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Year 9: Exam Preparation

Year 9: Exam Preparation. Section A: Reading . You will have 2 non-fiction texts to read. You must answer ALL the questions on the paper. You can use evidence from both articles when answering all the questions. Hacking ‘fun’ for British teens.

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Year 9: Exam Preparation

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  1. Year 9: Exam Preparation

  2. Section A: Reading • You will have 2 non-fiction texts to read. • You must answer ALL the questions on the paper. • You can use evidence from both articles when answering all the questions.

  3. Hacking ‘fun’ for British teens One in four young Britons attempts to access the Facebook accounts of their friends, a survey claims. The most common route of access was by working out - or "cracking" - each other's passwords. The poll of 1,150 under-19s found that nearly half of those who accessed other accounts did so from either their own computer or one at school. The main reason given for doing it was for fun, and a further 21% admitted they hoped to cause disruption. The young people questioned took part in the online survey anonymously. 78% of them said that they knew that hacking was wrong and 82% said they found it difficult to do in practice. ReuvenHarrison, co-founder of Tufin Technologies which commissioned the survey, told the BBC that young people need better education in order to understand when hacking is unacceptable. "Playing around with computers and trying to understand the system can be leveraged for good and bad purposes," he said. "There's a fine line at which point it becomes something bad. Children don't always understand where that line is." 20% of those who admitted to hacking in the survey believed they could make money from the activity and 5% described hacking as a career option. "Hacking into personal online accounts can be child's play if users do not protect their own passwords," said Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Hyde, president of the Society for the Policing of Cyberspace. "Hacking is illegal and we need to ensure everyone understands that."

  4. Read item 1, see if you can find the following... • A fact • An opinion • Another language device of your choice • Now say what the effect of each of the above is.

  5. Presentational Devices • List 3 presentational devices in the article. • Explain clearly and in detail: • What they are? • How they are effective?

  6. Section B: Writing • You will be asked to write 1 paragraph. • There will be only 1 question that you have to answer (You will not be given a choice of questions) • You should include a variety of language devices to make your writing effective.

  7. Writing to advise... • Why do you need to write to advise? • What devices are effective in writing to advise? • Remember AGONY AUNT

  8. WRITING TO ADVISE When we are Writing to Advise then we need to use the reminder : A G O N Y A U N T An ‘Agony Aunt’ is the slang name for someone who writes an advice column for newspapers and magazines. Readers write in with their problems and the ‘Agony Aunt’ advises them on their best course of action (what they should do to solve their problem).

  9. PROBLEMS PROBLEMS PROBLEMS Help, I need advice!

  10. is for AUDIENCE We always need to think about the person we are writing to. This helps us to choose solutions suitable for them. For example if we are replying to teenagers, we will try and think of solutions to their problems that they will feel comfortable with.

  11. is for Giving Good reasons tofollow your advice • It will help you here to use Modal Verbs e.g. Should, would, could. • Always explain your advice. Eg. If you could try and not be so jealous, then maybe your girlfriend would forgive you. (Nobody likes to be told what to do, without a good reason)

  12. Is for being OBJECTIVE Being OBJECTIVE means that you are able to consider a situation from everyone’s point of view and not take sides. This helps you to give fair and balanced advice.

  13. Is for NEW paragraphs for NEW topics Always remember to start a NEW PARAGRAPH if you start a new topic. Eg. I advise you to try talking this through. (New topic, so start new paragraph by clearly indenting your next line) Another approach you could try is to ask a mutual friend to talk to her first.

  14. Is for YOU Use the personal pronoun YOU, often in your writing to advise. This will make the reader feel as if you are putting them and their problems first.

  15. Is for AUTHORITY When giving advice, we must sound as if we know what we are talking about. We must sound as if we are an AUTHORITY on the subject. Authority = Expert

  16. Is for UNDERSTANDING It is important to always try to understand the problem that the reader is experiencing. This will help the reader to feel he is not struggling on his own. Use sentence starters such as , I understand how you feel…. Or You are not alone…….

  17. Is for NEVER be NEGATIVE! In ‘Writing to Advise’, remember that someone is relying on you to encourage and support them. Never be negative when advising people. Try and make them feel like Number 1!

  18. Is for TONE TONE is very important. It will decide whether you use FORMAL or INFORMAL language in your writing. It will also help you decide what vocabulary to use. When writing to advise use friendly, supportive, kind words to give advice.

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