Paper 1 - question 1 & 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What does question 1 asses?
A
- AO1
- pick out and understand pieces of explicit and implicit infromation from the text
- collect and put together information from different texts
2
Q
What do you need to do for question 1?
A
- list facts
- in quotes
- or in your own words
- no need to write anything else about them
- 4 marks - one mark for each fact
3
Q
What are the common mistakes in question 1?
A
- not choosing points from the lines referenced
- don’t choose points that answer the question
4
Q
What does question 2 asses?
A
- language part of AO2
- explain how the writer uses language (and structure) to acheive their purpose and influence readers
- use technical terms to support your analysis of language (and structure)
5
Q
What do you need to do for question that ask ‘how’?
A
- focus on methods the writer has used
- and their effect on the reader
6
Q
What does it mean by language analysis?
A
analysing:
- sentance forms
- language features
- use of words
(make sure you include all of these in your answer, i.e. include everyhthing that is bulleted)
7
Q
What needs to be done to acheive full marks in q2?
A
- answers need to be perceptive
- perceptive is thinking beyond the obvious
- need to avoid writing about vague, generalised effects (that could be applied to any text) by making your comments specific to the text you are reading
8
Q
How do you avoid generalised comments?
A
- think about: what is the desirect effect the writer is aiming to acheive in this extract
- could be boredem, energy, danger, humour etc.
- then look at language used to acheive this effects
- use language devices for this
9
Q
How is the analysis developed?
A
- it is not enough to simple identify the language devices
- you must explain the effect on the reader
- think ‘why did the writer use that device? Does it make me feel a certain way / feel a certain thing / emphasise a certain point’
- apply to context of the extract
10
Q
How are long sentances quoted?
A
“start…end”
focus on individual words
