English Language Paper 2 writing Flashcards
What does question 5 on English Language Paper 2 ask you to do?
Write a text about the real world, like a speech, an article or a letter
How many paragraphs (minimum) should you aim to write?
5 - an intro, 3 main body paragraphs, conclusion
What can ethos tell a reader/listener?
Why they should listen or trust your opinion
What can logos tell a reader/listener?
What evidence or factual points support your opinion
What can you include in your response that will show ‘logos’?
1) A logical explanation of what will happen
2) Facts and / or statistics
3) Expert quotations, with techniques
Why does a reader/listener need you to include pathos throughout your writing?
To help them understand why they should care/evoke an emotional response
What is a more sophisticated alternative to these two words:
Good and bad
Beneficial and harmful
What is a more sophisticated alternative to these two words:
Important and not important
Essential and unnecessary
What is a more sophisticated alternative to these two words:
Do and not do
Implement and oppose
What are more sophisticated alternatives to these three final words:
Show
Think about
Teenagers
Demonstrate
Imagine
Adolescents
What kind of sentence is this?
Education.
A minor sentence (just one or two words)
What kind of sentence is this?
This has to stop.
A short, dramatic sentence
What kind of sentence is this?
How are teachers and parents allowing this to happen?
A (rhetorical) question
What kind of sentence is this?
“the British education system was once the envy of the world.”
Dialogue (someone speaking).
What kind of sentence is this?
Education is essential for exam success, for confidence, for life.
Tricolon (list of three)
What kind of sentence is this?
That’s how we - that’s how anyone - can see this is true.
A bracketed sentence (the hyphens do the same job as brackets).
What technique is this?
Working in every class. Working after school. Working evenings and weekends.
Anaphora (all the sentences begin in the same way.)
What technique is this?
Stop wasting the present on social media and go and live your life.
Imperative (a command).
What technique is this?
The shame and guilt of knowing you could have worked harder.
Emotive language (words that name or cause strong emotions)
Ethos, logos, or pathos?
I know that, like me, you wish for…
Ethos
It helps to show you have the audience’s best interests at heart.
Ethos, logos, or pathos?
Statistically, the evidence speaks for itself:
Logos
It helps to back up your argument with evidence
Ethos, logos, or pathos?
From the point of view of a…
Ethos
You can use it to show you are experienced in this area.
Ethos, logos, or pathos?
Of course, all of this has a dreadful human cost.
Pathos
It could introduce an emotional, real-life story.
Ethos, logos, or pathos?
Science has proven the link between…
Logos
It helps back up your argument with evidence
Ethos, logos, or pathos?
The implications for the future are clear: we need to…
Pathos
It predicts the future
What three sentences do you need in your introduction?
General (the world)
Specific (your situation)
Thesis (your main point)
What three sentences do you need in your conclusion?
Thesis (your main point)
Specific (your situation)
General (the world)
What are the three things you need to cover in your pathos paragraph?
1) Creating strong emotions, like fear, pity or anger
2) Tell a real-life story OR
3) Predict the future
