GCSE English Language Paper 1 - Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing

How to approach each question

Start with Question 5! You should do this question for at least 45 mins.

24 marks for content and organisation - AO5

16 marks for technical accuracy - AO6

Q5. Write a description suggested by this picture:
(Picture the exam board provide)

Or: Writing a story 

10 mins PLAN: Choose your task

Structure: 

• How will you write a powerful opening?
• How can you link the ending back to this opening?
• What will you focus on in each paragraph?

Narrative voice - Whose perspective will you write from?

What will you ''zoom in'' on for detail?

How can you change the focus?

Then begin to write - 30 minutes.

Last 5 minutes - CHECK + EDIT!

- Vocabulary check - have you chosen the best word? Could you be more ambitious in places. Change a word?

- Have you linked your ending back to the opening paragaph? 

- Have you used a variety of punctuation - more than just full stops, commas and capital letters? E.g ; ' ( ) ? !

- Have you used some complex sentences? E.g starting with a connective..

Despite...

Although...

Because...

As...

- Staring with an adverb

Unusually...

Silently...

Cautiously...

- Have you varied your paragraph lengths for effect?

Source A

Read for five mins - Highlight interesting words / phrases / structure as you read

Section A: Reading - 5 mins - Question 1

List four things from this part…