I hope you’re revising! You’ve got this!!! AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 Question 5
40 MARKS Half of the 80 marks for this paper!
Everybody can write a story. Everybody can describe. You are simply showing your skills of using a wide range of descriptive techniques, vocabulary choices, paragraphing, sentence types and punctuation to create an engaging narrative or description. This question is your chance to maximise your marks.
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AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2
Look closely at each question, models and some marked responses. There is no reason not to achieve or exceed your target grade on this paper. Absolutely none!
Download and examine the above exam script.
Tomorrow! FINAL Paper! GCSE English Language Paper 2 Get ready and STAY ready!
Remind yourself of the structure of each question. Pretty much the same skills as paper 1, except QUESTION 5 is now a persuasive writing rather than descriptive.
Remember to prepare and plan by reading both texts fully. Highlight the key points as you read, then summarise in a phrase ( in the margin of each paragraph) what that paragraph is about. This ensures you FULLY UNDERSTAND the story being told in each: who, what, where, when, why – descriptions of events, characters, setting etc. Only then can you effectively respond to questions 2,3 and 4.
1 hour 45 mins. 50% Paper 2: Writer’s viewpoints and perspectives. 1 hour 45 mins. 50% Reading – 40 marks 15 mins read and plan. Find four… 4 marks 5 mins. Language 8 marks 10 mins. Structure 8 marks 10 mins. Evaluate 20 marks 20 mins. Writing – 40 marks. Describe or narrate : choice from two questions 24 content 45 mins 16 accuracy. Reading – 40 marks 15 mins read and plan. Select four… 4 marks 5 mins. Comprehension 8 marks 8 mins. Language 12 marks 12 mins. Compare 16 marks 20 mins. Writing – 40 marks. Write in a viewpoint. 24 content 45 mins 16 accuracy. 
Paper 1 and paper 2 are similar but you MUST note the differences. Question 2 is a summary question. Traditionally, we don’t normally infer in summaries, but you do for this question. The difference between this and paper 1 question 2 is that your inference (This suggests… It also…) )shows your understanding of the key ideas of the plot – the story being told, NOT LANGUAGE. You MUST give more than a basic explanation of quotes to get a mark in the CLEAR band and above, which is where you are aiming for.
Your explanations (extended analysis) MUST reflect the plot – the events, the characters’ actions and thoughts, the impact on the reader and the writers’ intent or purpose.
OCR ALevel Literature – How prepared are you for The Great Gatsby?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/03/what-makes-great-gatsby
https://www.coursehero.com/lit/The-Great-Gatsby/context/
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ARE YOU READY to ANALYSE PRIESTLY’S An Inspector Calls?
Know the context? Know the key themes? Know Priestley’s purpose or intent?
REMEMBER to lead your discussion with Priestley’s purpose, context and/or themes. This means that your analysis is driven by deeper meaning rather than plot. The plot is simply Priestley’s vehicle to highlight wider issues in society in his quest to push for change during this era of capitalism and class divisions which created a huge gulf between the rich and the poor – the working class suffering immense inequality and injustices both socially and economically. Priestley wanted to bridge that gap.
1945- Germany surrenders and WW2 ends. 60 million people were killed including Holocaust victims, soldiers and civilians. This was 2.5% of the world’s population Queen Victoria died. King Edward VII, her son, became king. The era changed from the Victorian era and became the Edwardian era. April 15th the Titanic sank. Approximately 1,500 people died Germany surrenders and WW1 ends. Approximately 8 million lost their lives. 1930s- America is bankrupted which effects the rest of the world. It was named the Great Depression. Adolf Hitler becomes the Fuhrer (dictator) of Germany King Edward VII died and his son, King George v, took the throne WW1 broke out. 1920s- A time of prosperity WW2 broke out Women were given the vote and although men were still considered the superior gender this was a monumental step for women’s rights. Spring The play is set two weeks before the Titanic sank and two years before WW1 broke out. During this period there was a very strict social hierarchy where the rich and the poor were divided. The rich generally did not care about the poor. The capitalists took charge of the country; there was no welfare system so this was a laissez-faire society. During WW1 no matter how rich or poor young men were they were forced to conscript to the armed forces and fight the Germans. What do you suppose the implication would be for the characters in the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ was published during a time when Britain was in great disorder. People had learnt to ‘pull together’ during this time they had to take care of one another and this is an important moral message in the play Priestley served during WW1 and was wounded in 1916 by mortar fire. His experiences during the war, like so many other soldiers, changed his perception of society.
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