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Copia de English Language IGCSE Revision Objectives

The document outlines the revision objectives for IGCSE English Language, focusing on reading and writing skills across various topics. Key reading skills include understanding writer's perspective, identifying language and structural features, and analyzing rhetorical devices, while writing skills emphasize transactional writing, structuring arguments, and imaginative writing techniques. Additionally, grammar and style improvements are highlighted to enhance clarity and coherence in writing.

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Copia de English Language IGCSE Revision Objectives

The document outlines the revision objectives for IGCSE English Language, focusing on reading and writing skills across various topics. Key reading skills include understanding writer's perspective, identifying language and structural features, and analyzing rhetorical devices, while writing skills emphasize transactional writing, structuring arguments, and imaginative writing techniques. Additionally, grammar and style improvements are highlighted to enhance clarity and coherence in writing.

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Eleven School IGCSE English Language Revision Objectives

Reading Skills (Paper 1 & Paper 2) Writing Skills (Paper 1 & Paper 3)
Topic Sub-topic ✔ Topic Sub-topic ✔

Unseen Non-fiction Understanding writer’s perspective and tone Transactional Writing for specific audiences and purposes (letters,
Reading Writing reports, articles, speeches)

Identifying language features (metaphors, similes, alliteration, Using persuasive and rhetorical techniques (anecdotes,
hyperbole) facts/statistics, emotive language, repetition)

Identifying structural features (sentence length, paragraphing, Structuring arguments logically with clear topic sentences
repetition, contrast) and developed points

Analysing rhetorical devices (ethos, pathos, logos, rhetorical questions, Imaginative Creating engaging openings and endings
direct address) Writing

Non-fiction Text Comparing different viewpoints and styles Developing narrative voice and perspective (first-person,
Comparison third-person, unreliable narrator)

Synthesising key ideas from multiple texts Using varied sentence structures & vocabulary for effect

Evaluating arguments effectively, identifying bias and purpose Building tension and atmosphere effectively

Poetry and Prose Identifying key literary techniques (imagery, symbolism, irony) Grammar, Improving accuracy; spelling, punctuation, and grammar
Fiction Reading Punctuation,
and Style
Understanding themes and character development Enhancing clarity and coherence in writing through
paragraphing and linking words

Exploring writer’s choices (form, structure, language) Applying formal and informal tones appropriately based
on context

Analysing the impact of different narrative perspectives Avoiding common errors (run-on sentences, comma
splices, subject-verb agreement)

Exam Practice Answering comprehension questions under timed conditions

Writing critical responses with evidence and clear structure

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