English Language Higher Tier Exam

What we learn from the text regarding....?

• Worth 8 marks, spend 10-12 minutes answering this question. 

• Make 6 points and use quotes from the whole text to support your point, always link points back to the question.

• Re-word quotations to show you understand the text.

• Make perceptive interpretations and look for subtle points- don't just state the obvious.

• Consider other angles to the text eg. contradictions

• DO NOT ANALYSE LANGUAGE AND THE EFFECT OF LINGUISTIC FEATURES. 

What are the effects of the headline and image, and how do they link in with the text?

• Worth 8 marks, spend 10-12 minutes on this question

• Make 6 points. ( POINT, EVIDENCE, EXPLAIN, LINK (to question))

• Analyse language used in the heading and subheading, explain how it links in with the text, analyse the effect it has and explain the writer's ideas.

• Make a detailed reading of the picture, find subtleties that link with the text, analyse their effect and discuss why the image has been used. 

• Look for alternative interpretations. 

• Make direct references eg. quotations or presentational features.

• Select details that are relevent.

Explain the writer's thoughts and feelings.

• Worth 8 marks, spend 12 minutes on this question. 

• Make 6 points and explain. ( POINT, EVIDENCE EXPLAIN, LINK). Use quotations from the entire text. 

• Interpret meaning of language, structure and grammer and explain how it shows the writer's feelings. 

• Find subtle details that can show an emotion and read between the lines- don't just state the obvious. 

• DO NOT INCLUDE EFFECTS OF LINGUISTIC FEATURES. 

Compare the way language is used for effect in two texts. 

• Worth 16 marks, spend 24 minutes on this question.

• Make 8 points using quotations to support your idea. ( POINT, EVIDENCE, EXPLAIN)

• Analyse language, the use of linguistic features and their effect.

• Compare how devices are used similarly or differently.

• Explain how purpose can effect language.

• Make cross references.