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WJEC PAPER 1 PRACTICE

WJEC PAPER 1 PRACTICE. READING PROSE EXTRACTS. OBJECTIVES. I MUST: be able to locate key information in a text I SHOULD: understand character’s feelings and motivations I COULD: use evidence to explain what the writer is trying to put across to readers. EXAMINATION SKILLS.

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WJEC PAPER 1 PRACTICE

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  1. WJEC PAPER 1 PRACTICE READING PROSE EXTRACTS

  2. OBJECTIVES I MUST: be able to locate key information in a text I SHOULD: understand character’s feelings and motivations I COULD: use evidence to explain what the writer is trying to put across to readers

  3. EXAMINATION SKILLS • READING AND SUMMARISING TEXTS • LOCATING AND RETRIEVING INFORMATION • INFERRING MEANING • UNDERSTANDING WRITERS’ STRUCTURAL DEVICES • UNDERSTANDING LANGUAGE USES/FEATURES • EXPLORE AND DEVELOP INFORMATION

  4. STARTER Read the short story and as fast as you can find the following information: 5 words beginning with the letter “s” 2 characters that appear in the story 2 settings 1 emotion Use evidence!

  5. STARTER ANSWERS • Stretched, sprung, smiled, scornfully, shoes... • The boy, the deer • Bedroom, the farm, the bush • Excitement, misery, frustration

  6. UNDERSTANDING CONTENT Re-read the short story and list all the events/actions that take place. • The boy wakes, dresses and leaves the house • He hears the early morning birdsong • He feels excited and euphoric and jumps for joy • He hears a strange scream • He sees an injured deer being devoured by ants • He feels pity and misery at how this had to happen • He tries to work out what happened • He goes home still contemplating the event

  7. INFERRING MEANING In the story the young boy seems to go through a rite of passage, an experience of learning through witnessing difficult events which makes him more mature. He goes through a whole range of emotions. Track the boy’s emotions by highlighting them, then plot them on a graph to show how his mood changes. Add a quotation to each feeling.

  8. INFERRING MEANING (2) Euphoria Fear Confusion Excitement

  9. FINALLY.... In your own words summarise what actually happens in the story and how the boy is affected by his experience.

  10. HOMEWORK PRACTICE EXAM PAPER – FOUNDATION!

  11. PLENARY Read explanations and locate where you have achieved the lesson objectives by annotating what you have written. I MUST: be able to locate key information in a text I SHOULD: understand character’s feelings and motivations I COULD: use evidence to explain what the writer is trying to put across to readers

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