In question 3 you get most marks for

explaining the effect created by particular words or phrases

Your "audience" might be a broadsheet newspaper. Who will be reading your article?

Adults who want to read serious news articles

In Question 2 you get marks for inference as well as comparing the texts. To infer means:

to explain what the writer is suggesting or implying

A persuasive piece of writing should include some examples of

DAFORREST techniques eg rhetorical questions, statistics

I am writing to express my views about how the college could be improved.

is the beginning of a formal letter

In question 4, you need to:

all of the above to get more than 3 marks out of 16

What will you have to read?

Two non-fiction texts from different centuries

What should you do when you have finished writing?

Proof read your writing carefully and slowly at least twice

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In question 3 you get most marks for
explaining the meaning of key words
explaining the quotes you choose in your own words
comparing the sentence lengths
explaining the effect created by particular words or phrases
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Your "audience" might be a broadsheet newspaper. Who will be reading your article?
Adults who want to read serious news articles
People with long enough arms to hold a large newspaper open
Teenagers who get their news from social media
Adults interested in gossip about famous people
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In Question 2 you get marks for inference as well as comparing the texts. To infer means:
to explain what the writer is suggesting or implying
to explain what the writer is saying explicitly
to summarise what the text is about
to analyse the connotation of words and phrases
4
A persuasive piece of writing should include some examples of
punctuation, paragraphs and sentence variety
metaphors, onomatopoeia and similes
full-stops, colons and commas
DAFORREST techniques eg rhetorical questions, statistics
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Good morning, everyone. I'm here to talk about my suggestions on how to improve the college.
Is the beginning of a formal letter
Is the beginning of a leaflet
Is the beginning of a speech
Is the beginning of an article
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I am writing to express my views about how the college could be improved.
is the beginning of a speech
is the beginning of an article
is the beginning of a leaflet
is the beginning of a formal letter
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In question 4, you need to:
all of the above to get more than 3 marks out of 16
compare the different methods they use to convey their ideas
explain what both writers feel, using quotes as evidence
compare what the two writers feel
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How long does the paper last (without extra time)?
1 hour 30 mins
1 hour 40 mins
2 hours
1 hour 45 mins
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In qu 4 you are asked to compare how the writers convey their attitudes or perspectives. What does convey mean?
hide
infer
communicate
describe
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What will you have to read?
Two non-fiction texts from different centuries
two fiction texts from different centuries
Shakespeare and Charles Dickens
One non-fiction text from the 1800s
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The task in question 5 contains the PAF. PAF stands for
purpose, alliteration, facts
point, analysis, form
purpose, audience, form
prepositions, adjectives, full-stops
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What should you do when you have finished writing?
Proof read your writing carefully and slowly at least twice
Go to sleep
Count bricks, roof tiles or leaves on the trees to pass time
Breath a sigh of relief (quietly!)

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