Paper 2 Cambridge 9093
Section A
imaginative writing
Writing test consist of 2 section and you will be choosing 1 question of each section.
Section B
writing for an audience
Each text will be 600-900 words
Time limit for doing this paper is 2 hours
Syllabus aim
The weighting is 50% for the paper
A critical and informed response to writing in a range of forms, styles, contexts and audiences
The interdependent skills of reading, analysis and communication
Effective and appropriate communication
Appreciation of and informed personal response to literature in English
Wider reading and an understanding of how it may contribute to personal development
Write the opening to a novel called Escape from the City , in which a narrator describes her or his experiences of moving to a rural area. In your writing create a sense of the narrator's outlook and mood.
Write two contrasting pieces (300–450 words each), the first about a place before a flood and the second about the same place after a flood. In your writing create a mood and a sense of place.
Write a descriptive piece called The Workplace. In your writing focus on colours, sounds and textures to help your reader imagine the scene.
A technology journalist writes an article called The Future is Being Revolutionised. The article describes how new inventions are going to shape the next twenty years and the benefits they will bring. Write the text for the article. In your writing create a sense of enthusiasm and excitement.
Two politicians have been invited to contribute to a debate on the theme Giving Aid to the Poor Does More Harm Than Good. Write the text of their speeches (300–450 words each). In your writing create a sense of opposing attitudes and viewpoints. (The politicians may be real or invented.)
Write the script for a voiceover of a TV documentary called You’re Only Young Once. The script is aimed at a youth market. In your writing create a sense of the joys and troubles that life at this age can bring.