Who Says You Can’t Revise for English?

Unit 1 Paper Higher TierQ1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Q5 Q6

Q1 What do you learn about...?

Comprehension & Summary 8 marks 12 minutes

A range of pointsSupported by quotes as evidenceMakes links between connected ideasNo analysis

Q2 Explain how the headline and picture are effective and how they link to the text

Presentational devices & evaluation 8 marks 12 minutes

Points about how image & headline reflect content of textUnderstanding of how headline and image workMakes connections between different aspects of text Analysis & evaluation using evidence

Q3 Explain the writer’s thoughts and feelings

Inference 8 marks 12 minutes

Selection of points from across extractReading between the linesUnderstanding of subtextEvidence and explanation

Unit 1 Paper Foundation Tier

Q1a & b Q2 Q3 Q4

Q5 Q6

Compares presentational devices and layout

Tests reading between the lines

Language analysis

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Q4 Compare the ways in which language is used for effect in the two texts

Analysis of language for GAP 16 marks 24minutes

Choices for comparisonFocus on language techniques used by writers to have effect on the readerUnderstanding of different types of language in different types of text

How to revise

Read journalism and literary non-fiction

Understand effect of language on readers

Practise annotationPractise timed answersPractise making linksPractise planning

answers Learn language features

Q5 Inform Explain Describe

Usually a type of writing you might find in real life

Concise & stylishStructured, with sentences used for effect.Spelling, punctuationWord choices & devices

16 marks 24 minutes

Q6 Argue or Persuade

• More developed writing• Uses conventions of argument or persuasion• Clearly organised writing• Range of sentence structures• Clear sense of audience & purpose• Formal style• Spelling & punctuation

24 marks 35 minutes

English Literature

U1 Section AQuestion 17In Act 2 of An Inspector Calls, Sheila says to her mother, Mrs Birling, “But we really must stop these silly pretences”. How does Priestley show, in his presentation of Mrs Birling, that she often pretends to be something she is not? (30 marks) SPaG: (4 marks)

ORQuestion 18How important do you think social class is in An Inspector Calls and how does Priestley present ideas about social class? (30 marks) SPaG: (4 marks)

45 mins

Unit 1 Section BRead the following passage and then answer Part (a) and Part (b)

Part (a) In this passage, how does Steinbeck present Crooks? Refer closely to the passage in your answer. and thenPart (b) In the rest of the novel how does Steinbeck use Crooks to present attitudes to black people at the time the novel is set? (30 marks) SPaG: (4 marks)

45 mins

CONTEXT & PEE

OR

Unit 2

Unseen poem

Relationships Cluster• 15 poems• Choice of 2 questions• Named poem compared to another from the

same cluster

Work Smart!

How can I make sure my exam paper gets me noticed?

Both images show a snowman.Make your answers as much like the

snowman on the right as you can:CraftedOriginalDetailedPrecise

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