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Other modern set texts · GCSE English Literature · Courselo

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Modern prose and drama

Other modern set texts

Modern prose and drama · Lesson 7 of 7

Lesson 7 of 7

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Unit 4

Modern prose and drama

7 lessons · 13 h 30 min of study

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This unit is ≈18% of the GCSE English Lit, across 7 lessons. Full syllabus

Lesson 7 of 7 · Modern prose and drama

Other modern set texts

3 quick checks≈3% of the testCore: Core: tested on most papers

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AQA: A Taste of Honey, Leave Taking, Princess & The Hustler, My Name is Leon, Pigeon English and the Telling Tales anthology. Build character, theme and method notes and a quotation bank
Edexcel: Hobson’s Choice, Journey’s End, The Empress, Refugee Boy, The Woman in Black, Coram Boy and Boys Don’t Cry. Plan essays on theme and character without a printed extract

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Adaptive questions on other modern set texts.

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Cambridge (2027 list) and other boards: modern plays (e.g. Blues for an Alabama Sky, A Taste of Honey, Princess & the Hustler) and world prose (e.g. Things Fall Apart, To Kill a Mockingbird). Prepare passage-based and essay responses

Apply a transferable method to any modern text: the writer’s purpose, key moments, character arcs, dramatic or narrative methods, and the context of writing

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