similarities across two texts
Comparing writers' ideas and perspectives
Identifying bias and misuse of evidence
Non-fiction forms: journalism, speeches, journals and reference books
Literary non-fiction: autobiography, letters, obituaries and travel writing
Component 2 Section B: Transactional writing
Writing an article
Writing a letter
Writing a review
Writing a text for a speech
Writing a section for a guide, textbook, leaflet or booklet
Writing for purpose and audience: argue, persuade, inform and explain
Writing for impact: rhetorical devices and citing evidence
Spelling, punctuation and grammar
Grammar and technical accuracy
Sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect
Punctuation
Spelling accuracy
Paragraphing, cohesion and organisation
Vocabulary and language devices
Vocabulary for tone, register and formality
Figurative language and imagery
Rhetorical devices for persuasion and impact
Subject terminology for language and structure
Selecting, quoting and referencing textual evidence
Spoken Language endorsement
Preparing and delivering a spoken presentation
Responding to questions and feedback using spoken Standard English
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