English Language P1

• question 1 


  list 4 things
• for question 1 highlight key information
• BOX IT UP


  the lines it says
• question 2

  2 PEEL paragraphs
• For question 2 use a beginning and end quote
• MAKE SURE THE QUOTES ARE SHORT AND TO THE POINT
• Q2 is all about language and structure
• Q2 spend 10 minutes - if needed go back to the question at the end
• Q2 be specific
• Q2 - look for metaphors, similes, personification
• make sure the quotes being used are contextualised to the question
• semantic field 


  a group of word or expressions that are related to the meaning
• Q2 - write about the effect in a precise and contextualised way
• Q2 - think about what is the specific effect that the writer is trying to achieve ?
• Q3 is all about structure
• Q3 think about the order things took place in and why
• Q3 - 10 minutes
• Q3 - the whole source
• Q3 - if it changes mood
• Q3 - a shift in focus
• Q3 - what order it is presented in and why
• Q3 - the tension build up or fall
• Q3 - impact of the ending
• Q3 - flash-back / flash-forward
• Q3 - zooming in / zooming out
• Q 3 - the use of repartition
• Q3 - cyclical structure

  story begins or ends in the same place
• Q3 - foreshadowing something
• tenor

  what it is being compared to
• vehicle 


  what it is being compared to the tenor
• ground 


  the similarities between the tenor and vehicle
• Q4 is about in what extent do you agree
• Q4 


  add evidence to back up answer
• Question 4


  make a good analyse
• make sure to check line number
• Q4 - 20 marks
• Q4 - spend 20 minutes on it
• onomatopoeia


  a word that names a sound e.g. buzz
• literal language 


  something that is real
• Volta


  a rhetorical sift / change