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Overview:
1
hour 45 minutes
80
marks total
A
fiction
source
5
questions split into
reading
and
writing
sections
50%
of language
GCSE
Questions:
READING:
List 4 things
Analysis
Structure
Evaluation
WRITING:
5.
Creative Writing
Q1?
List 4 things
4
marks
5
minutes
Q1: List 4 things
Don't make
inferences
Just
copy out
from the source
Q2?
Language Analysis
8
marks
10-12
minutes
2-3
paragraphs
Q2: Analysis
Strong thesis
(all your
ideas
about the
extract
, your essay should
prove
this)
Judicious quotations
(ones you can draw
multiple interpretations
from)
Strong inferences
(using
terminology
and effective
zooming in
)
Comment
on the
writer's choices
Analysis Paragraphs
WHAT
- What is my
inference
?
HOW
- How is this
evidenced
in the
text
?
WHY
- Why does the
writer
do this?
Language Techniques:
Metaphors
Similes
Lexical fields
Personification
Zoomorphism
Pathetic fallacy
Alliteration
Sibilance
Plosives
Onomatopoeic verbs
Soundscape
Asyndetic
and
polysynthetic
listing
Anaphora
Q3?
Structual Analysis
8
marks
10-15
minutes
3
paragraphs – 1 on the
beginning
,
middle
and
end
Q3: Structure
Identify structural features and comment on their
effect on the reader
Use the
whole extract
(
2-3
features from each part)
Structual Features
Short sentences
Paragraph lengths
Cyclical structure
Punctuation
Introduction of new
characters
/
settings
Flashbacks
Foreshadowing
Perspective changes
Shifts in focus
Dialogue
Climax
Mood changes/tenses
Zooming in and out
Contrasts
Opening in
mediares
Tension
Foregrounding
Foreboding
Q4?
Evaluation
20
marks
20-25
minutes
Around
4
paragraphs
Q4: Evaluation
Evaluate your perspective on the
statement
Use both
language
and
structural
features
There will be
2 parts
of the statement which
contradict
–
prove
(
agree or disagree
with) both parts
Link to the statement
throughout your response
Q5?
Creative writing
40
marks –
24
marks for
content & organisation
and
16
marks for
SPAG
5
minutes
planning
,
40-35
minutes
writing
2-3
pages
Q5: Creative Writing
Use both
language
and
structural
techniques
Focus on
man’s
relationship
with
nature
Show
beauty
and
serenity
Verb
choices that show
power
Sound
choices that create impressions of
nature
A range of
punctuation
Language Techniques for Creative Writing
Personification
Lexical fields
Motifs
Metaphors
Similes
Symbolism
Juxtapositions
Structural Features for Creative Writing
Cyclical structure
Shift in focus
Isolated paragraphs
Short sentences
Climax
In
Q5
, never use
dialouge