Written by a team of experienced examiners and teachers, and matched to the requirements of the latest CSEC syllabus, English A for CSEC adopts a skills-based approach and engages students with a variety of carefully structured activities to maintain interest. CSEC examination-type questions throughout develop skills and provide valuable practice alongside interesting, audience-appropriate, extracts that meet the outcomes of the syllabus and the requirements of the examination. A newly added SBA section focuses on core skills required for this aspect of the assessment.

 

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 368 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Oxford University Press .

Ken Haworth is the author of many English Language texts, including English A for CSEC 2e. Imelda Pilgrim has written a plethora of English Language textbooks for a variety of markets. Anthony Perry has been an Assistant Chief Examiner currently provides consultant services to the University of the West Indies, the University Council of Jamaica, the Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission and the Caribbean Examinations Council. Maria Darlington is a teacher based in Barbados. Based in Barbados, Joyce Stewart has been a Chief Examiner.

This book has the following chapters: Introduction Unit 1 1. 1: Reading for information 1. 2: Fact and opinion 1. 3: Texts that inform and explain 1. 4: Summary skills 1. 5: Grammar, vocabulary and spelling Unit 2 2. 1: Reading: text structure and organization 2. 2: Writing for a particular audience or purpose 2. 3: Formal and informal language 2. 4: Spelling: Plurals, homophones and commonly misspelt words 2. 5: Reading and writing: Structures and types of text Unit 3 3. 1: Reading: Infer and deduce 3. 2: Understanding and analysing a story 3. 3: Creating characters 3. 4: Narrative writing 3. 5: Language choices and exploring poetry Unit 4 4. 1: Understanding bias 4. 2: Persuasive techniques 4. 3: Analysing argument 4. 4: Argumentative writing Unit 5 5. 1: Word choice 5. 2: Writing to describe 5. 3: Making the correct language choices 5. 4: Writer, speaker and narrator 5. 5: Characters and dialogue Unit 6 6. 1: Introduction to the School-Based Assessment (SBA) 6. 2: School-Based Assessment: Within-group activities 6. 3: School-Based Assessment: The written report 6. 4: School-Based Assessment: The oral presentation 6. 5: School Based Assessment: Reflection and participation Unit 7 7. 1: Understanding exam Paper 1 Section 1 7. 2: Understanding exam Paper 1: Comprehension 7. 3: Paper 2: Summary 7. 4: Paper 2: Communicating factual information 7. 5: Paper 2: Narrative writing 7. 6: Paper 2: The argumentative essay Glossary Index