English Language Paper 1 Flashcards
How do you approach question 1?
Spend 5 mins on it
Q: List 4 things you learn about…
-just state what’s been said
-start with a capital letter and end with a full stop
How should you approach question 2?
-only part of the text
Spend about 10 mins on it
Q:How does the writer use language(part of the text)?
-think about: sentence length, themes, personification, rhetorical questions, senses, repetition, simile, metaphor, pathetic fallacy, oxymoron, alliteration, appeal to the senses, listing, 1st 2nd 3rd person
What language features should you look for?
sentence length, themes, personification, rhetorical questions, senses, repetition, simile, metaphor, pathetic fallacy, oxymoron, alliteration, appeal to the senses, listing, 1st 2nd 3rd person
What’s an oxymoron?
A contradictory phrase
E.g. Deafening silence
How should you approach question 3?
-the whole source
Spend about 10mins on it
Q:How has the writer structured the text(as a whole)?
-think about: if it changes place or focus and when, paragraph length and the phase of writing, general theme of the text and what it makes the reader feel, how it starts and moves and the end, physical features or emotional features
How should you approach question 4?
-only part of the text
Spend about 25 mins on this section Q: "Quote"-To what extent do you agree? -agree completely or mostly, relate back to the quote in your answer, talk about language features and themes -focus on language -agree to statement
What structural features should you look for?
Special lexis, chronological or circular structure, sentence structure, paragraph structuring, themes and changes in themes, beginning middle end, dialogue, repeating, flashbacks
How should you approach question 5?
Spend about 45mins on it
- plan before writing
- read it through at the end
USE A RANGE OF PUNCTUATION
What does PEAWAC stand for?
Point Evidence Analysis (Double Analysis) Writers intentions Audience Context
What are the four common purposes of writing?
To argue or persuade
To advise
To inform
To entertain
Texts can have more than one purpose though
What is the aim of literary fiction?
Literary fiction entertains the reader
What are nouns?
Nouns are naming words (person, place, thing or idea)
What are pronouns?
A pronoun is a word which replaces a noun
What are possessive pronouns?
Pronouns which show ownership
What are verbs?
Doing words
What are adjectives?
Words which describe a noun or pronoun
What are adverbs?
Words which give extra information about verbs
What word do you think about for language techniques?
SLOAPMARPS
What does SLOAPMARPS stand for?
S - simile L - list O - onomatopoeia A - alliteration P - personification M - metaphor A - adjective/adverb R - repetition P - pathetic fallacy S - senses
How should you answer a structure question?
- Talk about the opening
- Talk about the next stage
- Talk about the next stage further on
- Talk about the ending
How can you develop a language analysis point?
TALK ABOUT
- the effect on the reader
- writers intentions
- linking the point to another part of the text
- giving your opinion
What can indicate a texts target audience?
- The text’s content (if it’s a text about cars, it’s meant for people who are interested in cars)
- Vocabulary used (can indicate the age group it is aimed at)
- Language used (technical vocabulary about a certain topic shows, it’s meant for people who know stuff about the topic)
What details can you describe in a description?
- a characters physical features
- a characters personality
- any particular features that reveal more about them
- your personal opinion on them
What are ways you could structurally frame question 5?
day/night
past/present
lost/found (forgotten/found)
lost/lost
