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English Language Paper 1
Paper 1 Question 2:
Only analyse the language from the selected section of the text
Select a range of evidence to analyse
"How does the writer present..."
Use SEAL to structure your response
Do not analyse language from outside the text given
Analyse the effects of the writer's choice of language and method.
Do not describe the story
Use subject terminology to show your understanding of the methods
Do not forget to explain the effects
DO not write more than the space given in the exam. You will waste more valuable time and can achieve full marks in the maximum of two sides.
Highlight the extract to identify your evidence.
Annotate the extract to develop your analysis
Use 2-3 paragraphs on SEAL
Paper 1 Question 3:
Explain how this focus makes the reader feel
"How had the writer structured the text to interest you as a reader?"
Explain any shifts in focus as the narrative develops
Structural Analysis
Select a focus and track how it develops over the course of the text
Use SEAL to structure your response
Use subject terminology to show your understanding of structural features
Do not analyse the effects of language
Do not write more than the space given in the exam, you will waste valuable time and can acheive full marks in the maximum of two sides
Explain the effects of structure
Do not describe the story
Do not write "it makes the reader read on"
Structural techniques: 1st Person/3rd person narrative, Contrasts (sounds, lights etc.) Flashback, Foreshadowing, Climax, Setting, Motif/Symbol, to name a few...
Paper 1 Question 4:
Identify the methods the writer used to create these effects
Use a range of quotations from the text
Agree with the statement provided
Link your response directly to the statement
AO4:
Explain what you think and how the text supports your explanation
Explain the different effects on multiple readers
"To what extent do you agree...?"
Use SEAL to structure your response
DO not just think about your feelings and consider other people's too
Spend about 25 minutes on this question
Paper 1 Question 5 -
Reading Strategies
Spend about 15 mins to read the text
Read once, read questions, highlight key points which can assist in the answering the questions.
Being able to read lines of text and picking out key information from it.
Comparative Language:
Paper 1 Question 5 - AO5:
Desciption based on a picture
Spend about 45 minutes on the question
Creative Writing based on something given by the paper
Relate to the prompt you have chosen
Have a clear direction, plot line, or pivotal moment
Provide you with the opportunity to show off your descriptive writing abilities
Have a character who the reader can invest in
You should have 15 minutes remaining
Be structured in an interesting way
Don't have more than 2 characters in your narrative
Avoid cliche
Spend about 15 minutes planning
Paper 1 Question 1:
Gained from reading from given lines
Answers must be short and to the point of description.
4 marks
5 minutes
Copying the relevance evidence in the given part of the text
Do not select evidence from the wrong part of the text
Do not waste time explaining your ideas
Showing your 4 separate ideas in the questions as a reply to your answer
"List 4 things...'''
Structuring your Writing
INtroduce your motif