Language Paper 1 Question 4 OBJECTIVE To revise

Language Paper 1 Question 4 OBJECTIVE To revise how to approach question 4.

Quick Question 1 Practise Read lines 1 – 7 of Source A. List 4 things that the girl does. 1. 2. 3. 4.

You could have had… • She went down the steps. • She prayed. • She ran across the bridge. • She told her legs what to do. • She advised all parts of herself. • She crossed the roaring waters. • She ran faster. How many did you get?

Question 4 NOT about the whole text • Focus this part of your answer on the second half of the Source from line 22 to the end. • A reader said, ‘This part of the source where the girl gets back home makes the reader feel an overwhelming sense of relief. ’ • To what extent do you agree? • In your response, you could: Worth A LOT of marks! Give your opinion in response to a statement [20 marks] Give your opinion • consider your own impressions of the text • evaluate how the writer creates a sense of relief Talk about the writer and their techniques. • support your response with references to the text. Use quotes

• Now, read the rest of the source to yourself.

Relief-o-metre 1. She heard her clumsy feet on the porch and listened and felt her hands scrabbling and ripping at the lock with the key. 2. “Now lock it, bar it, lock it!” she gasped wretchedly. “Lock it, tight!” 3. She listened to her heart again and the sound of it diminishing into silence. 4. She slumped against the door. Safe, safe. Listen. Not a sound. 5. Nobody. There was nobody following me at all. Nobody running after me. 6. She got her breath and almost laughed at herself. 7. Home’s the really good warm place, the only place to be. 8. Behind her in the living room, someone cleared his throat. 5 - Complete relief 1 – Not relieved at all!

Spot the difference…. BIG TIP! She listened to her heart again and the sound of it diminishing into silence. For question 4 • The girl in the story stops to ‘listen’ to her heart which shows she has finally got a moment to rest and has escaped her follower. Her heartbeat is also you must also said to ‘diminish’ which reflects that she is becoming calmer and the ‘silence’ shows her panic has subsided. Therefore a sense of relief is analysis language created for the reader. techniques! She listened to her heart again and the sound of it diminishing into silence. • The girl in the story stops to ‘listen’ to her heart; this verb shows she has finally got a moment to rest and has escaped her follower. Her heartbeat is also said to ‘diminish’ which is a metaphor for her becoming calmer and the ‘silence’ has connotations of peace which shows her panic has subsided. Therefore a sense of relief is created for the reader.

Go back to your quotes and label with devices? 1. She heard her clumsy feet on the porch and listened and felt her hands scrabbling and ripping at the lock with the key. 2. “Now lock it, bar it, lock it!” she gasped wretchedly. “Lock it, tight!” 3. She listened to her heart again and the sound of it diminishing into silence. 4. She slumped against the door. Safe, safe. Listen. Not a sound. Pronoun Adjectives Dramatic verbs Imperative Verb 5. Nobody. There was nobody following me at all. Nobody running after me. 6. She got her breath and almost laughed at herself. 7. Home’s the really good warm place, the only place to be. Adverb 8. Behind her in the living room, someone cleared his throat. Exclamation Short sentences Repetition

PEEF Reader Link to the question Techniques In this section of the source I do agree that the writer creates a sense of relief to some extent. For example, when the girl enters her house and locks the door it states ‘She slumped against the door. Safe, safe. Listen. Not a sound. ’ The writer uses the verb ‘slumped’ to show that the girl is tired from running away but is now relaxed and is no longer running as she feels ‘safe. ’ Furthermore, the sense of relief is shown by the repetition of ‘safe’ which is almost like she is reassuring herself and this is also emphasised by her realisation there is ‘not a sound’ to be heard. This creates a sense of relief for the reader as it contrasts to the previous panicked scene and shows she is now safe, or so she thinks at this point.

PEEF In this section of the source I do agree that the writer creates a sense of relief to some extent. For example, when the girl enters her house and locks the door it states ‘She slumped against the door. Safe, safe. Listen. Not a sound. ’ The writer uses the verb ‘slumped’ to show that the girl is drained and tired from running away but as she is now in a relaxed state it shows she feels more ‘safe. ’ Furthermore, the sense of relief is shown by the repetition of ‘safe’ which is almost like she is reassuring herself and this is also emphasised by her realisation there is ‘not a sound’ to be heard. This creates a sense of relief for the reader as it contrasts to the previous panicked scene and shows she is now safe, or so she thinks at this point.

A reader said, ‘This part of the source where the girl gets back home makes the reader feel an overwhelming sense of relief. ’ To what extent do you agree? Point • I agree/disagree/agree a bit…. with the statement… Evidence • I think this because the text says…. Explain • This suggests she… because…. • An interesting word/devices the writer has used is…. because…. Furthermore • Furthermore, this point is proven/backed up when…. which supports my point as… • The writer has let us know… by using…