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GCSE Exam

GCSE Exam. Booster Session – Jan 2013. Success looks like…. Reading stuff …. and writing stuff!. How do authors use inference to guide the reader’s response?.

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GCSE Exam

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  1. GCSE Exam Booster Session – Jan 2013

  2. Success looks like… Reading stuff … and writing stuff!

  3. How do authors use inference to guide the reader’s response? It was my first day in the city. All around me, the bright lights ____________________ and the neon advertising hoardings _______________ out their messages. The tall buildings ___________________ the ________________ sky. On every pavement the __________________ commuters _____________ down the streets below like ________________________________________. My heart ____________.

  4. The narrator is frightened or intimidated… It was my first day in the city. All around me, the bright lights glared and the neon advertising hoardings pounded out their messages. The tall buildings pierced the blazing sky. On every pavement the unruly commuters jostled down the streets below like stampeding animals. My heart throbbed.

  5. The narrator is excited… It was my first day in the city. All around me, the bright lights beamed and the neon advertising hoardings sang out their messages. The tall buildings reached up to the luminous sky. On every pavement the dynamic commuters trooped down the streets below like tribes of ants. My heart soared.

  6. The narrator is depressed… It was my first day in the city. All around me, the bright lights scowled and the neon advertising hoardings wailed out their messages. The tall buildings loomed against the empty sky. On every pavement the faceless commuters wandered down the streets below like lost souls. My heart sank.

  7. Your turn! It was my first day in the city…

  8. Did you employ features of great writing? • Sophisticated vocabulary for effect • Powerful adverbs • Discourse markers to guide you reader • Similes and metaphors to enliven your writing • A variety of punctuation for effect • A variety of sentence lengths for effect • Humour or emotive language

  9. Presentational Devices Headline Image Sub-headline Text

  10. Some useful vocabulary • Headline; sub-headline or strapline • Image – caption • Colour scheme • Connotation / denotation • Positioning • Slogan • Juxtaposition • Iconography

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