PAPER 1 READING ASSESSMENT
marks for Question 4
20 marks
writing task choices
Choose between a creative writing task inspired by a picture OR a story/descriptive task.
Onomatopoeia
words which sound like the noise they represent
Time periods of the two sources
19th Century and 20/21st Century
Choices for the writing task
none - just one question
Hat, headphones, watch, labelled water bottle, non-clear pencil case, phone, etc
question 1 format
find four things from a section of the extract
16 marks are for...
Technical accuracy
'The wind whipped up the waves and they crashed onto the beach.'
alliteration and onomatopoeia
Summary question
Question 2
formal letter ending
your sincerely if you don't know them
yours faithfully if you know them
How many marks is each exam worth?
80 marks each
160 in total
structure question
question 3
three types of punctuation for effect
ellipsis, brackets, inverted commas, dashes, semicolons, exclamation marks, etc
The weather and season can be described with human emotions to reflect the mood or create a tone.
Pathetic Fallacy
Question 4 format and marks
Comparing the writers' perspectives for 16 marks
target audience
who you are writing for and expecting to read the text
How long is each exam?
Paper 1 - 1 hour & 45 minutes
Paper 2 - 1 hour & 45 minutes
Time spent on Question 2
10 minutes
Four structural devices
paragraphs, cliffhanger, narrative perspective change, flashback, dialogue, cyclical structure, focus shift, etc
A word or a phrase used to describe something as if it were something else
metaphor
Approx timings for questions in Paper 2, Section A
1 hour:
- 10 minutes for reading
- 5 minutes for Q1
- 10 minutes for Q2
- 15 minutes for Q3
- 20 minutes for Q4
possible purposes of writing
persuade, argue, inform, explain, advise
What percentage of your GCSE are the two Section B writing tasks?
Paper 1 Section B 25%
+
Paper 2 Section B 25%
= 50% of your whole GCSE
Evaluation question
Question 4
One language feature for each letter - MA HAPPI FOREST
metaphor, alliteration, hyperbole, personification, pathetic fallacy, imagery, foreboding, onomatopoeia, repetition, emotive language, simile, tone
The fog's fingers crept coldly up the arms of the trembling tree.
Personification of the tree & fog plus alliteration
Five possible genres of texts for sources A & B
newspaper article, biography, travel writing, diary, letter, blog, autobiography, webpage, leaflet, advert, speech, etc
Five language features suitable for non-fiction
facts, rhetorical questions, anecdote, repetition, statistics, hyperbole, opinion, rule of three, listing, alliteration, etc
What are the dates of the exams?
Paper 1 - Friday 23rd May 9.30-11.15am
Paper 2 - Friday 6th June 9.30-11.15am