Paper 1
What day is the Paper 1 exam?
Wednesday, April 30th
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 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 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 1b asking you to do?
Comparative Analysis- compare your response for Question 1a with the original text.
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 question 2 asking you to do?
Text Analysis- read a text and analyze it for form, structure, and language.
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