Cambridge International (CI) prepares school students for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning. CI is a part of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge pathway paves a clear path for educational success for students from ages 5 to 19 years. Schools can shape the curriculum around how they want the students to learn – offering a wide range of subjects in numerous flexible ways, thus enabling the students to discover new abilities and a wider world. The students also gain skills for life to achieve at school, university, and work.
Cambridge IGCSE (International General Certificate for Secondary Education) is the world’s most popular international qualification for students in the age group 14-16 years. The program is tried, tested, and trusted. The course offers 70 subjects including 30 languages and students have the privilege to choose them in any combination. And it is taught by over 4800 schools in over 150 countries.
The IGCSE curriculum allows the students to choose a minimum of 5 subjects and a maximum of 14 subjects. The IGCSE core curriculum comprises First language, Second language, Mathematics, and one or more subjects in the area of Science. English, Mathematics, and Science are IGCSE core subjects. The IGCSE focuses to develop students’ understanding, knowledge, and skill in the following areas
Cambridge IGCSE (9-1) Literature in English offers the students the opportunity to read, interpret, evaluate and respond to a range of literature in English. Shakespeare’s plays, modern novels, and poems are all included in the variety.
The aims of the syllabus are to enable the students to
Students can make a choice from the following two sets for their assessments papers.
Paper 1 | Paper 2 | Paper 3 | Paper 4 | Component 5 | |
Type | Poetry and Prose | Drama | Drama (open text) | Unseen | Coursework |
Duration | 1.5 hours | 1.5 hours | 45 minutes | 1.25 hours | Extended |
Marks allotted | 50 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Weightage | 50% | 50% | 25% | 25% | 25% |
Format | Two questions on two texts – one prose and one poetry | Two questions on two texts | One question on one text | One question requiring critical commentary | Portfolio of two assignments each on a different text |
Assessment | Externally assessed | Externally assessed | Externally assessed | Externally assessed | Internally assessed and externally moderated |
The assessment objectives are
Set texts rotate on the examination and may change from one year of the examination to the next year. Any edition of the specific text can be used unless specified.
Providing the set texts for the year 2023-2025
Section A – Poetry
Candidates answer one set text in this poetry section
These 15 poems are from Songs of Ourselves Volume 1, Part 4:
These 15 poems are from Songs of Ourselves Volume 2, Part 4:
Ted Hughes, the following 15 poems:
Section B – Prose
Students answer on one set text in this section
The following 10 tales are from Volume 2 of Tales of Ourselves:
Students need to answer from two different set texts
Students need to answer on one of the set text
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