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Karteikarten von Sarah Holmes, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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| Frage | Antworten |
| How long is paper 2? | 2 hours in total |
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How long should you spend reading the two non-fiction texts in section A?
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15 minutes Skim read each text to get a general impression of SITE (Subject, Ideas, Themes & Events) Read each text in detail annotating language & structural features, significant aspects of SITE & writers' ideas & perspectives |
| How many questions are there in section A? | 7 questions 1 - 3 are on text 1 questions 4 - 6 are on text 2 question 7 asks you to compare both the texts. |
| Will the texts be C19th or modern? | Modern. Both of the texts will be from either the C20th or C21st |
| Are the texts in section A fiction or non-fiction? | Non-fiction. One texts will always be some form of literary non-fiction. The other text may also be literary non-fiction but a different form or it could be a piece of media non-fiction |
| How long do you get for section A? | 1 hour 15 minutes. This includes the 15 minutes reading time so you have 1 hour to answer the 7 questions |
| For which text to you have to analyses the effects of specific language and structural devices? | Text 1. Question 3 will always require a PEED essay response which analyses, in detail, the effects of specific language and structural devices in terms of making the text interesting to read. |
| What is the rule relating to marks and timings? | 1 mark = 1 minute This means that you should spend the same number of minutes answering a question as the number of marks on offer. |
| Why is question 7 different from the other 6 questions in section A? | 1) It is split into two parts, both of which must be answered. 2) It asks you to write about both of the texts at the same time, comparing and contrasting them. |
| What do you have to do in section B? | Produce 1 extended piece of transactional writing. |
| What forms of writing might you be asked to produce in section B? | Articles (newspaper, magazine, web-based) Reviews Reports Speeches/talks Letters Diaries/journals Travel writing Leaflets Blogs Webpages Basically any non-fiction form apart from transitory ones such as email, news feeds, Social Media posts etc. . |
| What percentage of your GCSE is paper 2 worth? | 60% This is the paper which is worth the largest percentage of your GCSE so make sure you provide responses to all of the questions and revise thoroughly for this exam! |
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