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Component 1 is 1 hour 45 minutes long. How should you allocate your time?
10 minutes reading the texts, 50 minutes answering section , 10 minutes planning section B and 35 minutes writing section B
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Component 2 is 2 hours long. How should you allocate your time?
10 minutes reading the texts, 50 minutes answering section A and 30 minutes on each writing question.
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What will component 1, Section A-reading feature?
This will feature one work of fiction from the 20th century around 500-800 words or 60-100 lines in length. It could be from any literary genre.
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What will component 2, Section A-reading feature?
Two non-fictional texts of about 900-1200 words in total. One from the 19th century and one from the 21st century.
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When starting to read Component 1, Section A-reading what should you start to think about?
How and Why the author has created paricular characters and atmospheres.
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In Component 2, Secton A-reading what should you start to think about?
You should start to think about the author's purpose, tone and point of view.
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How many questions wil you be asked on component 1, Section A?
5 questions on the text.
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How many questions will you be asked on component 2, Section B?
Two on the 19th century text, two on the 21st century text and two questions on both texts.
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What is Assessment objective 1?
It tests your ability to identify and explain the information in a text.
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What is Assessment objective 2?
It tests your ability to explain and how writers use language and struture to achieve effects.
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What is Assessment objective 3?
It tests your ability to compare the views put foward in the two non-fiction texts in component 2, section A- Reading. You will also need to compare the two techniques used by the two writers.
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What is Assessment objective 4?
It tests your ability to evaluate texts. This means explaining the ideas and points of iew expressed by the writer.
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What Key places should you look at when skim reading a text?
The heading, the first sentence of each paragraph and the last sentence of the text.
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When highlighting useful quotes what else should you note down?
The effect on the reader. The technique used to achieve it. Try to use the correct technical language.
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How long should you spend on a 10 mark question?
12 minutes.
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What is an explicit question?
It means you just need to find short quotes or paraphrase what is cleary there.
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What is an implicit question?
It means you will have work out what the writer is suggesting or implying.
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What is an inference question?
It is when you read between the lines when a question asks you about the feelings, thoughts, views and actions of the writer.
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What are Comparatives?
They describe degrees of difference, e.g. smaller, longer and darker
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What are Superlatives?
They describe the most or least. e.g. smallest, longest and darkest.
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What are connotations?
They are words that can create bigger ideas in our mnds through attitides and ideas they suggest.
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What is figurative language?
Figurative language, or imagery, is often used to create pictures in the reader's mind and make description more vivid.
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When you are commenting on figurative language what should you do?
comment on the effect of the language used and give the name for the figurative device used.
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What should you look for in Component 1 when you look at how a character has been created?
Look for action words- verbs and adverbs. Look for adjectives and figurative language and look out for colloquial (informational or conversational) language.
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When summing up the effect made by the writer what are good phrases to sum it up with?
Overall, the writer suggests... , Overall, the writer creates... , The overall tone of the extract is...
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What is a narrative voice?
It is the 'voice' a writer of fiction chooses to tell the story. The choice of narratie voice can be used to create a perticular point of view.
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What is emotive language?
Words intended to create an extreme response or play on the readers emotions.
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What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration used to make a point?
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In component 2 what does using facts, opinions and expert advice do?
Makes writers opinions more persuasive or convincing.
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What is a single clause sentence?
They are made up of one clause and provide one piece of information.
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What is a subordinate clause?
A subordinate clause does not make sense on its own. It is dependent on the main clause.
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What is a coordinate clause?
Neither clause is dependent on the other. They are an equal pair.
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What is a multiclause sentence?
They are made up of more than one clause and contain two or more verbs.
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Why are long sentences used?
To create tension, atmosphere or for emphasis. They are used in texts aimed at adults.
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Why are short sentences used?
To create drama or to mimic a narrator's or writer's thought
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What is foreshadowing?
An advance sign or warning of what is to come in the future.
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What does it mean when you synthesise quotes?
You combine two or more pieces of evidence
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How should you answer assessment objective 5?
1.Take an overview. 2. Back it up with three or more relavent quotes. 3.Show a clear understanding of both texts
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How should you answer assessment objective 6?
1.Compare the writers' ideas and views. 2.Compare how the writer present them 3.Give exampls from the text and use them in a detailed comparision
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How do you synthesise the evidence that you have selected?
1.Start with an overview that sums up the main points of your answer.2.Write one sentence for each piece of evidence you selected.3.Use adverbials to signposts the way throough your synthesis.
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What are adverbials?
They are linking phrases that you would use i your synthesis to show the similarity beween pieces of evidence.
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What should you do when comparing ideas?
1.Skim read the longer text and find the main idea of each paragraph. 2,Find structure points and language points you can use to explain the main ideas. 3.Repeat for the other text. 4.In the comparison, make it clear what text your are referring to.
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When comparing two texts, what should you look at?
Similar language or Structural techniques in both texts and explain effects they create.
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When does a writer make their perspective clear?
At the very start of the text or the second paragraph
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When evaluating a text what should you do?
1.Read the question- What aspects to evaluate 2. Get impressions and form opinion 3.Identify evidence to back up 4.Use inference to explain and assess the effects of the text.
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How should you introduce long quotes?
1.Introduce them with a colon. 2.Start the quotation on a new line 3.Put quotation in quotation marks 4.Start explanantion on new line.
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How should you introduce short quotes?
1.Do not need new line or quotation to introduce them 2,Put each quotation in quotation marks 3.Make sure sentence containing the makes sense.
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Component 2 is 2 hours long. How should you allocate your time?
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10 minutes reading the texts, 50 minutes answering section A and 30 minutes on each writing question.
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What will component 1, Section A-reading feature?
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What will component 2, Section A-reading feature?
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Card 5
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When starting to read Component 1, Section A-reading what should you start to think about?
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