english revision overview presentation
DESCRIPTION
Powerpoint used at Y11 Core Learning Evening March 2014TRANSCRIPT
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
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
Interesting