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1
What is the difference between a description and a narrative?
A description includes a flashback
A narrative has to have characters; we need an event/twist
A description doesn't necessarily need characters
They're both the same thing
2
Which questions on both papers carry the most marks?
The writing questions
Q4 - Evaluation/comparing views and methods
The language analysis questions
Question 1 - list 4 things/choose 4 statements
3
How long should our answers to the writing questions be?
A page
Approximately 2-3 pages (or more!)
Half a page
6 pages
4
How many marks out of 40 is SPAG worth in the writing questions?
8
10
20
16
5
Which verbs can we use to show the examiner we're reading between the lines?
This flashback tells us that..
This phrase highlights that..
This metaphor suggests that..
This adjective implies that..
6
Which is the best example of 'show, don't tell'?
Hesitantly, I took a step on to the moss-covered tracks.
The train station was abandoned and creepy
Not a sound. The echoes of its vibrant past were long dead.
I was really anxious.
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In our stories (narratives), we should try to use...
only language that we can spell
interesting structures (flashbacks, 1-sentence paragraphs)
fancy language (even if we're not sure of the spelling)
SHAMPOO techniques (similes, pathetic fallacy, etc.)
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We should try to use SHAMPOO techniques in our creative and descriptive writing. These are..
similes, alliteration, onomatopoeia
Facts, opinions, groups of three
shampoo bottles
9
What is the correct spelling of...?
begining
begginning
beggining
beginning
10
Paper 1 is fiction; we will have 1 text to read. Paper 2 is non-fiction; we will read 2 texts.
True
False
Huh?
We have 1 exam
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What can we look for when analysing structure?
Flashbacks and flashforwards (Is it in chronological order?)
How the writer shifts our focus throughout the passage
The length of the paragraphs
Metaphors and similes
12
We should spend approximately 50 minutes on the writing questions (5 minutes planning)
False
True
13
When comparing viewpoints in paper 2, whose viewpoints/attitudes do we focus on?
The views of those in the text
The writers' views
14
What should we imagine we have when analysing fiction and writing fiction?
A camera, so that we can visualise it and zoom in and out
A pen
Our beds, so that we can sleep
15
'The sun flattened the land into submission.' What does this suggest about the sun?
It's very hot
It's quite hot
The sun is very powerful and threatening
The sun came alive and beat the land with a stick
16
What classic '90s hit features Blackstreet singing 'I like the way you work it'?
An overwhelming surplus of diggity
A fair amount of diggity
Hardly any diggity
No diggity
17
Johns heart was beating rapidly. He didnt have a choice; he would have to call her.
Apostrophes
Full stops
Capital letters
18
What should we do on the morning of the exam?
No breakfast needed - a red bull will suffice!
Have a healthy breakfast, full of slow-release energy
Yoga and meditation
Get up around 7am, after a full 8 hours of sleep
19
In the structure question, we should examine the use of words and language features in detail .
True
False
20
When comparing 'methods' in paper 2, question 4, what do we mean?
Tone and structure
Language, tone and structure
Structure only
Language only
21
You only have an hour left in the exam (P1). You have Q3 and Q5 to do. Which takes priority?
Q3 (structure)
Q5 (writing)
22
When analysing language/structure, how do we infer? What questions can we ask ourselves?
What images are created?
How does this make me feel as a reader?
What does this tell us about the character/setting?
What does this suggest might happen later in the story?
23
When writing to argue or persuade, we should start with 'I think that' or 'I believe that'..
Of course
No way
24
What is the correct spelling of...?
deffinately
definately
definnitely
definitely
25
Can flowers 'peep'? Can a place 'see' too much? Can the sun 'flatten' land?
No, this is onomatopoeia
No, this is personification
No, this is a simile
Yes, of course
