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logos

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  • logic
  • reason
  • rationality
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pathos

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  • emotion
  • sympathy
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ethos

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  • public persona
  • reliability
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anecdote

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a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

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5
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facts

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something know to be true

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repetition

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recurrence of a word, phrase or image

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emotive language

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using specific word choices to evoke an emotional reaction from the reader

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opinion

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someone’s personal belief on something

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rhetorical question

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a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer

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tricolon

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series of three parallel words, phrases or clauses

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second person pronoun

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refers to person that speaker or writer is addressing

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statistics

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facts and data that prove an opinion

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13
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imperative

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command words

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14
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anaphora

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repetition at the start of a sentence

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15
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direct address

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targeting a person

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16
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hyperbole

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exaggeration

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17
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hypophora

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a question followed by an immediate answer

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analogy

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a comparison between one thing and another, used for explanation

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colon

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introduces something

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20
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how long should you spend on question 3 on paper 2

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15 minutes

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paper 2 question 4

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  • QTAC
  • what do writers think and how did they show it (WHAT and HOW question)
22
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QTA

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  • quotes
  • terminology
  • analysis
23
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QTAC

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  • quotes
  • terminology
  • analysis
  • compare
24
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how many marks is paper 2 question 4

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16 marks

25
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how long should you spend on paper 2 question 4

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25 minutes

26
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what will question 1 paper 1 tell you to do

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list four things about the text from within certain lines

27
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how many marks is question 1 paper 1

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4 marks (1 mark for each thing u list)

28
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what will question 2 paper 1 ask you

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how the writer uses language to achieve effects and influence the reader

29
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how many marks is question 2 paper 1

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8 marks

30
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what will question 3 paper 1 ask you

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how does the writer use structure to achieve effects and influence the reader

31
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how many marks is question 3 paper 1

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8 marks

32
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what will question 4 paper 1 ask you

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to evaluate the text critically and give a personal response (disagree or agree)

33
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how many marks is question 4 paper 1

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20 marks

34
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what will question 5 paper 1 ask you

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produce an interesting, well-organised and accurately written story or description

35
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how many marks is question 5 paper 1

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40 marks

36
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what will question 1 paper 2 ask you

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pick out the 4 true statements

37
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how many marks is question 1 paper 1

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4 marks (1 mark for each true statement you find)

38
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what will question 2 paper 2 ask you

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write a summary of the similarities or differences between two things

39
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how many marks is question 2 paper 2

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8 marks

40
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what will question 3 paper 2 ask you

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how the writer use language to achieve effects and influence the reader

41
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how many marks is question 3 paper 2

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12 marks

42
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what will question 4 paper 2 ask you

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identify and compare different writers’ attitudes and perspectives and how they’ve conveyed

43
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how many marks is question 4 paper 2

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16 marks

44
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what will question 5 paper 2 ask you

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produce an interesting, well-organised and accurately written piece (letter, article etc)

45
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how many marks for technical accuracy on question 5 paper 2

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16 marks

46
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how many marks for content and organisation on question 5 paper 2

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24 marks

47
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how many marks in total for question 5 paper 2

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40 marks

48
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what are some questions to keep in mind as you read the texts

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  • what are the writer’s intentions?
  • what is the overall tone of the text?
  • what is the overall structure of the text?
49
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what does P.E.E.D. stand for

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  • point
  • example
  • explain
  • develop
50
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words to show similarities

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  • similarly
  • equally
  • likewise
  • also
51
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words to show differences

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  • whereas
  • however
  • although
  • but

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