Exam Board: WJECLevel: GCSESubject: EnglishFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2017Endorsed by WJECEnsure that every student develops the reading, writing and oracy skills they need to fulfil their potential with this confidence-boosting, skills-focused Student's Book that contains a rich bank of stimulus texts and progressive activities designed specifically for the new WJEC specification in Wales.- Guides you and your students through the 2015 English language requirements, mapping the core content thematically to support teaching and learning- Enables students of all ability levels to build and boost their English language skills by working through a variety of developmental activities supported by extension tasks to stretch high achievers- Includes a range of engaging literary and non-fiction texts that aid comprehension, encourage synthesis and comparison, and provide effective models for students' own writing for different purposes and genres- Prepares students for examination by providing numerous opportunities to practise the new question types and sample student answers that show clearly how they could be improved- Offers trusted, skills-focused advice from an author team with extensive teaching and examining experience

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 14-16 years.

There are 220 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2016 by Hodder Education .