LGCSE English Language study plan

Annotate two unseen non-fiction passages per session to mark topic sentences, connectives and pronoun chains that carry meaning across paragraphs

Draft one-sentence gist statements for three texts of different lengths (roughly 300, 600 and 900 words) without rereading the whole passage

Distinguish explicit statements from inferences by labelling ten claims as stated, implied or unsupported

Build a personal glossary of 20 signposting words (however, therefore, despite, moreover) and record how each shifts meaning

Select and compress information from a passage into a summary of a fixed word limit, keeping only points that answer the question asked

Convert first-person and figurative source sentences into concise third-person paraphrase without copying phrasing

Rank candidate summary points by relevance and justify discarding at least three of them

Use own words for at least 80 per cent of a summary while preserving technical terms that cannot be replaced

Identify and correct ten sentence-level errors in punctuation, subject-verb agreement and tense consistency drawn from your own week 1-2 writing

Apply paragraphing rules so that each paragraph carries one controlling idea, checked against five of your own summaries

Use semicolons, colons and commas correctly in ten constructed sentences and explain each choice in one clause

Reduce wordiness by cutting redundant modifiers and empty openers from a 200-word draft

Analyse how a writer uses word choice, imagery and sentence length to create tone, naming the precise effect on the reader

Map the structure of a passage into opening, development, turn and close, quoting the line where each shift occurs

Explain the function of a single sentence within its paragraph rather than describing its content

Write analytical paragraphs that follow a quote-explain-effect pattern without retelling the story

Evaluate how far a writer persuades by testing claims against the evidence offered in the text

Compare two texts on the same issue and identify where each writer selects, exaggerates or omits

Distinguish between analysing technique and judging effectiveness, and rewrite three technique-spotting sentences into evaluative ones

State a personal judgement about a text and support it with two quotations plus one counterpoint

Draft a letter, an article and a speech on the same issue, adjusting register, address and structure for each audience

Open each transactional piece with a hook that states purpose within the first two sentences

Deploy rhetorical devices (rule of three, direct address, contrast, anecdote) deliberately and label each use in the margin

Sustain a consistent viewpoint across a full piece without drifting into narrative

Plan and write a descriptive piece built on one dominant mood, using sensory detail rather than plot

Control pacing in a narrative by varying sentence length and paragraph length at moments of tension

Use a structural device (circular ending, time shift, withheld detail) and explain its effect on the reader

Show character through action and dialogue rather than direct description

Complete two full timed papers under exam conditions and mark them against the assessment objectives

Audit your error log and eliminate repeat mistakes in grammar, punctuation and spelling

Revise a weak answer from week 1 or week 4 and document what changed and why

Build a one-page exam-day checklist covering timing, question decoding and proofreading