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Count the amount of words in 3 different lines. Add them together. Divide the total by 3. Multiple that number by the amount of lines.
How do I calculate my word count?
10
How many marks can I earn for Paper 1, Question 1(a) or Paper 2, Question 1(b)?
at least 50 minutes, but no more than 60 minutes
How much time should I allocate for Paper 1, Question 1(a) and 1(b), or for Paper 2, Question 1(a) and 1(b)?
To examine in detail to show meaning, identify elements and the relationship between them.
What is the purpose of writing an analysis?
Start first thing
What is the order I should answer questions in when writing for Paper 1?
SPAT
What information will be adapted from the original text into the assigned genre of writing [1(a)]? or Which data will go into the left column of your T-chart?
150-200 words
How many words are estimated for Paper 1, Question 1(a)?
15
How many marks can I earn for Paper 1, Question 1(b) or Paper 2, Question 1(a)?
at least 50 minutes, but no more than 1 hour, 10 minutes maximum
How much time should I dedicate to Paper 2, Question 2, 3, or 4?
To identify or comment on similarities and / or differences.
What is the purpose to comparative writing?
Read and annotate the writing task prompt
What is the first step [to understand the genre, context, audience and/or author's purpose]?
Speaker/Structure/Style, Purpose, Audience/Appeals, Tone
What does the acronym SPAT stand for?
no more than 400
How many words are estimated for Paper 2, Question 1(a)?
25
How many marks can you earn for Paper 1, Question 2 or Paper 2, Question 2, 3, or 4?
at least 50 minutes, but no more than 1 hour, 25 minutes maximum
How much time should I dedicate to Paper 1, Question 2?
To write about issue(s) or topic(s) in depth in a structured way.
What is the purpose of discussing an issue or topic while writing?
SPACE CAT / GAP and planning
What are the two parts of pre-writing for the Text Analysis Essay?
Genre
What will the writing task tell me to write?
600-900
How many words are estimated for Paper 2, Question 2, 3, or 4?
50
How many marks can I earn total for all of Paper 1 or all of Paper 2?
2 hours
What is the total testing time for Paper2?
You are not expected to draw images or graphs, charts, and other details, and will not earn any marks for doing so.
Will I need to do anything other than write?
Analyse the text, focusing on form, structure, and/or language ... (Then, the implied part of the prompt)
How does form, structure, and language impact (effect) meaning, context, audience, and/or author's purpose?
Select material from it and repurpose the information.
How do I use the original source text to inform my directed response essay?
Approximately 1200-1500
How many words should each paper have total?
Spend the marks x 2 minutes
What is the "Rule of Thumb"? or How much time should I spend minimally on each question and part?
2 hours, 15 minutes
What is the total testing time for Paper 1?
Another word for type, but more useful because it relates to the shape and overall presentation of a text. Text features may help show this.
What does "form" mean?
In the (form) written for (audience), (author) utilizes different techniques of form, structure, and language in order to achieve the purpose of (purpose).
How should I write my thesis for Paper 1's Question 2?
By focusing on both the design and reception of texts and the ways in which genre, purpose, and context contribute to the meaning of texts
How can I demonstrate knowledge and understanding of audience significance?