English Language Paper 2

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English Language Paper 2

  • It is baised on reading.
  • You are given two non- fiction texts from diffrent centries.
  • The extracts will be linked togather by theme.
  • They will be from different genres, i.e. one a diary entry and one an article.
  • They will be focused on a different issue which has changed other the time periods.
  • Section A has 4 questions, you need to answer them all.
  • Section B has one question.
  • All the questions build on one another.
  • The paper is 1hr 45 mins long.
  • It is out of 80 marks.
  • You are adviced to spend 15 minutes reading the two sources.
  • You should spend  and a half minutes on each mark.
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Question 1

  • It is out of 4 marks.
  • You should be spending 5 minutes on it.
  • Its the 'easy opener'.
  • Your asked look at certain lines - circle them.
  • Then you are asked to pick out which statments are true, from the lines, and shade the cricle.
  • You need to chose 4.
  • They will be plaseable statements.
  • You need to read carefully.
  • A few will be explict.
  • Some will be inplicit.
  • You need to read between the lines sometimes.
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Question 2

  • It is worth 8 marks.
  • You need to spend 10 mintues on this.
  • In your own words you are asked to retell, using quotes to back your staments up, what each source is telling you.
  • DO NOT ANALYSE THE QUOTES OR KEY WORDS!
  • Read between the lines for the less obvious answers.
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Question 3

  • It is worth 12 marks.
  • You should spend 15 minutes on it.
  • It is about language analysis.
  • You need to analyse key words, phrases, language technics and sentance structure.
  • You need to think about what tone is being created.
  • Look for language which is is being used beyond its litral menaing.
  • Look for where the writters choice of words seem deliberet and planned and what effect do they give.
  • Think about why the writter has done all this.
  • Anayles and look in depth at key words and word class anyalis.
  • Try to go for the less obvious interptaions.
  • Look for ARRESTED
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ARRESTED

  • Allitertaion ~ makes the text catchy, and sticks into the reader head.
  • Rhetorical Questions ~ Enage the reader as they feel directly addressed.
  • Repettion ~ Is used to emphisize  important points.
  • Emotive Language ~ Is used to make a topic seem overly good or bad.
  • Statistics ~ Make a topic seem authoritive, accurate and reliable.
  • (rule of ) Three ~ Makes the text catchy and sticks in readers head.
  • Exaggeration ~ Is  used to dramaticly emisise importance.
  • Direct Adress ~ Enages the reader as they relate on a personal question.
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Question 4

  • Is worth 16 marks.
  • You need to spend 20 minutes on it.
  • Is about both sources.
  • The bullet points are what you need to include in each paragraph.
  • Wirte in PEA
  • IS NOT A LANGUAGE QUESTION.
  • What does the writter do?
  • How do they do it?
  • Why do they do it?
  • Key word anlysis.
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Question 5

  • Is section B.
  • It is worth 40 marks.
  • You need to spend 45 minutes on it.
  • You get given a strong opinionated stament.
  • Look out for PAF ~ Purpose, Audience, Form.
  • Purpose ~ Are they writing to agree, disagree to persuade, inform or explain.
  • Audience ~ Who is their and your target audience, adults, teenagers?
  • From ~ Is it formal, informal a letter or a speech?
  • Use ARRESTED for persuading or agruing.
  • To win every argument ~ try take the less obvious view, think about why some people will agree with your poiont and adress that first.
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Question 5 ~ Article

  • You need a heading.
  • Short and snappy intro.
  • Anicdotes.
  • Facts and satistics.
  • Adress the other side.
  • Use ARRESTED.
  • Short and snappy ending.
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Question 5 ~ Speech

  • Start with "good moring/ afternoon..."
  • You need to continuly adress your audience.
  • You need to be able to reach your target audience. ~ I can see the lady inb the third row is shaking her head,m im jus coming top that point now..., What i mean by this is..., you may be wondering, Im sure some of you will disagree...
  • End with " thankyou for listening"
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Question 5 ~ Letter

  • Your adress and date need to be on the left side.
  • Adress of whom your talking to on the right.
  • Start with dear sir / madam.
  • End with yours faithfully.
  • Your signiture.
  • Your name.
  • Use ARRESTED
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Question 5 ~ Leaflet

  • Title needs to be short and snappy.
  • Each section needs to be a new idea and paragraph.
  • Have som,e important thing bullet pointed.
  • Draw a box around the ending, with your adress, webiste and contanct details.
  • Use ARRSETED
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