English Gcse Flashcards
What will question 1 ask you to do?
Tick 4 statements
What do you have to do for this question 1 to always be right?
Look at lines given
Read statements properly
Read blurb
What is the difficulty for question 1?
There will be inference question.
Why is Question 1 a good question?
Reading statements in the passage will help you understand the passage and it will give you an overview .
What is Question 2?
Come the summary of differences (8 marks)
What is the main
Find implicit and explicit information and ideas always infer
How do you make sure you get into band 4 in question 2?
Make more than one point for each quotation
What word does the examiner like instead of showing?
Emphaisisng
What are 4 top tips for Question 2?
Use different ideas in explanation
2) Use this sentence ‘There are similar things (insert the keyword in the question) in the two extracts but they have different different emphasis.’
3) Introduce connective with ‘While, whereas, in contrast, on the other hand’
4) Try to rank your differences, starting with the main or the most dramatic or most significant (to show perceptive difference)
What can you infer from this ‘ Under cover of darkness, the funnel spider web spider blows its glowing horn to attract a mate. This is the added advantage of mimicking of the sound of the female binky moth, which is thereby lured to the web and soon becomes a meal for two’
Inference :
The funnel spider uses sound
2) The funnel web spider uses sexual desire, or mating sounds
3) The funnel spider produces light to attract mating female Binky moth
For question 3 what are the simple things you should do?
1) Read between lines, don’t go for obvious ideas
2) Do question 3 first
What are 3 main things for question 3?
Always quote
You can write about structure
Use more than one interpretation ( use tentative language)
How do you get perfect language analysis in Question 3?
Embedd quotations and zoom in the quotations, using different ideas for different ideas
What techniques do you use if the Question asks you about how language is used to persuade reader (think or feel)?
SOAPISMS
What is the mneumonic for language techniques to describe?
MAD FATHERS CROCH
What does MAD FATHERS CROCH stand for?
Metaphor, aliteration Direct address Facts, Ancedotes, Triplets, Hyberole, Emotive language, Rhetorical question, statistics, creating an ememy, repetion, opinion, Contrasting pairs, Humour.
What is Hyberole?
Over exaggeration
What does Ancedotes?
A short story
What two things are seen as a Higher skill?
Metaphor and personification
What is Question 4?
Compare attitudes
What is key to question four?
Use abstract nouns to say something in shorter words e.g. instead of saying it was a problem because he has hungry you can say hunger was the problem
What shouldn’t you do in question 4?
Don’t introduce quote, just quote
What are the 4 things to guarantee full marks in question 4?
1) choose judicious quote
2) Write about writers tone
3) Make a detailed point from one source and directly contrast to the other source.
4) Use direct contrast
What is Examiners suggested Method for question 4?
1) Make a point about the source about the attitude or perspective from source A
2) Quote
3) Name method
4) Explain how this gives us writers viewpoint, attitude or perspective.
What do the Best answers do in Question 4?
1) Shifts in tone, shifts in narrative ( ending) always given you shift in focus and tone.
What is the question for question 5?
You will be given a controversial topic
What are the suggested way to plan?
1) Outline the issue
2) Argument
3) Counter argument
4) Fit as many as you can
5) Concluding argument
What does the conclusion have to include?
Look at the long term consequence.
What should you do with the question 5?
Argue against
How do you create tone for question 5?
MAD FATHERS CROCH
How do you get a high level in Question 5?
Putting as much techniques possible and control the readers thoughts and feelings, through the sentences you wright.
What are the top tips for question 5?
1) Use imaginative structure ( each sentence with different word and use MAD FATHERS CROCH)
2) Show off vocab, different sentence typesd
3) Show of range or punctuation.
4) Start paragraphs in similar ways
What are the top tips for question 5?
1) Use imaginative structure ( each sentence with different word and use MAD FATHERS CROCH)
2) Show off vocab, different sentence typesd
3) Show of range or punctuation.
4) End in rhetorical question
What are 5 techniques to get level 8?
1) Show me (present) … show me (future)
2) Pair your verbs for emphasis
3) extend simile and metaphor
4) Use lots of ancedotes
5) The contrasting power of but
