Paper 1: Q1-4

Q1-multiple choice 5 mins (4marks)

Method

1.Box off section

2.Highlight the evidence in the extract

3.Select answer

Q2-analyse language 10 mins (8marks)

AO2-explain, analyse how writers use language to achieve effects and influence readers

Method

1.Box off section

2.highlight phrases with question in mind

3.try link evidence to find pattern. Find 2 themes / big ideas

4.annotate key quotations using subject terms + the effect on meaning

5.Plan paragraphs ; reader, connotations, mood...

Structure

P-point

Q-quotation

EAT-explore / analyse method / techniques

X2

Terminology

metaphor similie personification hyperbole

imagery allusion juxtaposition oxymoron

semantic field symbolism alliteration

Q3-Analyse structure 15 mins (8 marks)

AO2-explain, analyse how writers use structure to achieve effects

Method

1.Split text into beginning, middle, end

the breaks in text should occur when there is a shift

2.Annotate & highlight key quotations that evidence change

in; focus, pace, mood

3.Annotate any other structural features

4.Plan paragraphs ; explain structure, use quotations, consider effect

Structure

P-point

Q-quotation

EAT-explore / analyse method / techniques

R-readers response / writers intentions

X3

Terminology

Rising action Falling action Climax

cyclical structure foreshadowing zoom

flash forward flash back motif

Q4-Evaluate 30 mins (20 marks)

AO4-evaluate texts critically and support with appropriate textual references

Method

1.Read the statement and identify the opinions (usually 2)

2.Highlight key quotations that evidence whether you agree or disagree with the statement and annotate to identify method

3.Plan 3 paragraphs responding to both parts of the statement

Structure

P-point

Q1-quotation

EAT-explore / analyse method / techniques

Q2-quotation

EAT-explore / analyse method / techniques

C-conclusion

Sentence starters

I disagree with / dispute / contest the idea that...

The idea that ... is questionable / unconvincing / flawed

I agree that / concur that

It is evident that

It is rational to argue / reasonable to assume that