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Making Mocks Matter
READ THE QUESTIONS FOR SECTION A
HIGHLIGHT key words (so you know what you’re looking for when reading the insert)
2 minutes
READ THE INSERT
THREE non-fiction texts (newspaper article, extract from a biography, travel writing, etc)HIGHLIGHT key words (that help you understand what the text is about and will help you answer the questions in Section A)
13 minutes
QUESTION 1 12 minutes
Technique: 8 marks = 4 ideas4 x Idea + Quotation + Impact on reader
We find out that the tribes live in remote areas. For example, the author describes how “it is peaceful and there is not another soul for miles around”. This suggests that the tribe have become used to living in isolation and would not welcome visitors or tourists.
- Read and understand non-fiction texts- Select quotations to support ideas
FLAP: Form, Language, Audience, Purpose – HIGHLIGHT these in the question
Brainstorm/Plan: 16 marks: 3–4 ideas/sections24 marks: 4–6 ideas/sections
24 minutes
Variety of: Vocabulary ParagraphsSentence Structures Punctuation
36 minutes
What skills do you need to do well in the Reading section of the exam?
Engaging, exciting writing
Comment on use of layout and presentational devices and their impact
on the reader
Compare and cross-reference texts
Select quotations to support ideas
Comment on the use of language on its impact on
the reader
Read and understand non-fiction texts
Good punctuation
Good spelling
A wide range of sentence structures
Organise your work into effective paragraphs
Handwriting
What skills do you need to do well in the Reading section of the exam?
Comment on use of layout and presentational devices and their impact
on the reader
Compare and cross-reference texts
Select quotations to support ideas
Comment on the use of language on its impact on
the reader
Read and understand non-fiction texts
Which skill do you think you are currently best at?Which do you think you need to develop?
Question Wording Skill(s) My Mark
1
What do you learn from Elisabeth Hyde’s article about where she has been and what she has been doing?
- Read and understand non-fiction texts- Select quotations to support ideas
/8
Question Marks Skilled... Excellent...
1 8
(1-4 marks)- identifies the main points about where Elisabeth Hyde has been and what she has been doingBUT- has no quotations or only for some of the points made
(5-8 marks)- explains a range of the things Elisabeth Hyde has been doing- has quotations from the text to support their ideas- make inferences and deductions about what kind of trip she had
Use the Success Criteria on the back of the sheet to decide what mark YOU think you got.
Skilled(1-4 marks)
- identifies the main points about where Elisabeth Hyde has been and what she has been doingBUT- has no quotations or only for some of the points made
Excellent(5-8 marks)
- explains a range of the things Elisabeth Hyde has been doing- has quotations from the text to support their ideas- make inferences and deductions about what kind of trip she had
Is this from a skilled or excellent answer?
Is this from a skilled or excellent answer?
When you get your marks, add them to your teacher feedback sheet so you have a single record of ALL your feedback and your marks.
My overall mark
Section A: /40
Mark Grade
31+ A*
27-30 A
24-26 B
21-23 C
17-20 D
16 or below N
Looking at your marks, which skill are you ACTUALLY best at?
Which skill to you need to develop?
1. Which questions in the mock exam that you have just taken does your target apply to?
2. Of those questions, which one could you have improved the most?3. Re-write your answer to that question, using your target to improve
your performance.
What skills do you need to do well in the Writing section of the exam?
Engaging, exciting writing
Comment on use of layout and presentational devices and their impact
on the reader
Compare and cross-reference texts
Select quotations to support ideas
Comment on the use of language on its impact on
the reader
Read and understand non-fiction texts
Good punctuation
Good spelling
A wide range of sentence structures
Organise your work into effective paragraphs
Handwriting
When you get your marks, add them to your teacher feedback sheet so you have a single record of ALL your feedback and your marks.
My overall mark
Section A: /40
Section B: /40
TOTAL: /80
Mark Grade
0-27 U
28-32 N
33-42 D
43-49 C
50-56 B
57-63 A
64-80 A*
Looking at your marks, which skill are you ACTUALLY best at?
Which skill to you need to develop?
1. Which of the two questions in the Writing section could you improve the most?
2. Re-write your answer to that answer, using your target to improve your performance.
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