English Language Unit 2 1hr 45mins 21.01.14

1. Section A Reading and answering questions on non fiction 1hr Section B Planning and writing your own piece of non fiction 45mins English LanguageUnit 21hr 45mins21.01.14

2. Section B Approach • Before you begin, always make sure you have carefully considered • Purpose: Why am I writing this piece? • Audience: Who is it written for? • Language: What language should I use? • Layout: How should it be laid out?

3. SSPS • Don’t forget that 50% of the marks from this question are awarded for Sentence Structure, Punctuation and Spelling • Proof read your writing thoroughly to ensure that you find and correct any careless errors. Don’t be afraid to make changes if they will improve your work! Accuracy checklist • Apostrophes • Capital letters • Commas • Parenthetic commas • Semi colons

4. Don’t forget to pick your forests! REVISE THESE TECHNIQUES – make sure you can spot them AND write them! P ersonal address Using words like you, I, we, and us. I mperatives Telling your audience to do something C ounter argument Showing you understand a different point of view C omparisons Using metaphors and similes A lliteration Two or more words starting with the same sound A necdotes Short personal stories that prove your point and add detail F acts Truthful statements O pinion Thoughts and ideas R hetoricals Questions that encourage the audience to think about what has been asked E motive Language that forces the audience to feel an emotion S tatistics Using numbers to prove your point S uperlatives Adjectives that describe the very best or the very worst T riples Writing in threes

5. Informal letter • Your address • The date • Greeting (Hi, Dear) • Short introductory paragraph making the purpose of the letter clear • 3 – 4 middle paragraphs • Final paragraph to round off and reinforce the purpose of the letter • Informal closure (Love, from) • Your first name

6. Formal letter • Your address and the date • The recipient’s address • Salutation (Dear) • Opening paragraph • About three middle paragraphs • Closing paragraph • Formal closure (if you don’t know the name of the person you’re writing to, use Yours faithfully, if you do know the name of the person, it will be Yours sincerely)

7. Report • An appropriate heading – it can be straightforward or catchy • Use the subheading Introduction: make it clear who you are, who you are writing this report for and what it is about • Numbered paragraphs: cover each of the bullet points in the task. You could use each bullet point to help create your numbered headings. Decide what will go under each. • Include plenty of detail: if your answer is too short, you will lose marks. • Use the subheading Conclusion: say what you think should happen next – perhaps a meeting to discuss the issue?

8. Article • Engaging headline • Short, sharp introductory paragraph • About three middle paragraphs • A conclusion that draws the points together and gives a final opinion

9. Leaflet • Engaging heading • Subheadings to show what each paragraph will be about • You should not add illustrations but you can indicate where they might be placed if you wish • Include information required by the reader • Concluding section

10. Speech • Start by addressing your audience and keep your audience in mind throughout your speech • Choose information that will interest the audience and don’t bombard them with facts and statistics Don’t be afraid to draw on personal experience

11. Review • An introduction giving the reader some of the details of what you’ve been asked to review • The aspects you enjoyed • The features you were less impressed with • A conclusion in which you give your final judgement