English exams Writing exam consists of 2 NONFICTION

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English exams Writing exam consists of 2 NON-FICTION texts. Texts include: • Magazines/newspapers •

English exams Writing exam consists of 2 NON-FICTION texts. Texts include: • Magazines/newspapers • Speech • Leaflets • Report • Proposal • Letter {informal/formal} In the exam include structures from AFORRESST

AFORREST Alliteration- This is where there is two or more words beginning with the

AFORREST Alliteration- This is where there is two or more words beginning with the same letter. Example- Ali Ashfaq’s angry dog. The highlighted letters show that I have evidence of alliteration.

FACT • A fact is something that is verifiable. Example- The capital of England

FACT • A fact is something that is verifiable. Example- The capital of England is London.

OPINION • An opinion is where somebody gives their opinion about something or someone.

OPINION • An opinion is where somebody gives their opinion about something or someone. Example- I think Mr Atkinson is the best Bratford born English teacher ever.

REPETITION • Repetition- This is the action of repeating something that has been said

REPETITION • Repetition- This is the action of repeating something that has been said or written. Saying or writing something more than once. Example- The dark, dark room.

Rhetorical question • A rhetorical question is a question that does not require an

Rhetorical question • A rhetorical question is a question that does not require an answer that needs to be said out loud but requires a person to think. Example- Do you want to bend the ball like Beckham?

Emotive language • Emotive language is the deliberate use of words that makes the

Emotive language • Emotive language is the deliberate use of words that makes the reader feel something. Example- The victims were brutally executed in cold blood.

Statistics • Statistics is when there is a use of figures in the text.

Statistics • Statistics is when there is a use of figures in the text. Example- 99/100 people like Ronaldo rather than Messi.

Simile • A simile is when you compare two things using the words as

Simile • A simile is when you compare two things using the words as or like. Example- His eyes were like diamonds in the sky.

{Group of} Three • This is when there are three reasons for something. Example-

{Group of} Three • This is when there are three reasons for something. Example- Pendle Vale is good because it has a football pitch, excellent teachers and outstanding facilities.