GCSE English Language and Literature
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
This GCSE is literacy from end to end. Learners analyse seen and unseen poetry, prose, drama and non-fiction, write extended critical essays and creative literary and non-fiction pieces, and are assessed on a recorded presentation and on group and paired discussions, with accuracy of grammar, punctuation and spelling built into AO2, which is half of every award. Numeracy is light: learners must read non-continuous texts such as infographics and data in the non-fiction anthology, and the biggest thing Key Stage 3 should build is confident, evidence-led analytical writing about unseen texts, drafted and proofread to a high standard of accuracy.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Level 1 and Level 2
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2025
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Uchel
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Context and Meaning (Single and Double Award): Written examination 1 hour 30 minutes, 60 marks, 30% of the Single Award, 15% of the Double Award
- Unit 2: Belonging (Single and Double Award): NEA approximately 7 hours, 60 marks, 20% of the Single Award, 10% of the Double Award
- Unit 3: Influence and Power (Single and Double Award): NEA approximately 5 hours 55 minutes, 50 marks, 20% of the Single Award, 10% of the Double Award
- Unit 4a: Motivations (Single Award only): Written examination 1 hour 30 minutes, 60 marks, 30% of the Single Award
- Unit 4b: Motivations (Double Award only): Written examination 1 hour 30 minutes, 60 marks, 20% of the Double Award
- Unit 5: Continuity and Change (Double Award only): NEA approximately 8 hours, 60 marks, 20% of the Double Award
- Unit 6: Connections (Double Award only): Written examination 1 hour 30 minutes, 80 marks, 25% of the Double Award
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
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Extended critical essay on a whole text
Learners write sustained essays on a whole prose text (Unit 2 Task A, suggested 750 to 1000 words) and, for the Double Award, on a whole Shakespeare play (Unit 5 Task A, suggested 1000 to 1500 words), supporting interpretations with selected evidence and context.
Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write a four paragraph response on how a character changes across their class novel, each paragraph with a quotation from a different part of the book.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a 500 word essay on how the setting of their class novel makes a character feel they do or do not belong, linking paragraphs with topic sentences.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write a 750 word essay on a theme across a whole play or novel, such as power in Macbeth, including a paragraph on how the context of the time shapes the reading.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Section 2.2, page 17 (also Section 3.2, pages 34 and 36)
“use a range of linguistic and literary approaches to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the whole text”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu disgrifiad cynhwysfawr o bwnc, thema neu safbwynt.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio paragraffau a gwneud cysylltiadau rhyngddyn nhw.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio crynodebau, trafod materion, rhoi esboniadau manwl a defnyddio rhesymeg wrth ymdrin â phwnc.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio paragraffau ac adrannau er mwyn rhoi eglurder i ddarnau ysgrifennu mwy estynedig.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu darnau estynedig sy'n cynnwys tystiolaeth a gwybodaeth fanwl at wahanol ddibenion ac ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd o fewn gwahanol ddisgyblaethau a rhyngddyn nhw.
Rwy'n gallu trefnu gwaith ysgrifennu ar ffurf briodol, gan sicrhau bod y cynnwys yn cael ei nodi o fewn a rhwng paragraffau neu adrannau, a chan ddatblygu a chynnal syniadau'n gydlynus.
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Writing for different audiences, purposes and forms
Every award includes creative literary writing and non-fiction writing in forms such as articles, speeches, blogs, reviews, letters and short stories, with register, vocabulary and techniques adapted to engage and influence the reader.
Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau, Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen, Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write a short description of a place that matters to them, then rewrite two sentences of it as a formal tourist leaflet for Aberdare Park.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a monologue in the voice of a character from their class play and a letter to a newspaper on the same issue, noting in the margin one choice of register in each.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write a speech for a school assembly on a human rights issue from the non-fiction texts studied, using rhetorical questions, direct address and a counter argument.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: AO2 ii, Section 3.1, page 32 (also Unit 1, Section 1.3, pages 14 to 15; Unit 4a, Section 4.3, page 22; Unit 6, Section 6.3, page 29)
“Adapt communication by selecting register, vocabulary and techniques appropriate to different contexts and audiences.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu addasu arddull a strwythur fy ysgrifennu i fod yn addas i'r gynulleidfa, y diben a'r cyd-destun, e.e. cydbwysedd addas rhwng ffeithiau a safbwyntiau, casgliad penodol.
Rwy’n gallu ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn, gan ddangos empathi a pharch.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu addasu fy arddull ysgrifennu, gan ddewis a defnyddio'r strwythurau gorau ar gyfer gwahanol gyd-destunau a dibenion, e.e. i ddisgrifio, esbonio, darbwyllo, trafod yn llwyddiannus.
Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn gan ddefnyddio ystod o dechnegau, e.e. iaith emosiynol, gor-ddweud, dewis rhagenwau (chi, ni), i ddangos effaith.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu dangos ymwybyddiaeth estynedig o ddarllenwyr gwahanol drwy ddewis o blith amrywiaeth o arddulliau a strwythurau, ac addasu'r ffordd rwy'n defnyddio iaith yn hyderus.
Rwy’n gallu defnyddio iaith idiomatig soffistigedig a chywair priodol mewn ystod o gyd-destunau.
Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu'n aeddfed am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn mewn cyd-destunau cynyddol heriol a dadleuol.
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Planning, drafting and refining work
The NEA units expect extended responses developed over time through planning, drafting, evaluating and refining, and Unit 5 requires learners to plan and organise their work and prepare for discussion.
Llythrennedd: Prawfddarllen, golygu a gwella, Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils plan a story opening with a five box plan, draft it, then redraft one paragraph after a partner marks two strong words and one unclear sentence.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils draft a review of a class text, proofread it aloud to a partner, and submit the first and final drafts with the changes highlighted.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils complete a 400 to 500 word speech over three lessons, planning, drafting and refining it from written teacher feedback, as practice for Unit 3 Task B conditions.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Section 2.2, page 17 (also Unit 3, Section 3.3, page 19; Unit 5, Sections 5.3 and 5.4, page 27)
“develop extended responses over a period of time, through planning, drafting, evaluating and refining work”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy’n gallu myfyrio ar safon fy mynegiant, ei olygu a'i ailddrafftio i wella'r ansawdd, a defnyddio ystod o strategaethau i sicrhau mwy o eglurder.
Rwy'n gallu ystyried ffyrdd gwahanol o gynllunio, drafftio a chyflwyno fy ngwaith yn briodol.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu gwella gwaith ysgrifennu drwy adolygu annibynnol ac ailddrafftio.
Rwy’n gallu dewis a defnyddio strategaethau priodol er mwyn cynllunio a datblygu fy ngwaith ysgrifennu at wahanol ddibenion ac ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu gwella cynnwys, strwythur a chywirdeb fy ngwaith ysgrifennu drwy fyfyrio'n feirniadol, adolygu a golygu, gan ymateb yn adeiladol i adborth.
Rwy'n gallu dewis a defnyddio strategaethau priodol i gynllunio a datblygu fy ngwaith ysgrifennu ar gyfer amrywiaeth heriol o wahanol ddibenion a chynulleidfaoedd.
Da gwybod
- Single Award is Units 1, 2, 3 and 4a. Double Award is Units 1, 2, 3, 4b, 5 and 6 (page 7), so Double Award learners sit one more written examination (Unit 6, 80 marks) and one more NEA with a paired discussion (Unit 5).
- There is no separate SPaG mark. Accuracy sits inside AO2 iv, "accurate punctuation and spelling" (page 32), and AO2 is 50% of both the Single and Double Award (page 33).
- AO2 weighting by unit in the Single Award: Unit 1 9%, Unit 2 10%, Unit 3 16%, Unit 4a 15% (page 33). In the Double Award it is 4.5%, 5%, 8%, 10% (Unit 4b), 10% (Unit 5) and 12.5% (Unit 6).
- Unit 3 Task B "will assess AO2 only" and "The suggested length is 400-500 words"; the work "must be a written text designed to be spoken" (page 36).
- Suggested lengths: Unit 2 Task A "750-1000 words" (page 34); Unit 5 Task A "1000 -1500 words" (page 36).
- Oracy: Unit 3 group discussion of "6-10 minutes" with "3-4 learners" (page 35); Unit 5 paired discussion of "5-8 minutes" (page 37). Oracy "must be audio recorded or audio-visually recorded" and audio only recordings need the candidate's page of notes uploaded (page 34).
- NEA written work "may be handwritten and scanned, or completed digitally" (page 34). Units 1, 4a, 4b and 6 are each a written examination of 1 hour 30 minutes (pages 5 to 6).
- Unit 1 poetry study must include "sonnet, elegy, ballad and blank verse" from the 19th and 20th centuries (page 13).
- Watching performances of the Shakespeare play "must not be a substitute for studying the whole text" (page 37).
- The specification does not mention dictionaries or calculators for any unit.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Appendix A (page 44) links Units 2, 3 and 6 to the numeracy statistics strand, so History, Geography and Science work on reading charts in media sources directly supports the non-continuous texts learners meet here.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC GCSE English Language and Literature (Single and Double Award) specification, Version 5, teaching from 2025, for award from 2027, © WJEC CBAC Ltd. 2024.