Paper 1

Question 1

How long should I spend on each question?

Answer 1

1 - 5 mins
2 - 10 mins
3 - 15 mins
4 - 25 mins
5 - 50 mins

Question 2

How should I plan my answer to Question 1 before answering?

Answer 2

• Box the part of the extract in question
• Go through all the options and elminate ones not specifically said in the extract
• 5 minutes on this question

Question 3

How should I plan my answer to Question 2 before answering?

Answer 3

• Box the part of the extract in the question
• Highlight phrases in the extract which relate to the question
• Out of all the phrases highlighted, pick the 2 best phrases to analyse
• After finishing the first paragraph, start the second paragraph with ‘Furthermore’
• Do 2 paragraphs
• Use different language technique in second paragraph
• Spend 10 minutes on question

Question 4

How should I model answering Question 2?

Answer 4

• (Writer’s name) makes usage of (language type) in order to convey how (…)
• This is evident in the (language type) (“…”) (context for usage of language)
• This has connotations to the idea that (…)
• This causes the reader to feel as though (…)

Question 5

How should I plan my answer to question 3 before answering?

Answer 5

• Whilst reading through the extract, underline where the focus of the story changes
• Do one paragraph based on the beginning, one on the middle and one on the end
• State a quote which shows the change
• Explain the impact of the structure technique on the reader
• 3 paragraphs
• Spend 15 minutes on question

Question 6

How should I model answering Question 3?

Answer 6

• In the beginning/midpoint/conclusion of the extract, (Writer’s Name) focuses the reader’s interest towards (…)
• This is based in the quotation (“…”) in which (Writer’s name) uses the structural technique of (…)
• This may intrigue the reader as a (strucural technique) may make them feel as though (…)

Question 7

How should I plan my answer to Question 4 before answering?

Answer 7

• Intro
• 3 paragraphs
• Conclusion
• 25 minutes
• Box the part of the extract in question
• Re-read through extract to decide whether or not you agree/disagree with the statement
• Highlight any techniques, used in order to support your view whether it be langauge, imagery or structure
• Look back at your answers to Questions 2 and 3 for structure

Question 8

How should I model answering Question 4?

Answer 8

• I (wholeheartedly/partially) (agree/disagree) with the statement that (‘repeat statement’)
• (Use Question 2 Structure for language or imagery)
• (Use Question 3 Structure for Structural Techniques)
• To conclude, (Writer’s name) has made usage of (name techniques used) in order to convey how (repeat statement if agree or rephrase statement if disagree)

Question 9

How should I plan my answer to Question 5 before answering?

Answer 9

• 50 minutes
• Decide whether or not you are going to do the descriptive/narrative in either the image or not
• Use techniques in Section A
• Yap
• Make a list of punctuation required .,!?:;()- and constantly look at it

Question 10

What are the descriptive devices required for Question 5 (APROMISE)?

Answer 10

Alliteration
Personification
Rhetorical question/repetition
Onomatopeia
Metaphors
Imagery
Sentence lengths/structure/simile
Emotive language

Question 11

What is the mark scheme for Question 5 (Drops)?

Answer 11

Devices for language
Range of punctuation
Opening and closing which is interesting
Planned and interesting idea
Stucture and range of sentence and paragraphs

Question 12

How should I model answering Question 5?

Answer 12

Drop - Drop the reader into the scene, providing context
Zoom - Zoom in with a great amount of detail into a specific part of the image/narrative
Shift - Change the focus of the text by providing a flashback away from the scene
Return - Come back to the original scene, continue the story
Link - Bring it to a conclusion