English language section A
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- Created on: 01-04-13 12:49
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- English language
- Section A-Question 1
- Time-15-17 mins
- Reading-5 mins
- Reading- 10-12 mins
- Format-What do you learn about...?
- What-Identify don't analyse
- You-Keep it focused on the reader
- Learn-Use this frequently
- About-Stay on topic
- ...-The topic of the text is the focus if the question
- Read between the lines
- Intergrate quotations to support your points
- Make connections between points
- DON'T
- Analyse anything-the question is not a how
- Focus overally on complex structures-You will not be marked on this
- Time-15-17 mins
- Section A-Question 2
- IT IS THE ONLY QUESTION ABOUT PRESENTIONAL DEVICES
- Requires you to look at the headline, sub-headline and picture and comment on the effects
- Identify
- Discuss effect
- Link to where it is in the article
- Requires you to look at the headline, sub-headline and picture and comment on the effects
- DON'T
- Make generalised statements
- Do
- Be specific
- IT IS THE ONLY QUESTION ABOUT PRESENTIONAL DEVICES
- Section A-Question 3
- Time-10-12 mins
- Marks-8
- Explain a charchters thoughts and feelings
- Put yourself in their position and imagine what is going through their mind
- Ask yourself- Do the thoughts and feelings change
- Intergrate quotations to support your points
- Explain-Do not just state a point, support with a quotation and analyse the effect
- DON'T
- Recount the events
- Top band requirements
- A full understanding of the events is shown
- In depth explanations and interpretations of thoughts and feelings
- Appropriate quotations are selected which support ideas
- Section A- Question 4
- Analyse and compare language and its effect
- When explaining a point be sure to include the effects
- Compare the contrasting uses of language for different purposes
- DON'T
- Compare presentatiol devicess, e.g. pictures
- Compare content
- Play 'spot the similie'
- Write a long generalised introduction
- Consider the effect of
- Punctuation
- Symbolism
- Tone
- Top band requirements
- Ful understanding in relation to language
- Analyse how language differs to create effect
- Appropriate quotations
- Comparison and cross-referencing
- Section A-Question 1
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