English language

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alishba tariq

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Steps for doing paper :
1. Read questions
2. Underline focus areas in the extract for each question
3. Answer Q5
4. read extract given
5. answer Q4
6. answer Q1
7. answer Q2
8. answer Q3
Language Paper 1 - Overview
1 hour 45 mins - 1 extract - Fiction
SECTION A (1 hour)
SECTION B (45 mins)
Q1 - 4 marks - 4 mins - AO1 - List four things
Q2 - 8 marks - 10-12 mins - AO2 - Language analysis
Q3 - 8 marks - 10-12 mins - AO2 - Structure analysis
Q4 - 20 marks - 20-25 mins - AO4 - Agree + evaluate (language + structure)
Q5 - 40 marks* - 5 min plan + 40 min write - Description or story
Language Paper 1 - Question 1
4 marks - 4 mins - 4 bullet points (list 4 things)
Four true statements
1 mark for each correct point
AO1
Tips for Question 1
Draw a box around the correct line focus (e.g. lines 1-4)
Quote or re-phrase
Focus on the question
Don't need full sentences
Be quick but accurate
Don't infer meaning, only explicit meaning
e.g. This suggests, This shows
Language Paper 1 - Question 2
8 marks - 10-12 minutes - language analysis
AO2 - Analyse effects
Range of well-chosen quotes (start, middle, end)
Subject terminology
Focus on the question
Words for 'shows'
suggests
implies
establishes
ratifies
connotes
demonstrates
illustrates
infers
elucidates (make something clear; explain.)
establishes
Structure of a Language Paper 1 Question 2 response
1. 3 paragraphs
2. The writer uses __________ to make the ______ seem ________ in the phrase "_____________". This suggests ___________________________. In particular, the ________ "______" suggests _______________________________. The reader may think / feel / believe _______________________________.
Subject terminology (language techniques)
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
sibilance
onomatopoeia
pathetic fallacy
oxymoron
semantic field
imagery
emotive language
(juxtaposition)
nouns
verbs
adjectives
adverbs
Language Paper 1 - Question 3
8 marks - 10-12 minutes - structure analysis
AO2 - Analyse effects
Range of examples (start, middle, end)
Subject terminology
Focus on the question
Things to consider for Question 3
Structure of a Language Paper 1 Question 3 response
1. 3 paragraphs
2. At the start / middle / end of the extract, [explain structural features and how they affect the story / reader]. This makes the reader think / feel / believe _______________________________. However, later on in the extract, _____________.
Subject terminology (structural features)
beginnings/endings
cyclical structure
paragraphs
focus shifts
zooming in/out
narrative perspective
withholding information
flashback
flash forward
polysyndetic list
asyndetic list
foreshadowing
repetition
juxtaposition
punctuation
sentence lengths
cliffhanger
climax
anti-climax
volta
in media res
pace
dialogue
sequence of events
Language Paper 1 - Question 4
20 marks - 20-25 mins - agree + evaluate (language and/or structure)
AO4 - Language and/or structure
Examples from S/M/E
Evaluate effects on reader
Analyse techniques used
Focused response to statement
Always agree in the response
Structure of a Language Paper 1 Question 4 response
1. 4 paragraphs
2. I _______ agree that [refer to statement] when the writer uses the _______ "______________". The use of ______ suggests _________________. [Add more in-depth analysis of first quote or add a second quote]. This makes the reader think / feel / believe that ___________________. Therefore, I agree that __________________________.
Tips for Question 4
The statement in the question normally has 2 separate things to agree with
Start every paragraph agreeing with part 1 or part 2 of the statement
Use subject terminology to evaluate how the writer used language + structure to make you agree
Language Paper 1 - Question 5
40 marks - 5 mins planning + 40 mins writing - description or story
24 marks = content and organisation
16 marks = technical accuracy
Elements to include in a Language Paper 1 Question 5 response
Vocab - descriptive adjectives, adverbs etc.
Engaging plot/ideas
Clear structure (SET, MAN, FLASH, BACK, OUT) with structural features (FORCES)
Language techniques for effect (SAMOSAPS)
Well-organised paragraphs
Technical accuracy elements for Language Paper 1 Question 5
Correct punctuation throughout
Spelling advanced vocab correctly
Varied sentence lengths and structures for effect
Standard English and correct grammar
You may not have a choice between description OR story. Both questions could be the same (e.g. 2 x description questions)
Steps for answering Language Paper 2 questions
1. Read questions
2. Underline focus areas in the extracts for Q1, Q3 + Q4 (if needed)
3. If Q1 + Q3 are both on Source A, read Source A and answer Q1 + Q3
4. Read Source B
5. Answer Q2 + Q4
6. Answer Q5
Language Paper 2 - Overview
1 hour 45 mins - 2 extracts - Non-fiction
SECTION A (1 hour)
SECTION B (45 mins)
Q1 - 4 marks - 4 mins - AO1 - Select 4 true statements
Q2 - 8 marks - 10-12 mins - AO2 - Language analysis
Q3 - 8 marks - 10-12 mins - AO2 - Structure analysis
Q4 - 20 marks - 20-25 mins - AO4 - Agree + evaluate (language + structure)
Q5 - 40 marks* - 5 min plan + 40 min write - Description or story
when this character /
object / setting was different. Contrast the
present emotion / mood.
BACK - return to the present. Character feels
different and takes some sort of action as a
result of the flashback.
BACK - return to the present. Zoom in on a
different character or object that now appears
different or doesn't belong after the flashback.
OUT- zoom out to the weather again. Is it
different? Has the mood changed?
OUT- [as for story] clear shift in mood - OR -
keep the mood the same for a cyclical structure.
Read questions
Underline focus areas
in the extracts for Q1,
Q3 + Q4 (if needed)
If Q1 + Q3 are both on
Source A, read Source
A and answer Q1 + Q3
Read Source B
Answer Q2 + Q4
Answer Q5
Alternatively, answer
Q5 first
16 marks = technical accuracy
24 marks = content + organisation
Language Paper 2 - Overview
1 hour 45 mins - 2 extracts - Non-fiction
SECTION A