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English/English Language Exam Understanding and Producing Non-Fiction Texts

English/English Language Exam Understanding and Producing Non-Fiction Texts. Foundation Paper Time: 2 hours 15 minutes Marks: 80. Question 1a: Summarising. Read Question 1a so you know the focus of your summary. Q1a is worth 4 marks.

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English/English Language Exam Understanding and Producing Non-Fiction Texts

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  1. English/English Language ExamUnderstanding and Producing Non-Fiction Texts Foundation Paper Time: 2 hours 15 minutes Marks: 80

  2. Question 1a: Summarising Read Question 1a so you know the focus of your summary. Q1a is worth 4 marks. Spend 5 minutes reading Source 1. As you read, underline/highlight any phrases which relate to the question. Aim to find 4 phrases. Spend 2 minutes writing these in your own words in the correct spaces.

  3. Question 1b: Inference In the first paragraph, the writer feels... I know this because they say... This means... Read Question 1b so you know whose feelings you are going to explore, and about what. Q1b is worth 4 marks. Spend 3 minutes re-reading Source 1. As you read, underline/highlight any phrases which reveal the person’s thoughts. Aim to find at least 4 phrases. Spend 5 minutes explaining how the person feels. Aim to make and explain 4 points.

  4. Question 2: Summarising In the first paragraph, the writer... I know this because the writer says... Read Question 2 so you know the focus of your summary. Q2 is worth 8 marks. Spend 5 minutes reading Source 2. As you read, underline/highlight any phrases which relate to the question. Aim to find 8 phrases. Spend 10 minutes writing your summary of Source 2. Aim to make 8 points.

  5. Question 3: Use of Language What is the writer writing about? How do they write about it? Quote! What does it make you think of/feel like? Read Question 3. Q3 is worth 12 marks. Spend 5 minutes reading Source 3. Decide what its purpose is, and highlight places where techniques for that purpose are used. Aim to find 6 techniques. Spend 15 minutes writing your analysis. Aim to write about at least 6 techniques altogether.

  6. Question 2: Comparing Lay-out and Presentation Mood Memory Finding Read Question 4 so you know which Sources you have to analyse. Q4 is worth 12 marks. Spend 4 minutes reading Source 1 and organising the presentational features on a Venn diagram.

  7. Question 2: Comparing Lay-out and Presentation The writer of Source 1 uses... This makes me feel... or This helps me remember... or This helps me find... Mood Memory Finding Spend 4 minutes reading Source 2 and organising the presentational features on a Venn diagram. Spend 12 minutes writing up your analysis. Aim to write about 3 features from each Source.

  8. Question 6: Long Writing Task • Read Question 6, which is worth 24 marks. • Spend 5 minutes planning. • Identify your target audience. • List the techniques of the purpose you are writing for. • List the presentational devices of the form you will use. • Decide the formality and tone of your register. • Make a plan for at least 4 sections of content. • Spend 10 minutes writing each section of your answer. • At the end of each section, check your spelling, punctuation and grammar.

  9. Question 5: Short Writing Task • Read Question 6, which is worth 16 marks. • Spend 4 minutes planning. • Identify your target audience. • List the techniques of the purpose you are writing for. • List the presentational devices of the form you will use. • Decide the formality and tone of your register. • Make a plan for at least 4 sections of content. • Spend 4 minutes writing each section of your answer. • At the end of each section, check the spelling, punctuation and grammar of your writing.

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