English Literature

English Literature 4ET1 — specification explorer

All 65 specification statements from the official Pearson Edexcel specification, as printed — filter by paper, unit or tier exactly as Pearson Edexcel assesses them.

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1. Poetry and Modern Prose (examined)

IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1AASection A – Unseen poetry: explore how writers create meaning and effects in a range of seen and unseen poetry.4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1ABSection B – Anthology poetry: develop skills to compare a range of poetry from Part 3 of the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Anthology .4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1ACSection C – Modern prose: explore how writers create meaning and effects in a range of modern prose texts.4ET1/01

2. Part 3 of the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Anthology

IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T01If– (Rudyard Kipling)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T02Prayer Before Birth (Louis MacNeice)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T03Blessing (Imtiaz Dharker)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T04Search For My Tongue (Sujata Bhatt)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T05Half-past Two (U A Fanthorpe)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T06Piano (D H Lawrence)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T07Hide and Seek (Vernon Scannell)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T08Sonnet 116 (William Shakespeare)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T09La Belle Dame sans Merci (John Keats)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T10Poem at Thirty-Nine (Alice Walker)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T11War Photographer (Carol Ann Duffy)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T12The Tyger (William Blake)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T13My Last Duchess (Robert Browning)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T14Half-caste (John Agard)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T15Do not go gentle into that good night (Dylan Thomas)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T16Remember (Christina Rossetti)4ET1/01

3. A choice of one text from Modern Prose

IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T17To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T18Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T19The Whale Rider (Witi Ihimaera)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T20The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1T21Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)4ET1/01

4. Understanding the relationship between a text and its context (AO4)

IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1S01the writer's own life and individual situation, including the place and time of writing, only where these relate to the text4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1S02the historical setting, time and location of the text4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1S03social and cultural contexts (for example, attitudes in society; expectations of different cultural groups)4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1S04the literary context of the text, for example, literary movements or genres4ET1/01
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C1S05the way in which texts are received and engaged with by different audiences, at different times (for example, how a text may be read differently in the 21st century from when it was written).4ET1/01

2. Modern Drama and Literary Heritage Texts (examined)

1. Modern Drama and Literary Heritage Texts (examined)

IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2AASection A – Modern drama4ET1/02
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2ABSection B – Literary heritage texts.4ET1/02

2. A choice of one text from Modern Drama

IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2T01A View from the Bridge (Arthur Miller)4ET1/02
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2T02An Inspector Calls (J B Priestley)4ET1/02
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2T03The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Mark Haddon (adapted by Simon Stephens))4ET1/02
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2T04Kindertransport (Diane Samuels)4ET1/02
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2T05Death and the King’s Horseman (Wole Soyinka)4ET1/02

3. A choice of one text from Literary Heritage

IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2T06Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)4ET1/02
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2T07Macbeth (William Shakespeare)4ET1/02
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2T08The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)4ET1/02
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2T09Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)4ET1/02
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2T10Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)4ET1/02
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2T11The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)4ET1/02

4. Understanding the relationship between a text and its context (AO4)

IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2S01the writer's own life and individual situation, including the place and time of writing, only where these relate to the text4ET1/02
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2S02the historical setting, time and location of the text4ET1/02
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2S03social and cultural contexts (for example, attitudes in society; expectations of different cultural groups)4ET1/02
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2S04the literary context of the text, for example, literary movements or genres4ET1/02
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C2S05the way in which texts are received and engaged with by different audiences, at different times (for example, how a text may be read differently in the 21st century from when it was written).4ET1/02

3. Modern Drama and Literary Heritage Texts (coursework)

1. Modern Drama and Literary Heritage Texts (coursework)

IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3AAAssignment A – Modern dramaCoursework (internally assessed)
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3ABAssignment B – Literary heritage texts.Coursework (internally assessed)

2. A choice of one text from Modern Drama.

IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3T01A View from the Bridge (Arthur Miller)Coursework (internally assessed)
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3T02An Inspector Calls (J B Priestley)Coursework (internally assessed)
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3T03The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Simon Stephens)Coursework (internally assessed)
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3T04Kindertransport (Diane Samuels)Coursework (internally assessed)
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3T05Death and the King’s Horseman (Wole Soyinka)Coursework (internally assessed)

3. A choice of one text from Literary Heritage.

IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3T06Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)Coursework (internally assessed)
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3T07Macbeth (William Shakespeare)Coursework (internally assessed)
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3T08The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)Coursework (internally assessed)
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3T09Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)Coursework (internally assessed)
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3T10Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)Coursework (internally assessed)
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3T11The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)Coursework (internally assessed)

4. Understanding the relationship between a text and its context (AO4)

IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3S01the writer's own life and individual situation, including the place and time of writing, only where these relate to the textCoursework (internally assessed)
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3S02the historical setting, time and location of the textCoursework (internally assessed)
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3S03social and cultural contexts (for example, attitudes in society; expectations of different cultural groups)Coursework (internally assessed)
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3S04the literary context of the text, for example, literary movements or genresCoursework (internally assessed)
IGCSE_ENGLISH_LITERATURE:C3S05the way in which texts are received and engaged with by different audiences, at different times (for example, how a text may be read differently in the 21st century from when it was written).Coursework (internally assessed)