Paper 1
What is question 1a asking you to do?
Form switching- use the content of the text provided to you to write a piece in a different genre.
What does genre refer to?
The different types of texts.
Examples: advertisement, blog, letter, leaflet, etc.
List the features of an advertisement.
Headers, subheaders - very short paragraphs
Diagrams/Pictures
Persuasive Content
Semi-formal register, 2nd or 3rd POV
List the features of an article.
Features:
Informative
Written in paragraphs; may include headers/subheaders
Informative/formal tone/language
Can include pictures/graphics
List the features of a review.
Features:
formal or informal language
persuasive/informative
paragraph format
What is question 1b asking you to do?
Comparative Analysis- compare your response for Question 1a with the original text.
What does form refer to?
Anything that makes the text whatever genre it is.
Examples: Titles, headings, pictures, paragraphs, etc.
List the features of a news story.
Features:
Informative
Short & to-the-point
Written in paragraphs; may include headers/subheaders
Informative/formal tone/language
Can include pictures/graphics
List the purpose of investigative journalism.
Purpose: Explore a topic that has been previously undiscovered or intentionally covered up.
List the features of a blog.
Features:
Informal/Conversational register
Include paragraphs, bullets, headings
Reflective/personal content
Displayed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent blog post at the top.
What is question 2 asking you to do?
Text Analysis- read a text and analyze it for form, structure, and language.
What does structure refer to?
It is how the text is organized and ordered.
Examples: Mood shifts, tone shifts, point of view, verb tense, syntax, etc.
List the features of travel writing.
Features:
informal/formal register
Include paragraphs, bullets, headings
Descriptive writing about travel
1st or 2nd person POV
List the features of a letter.
Features:
Address the recipient (dear _____,)
Informal/formal register
Typically written in prose but may contain drawings or bullet points.
Ends with a sign off (Love, Sincerely, From, Etc)
List the features of a diary entry.
Features:
Address the diary (dear diary,)
Organized by date
Informal/personal in nature
Recounts the day’s happenings
Usually written in paragraphs but may contain lists or bullet points.
What is the difference between a review and an analysis?
The goal of a review is to summarize or evaluate a work. Reviews often include giving your opinion.
The goal of an analysis is to understand a work by explaining it's different parts. When you write an analysis you are not giving your opinion. You need to explain what choices the author made and their effect objectively.
List the purpose and features of a brochure.
Purpose: to inform customers of a product, organization or service.
Features:
Headers, sub headers
Bullet points/short paragraphs
Informative Content
Semi-formal register, 2nd or 3rd POV
Explain the difference between a biography and an autobiography.
A biography is a non-fiction text written about another person’s life.
An autobiography is a non-fiction text written about the author’s own life. It is usually published as a book and written in chronological order (unlike a memoir).
List the features of a podcast.
Features:
Written in script format
Informal/semi-formal register
Focused on a topic
Organized by speaker
List the features of a scripted speech.
Features:
Formal, yet conversational register
Written in paragraphs
Intended to be spoken
Persuasive or Inspirational content
What is the word count for questions 1a, 1b, and 2?
1a is 150-200 words.
1b is 400-600 words.
2 is 600-900 words.
List the purpose and the features of a leaflet.
Purpose: to advertise or inform the general public of a product, organization or service.
Features:
Headers, sub headers
Bullet points/short paragraphs
Semi-formal register, 2nd or 3rd POV
Informative content
List the purpose and features of an editorial.
Purpose: to express the newspaper’s opinion on something.
Features:
Always persuasive
Written in paragraphs; may include headers/sub headers
Formal register
3rd person POV
List the purpose and features of narrative writing.
Purpose: To entertain/tell a story.
Features:
Tells a story
Register can vary
Usually written in paragraphs, but can vary
POV can vary
List the purpose and features of descriptive writing.
Purpose: describes a person, place, thing, event or idea in great detail but does not tell a story.
Features:
Written in paragraphs
Register can vary
Long descriptive sentences
Imagery/sensory details