PAPER 2 WRITING THE REVIEW 1 Letter WRITING

PAPER 2 WRITING: THE REVIEW

1. Letter WRITING TASKS IN THE EXAM 2. Report 3. Review 4. Speech 5. Leaflet 6. Article

These techniques are for ANY of the writing questions in the exam.

THE GOAL OF EACH TEXT IS THE SAME: PERSUADE THE READER TO AGREE WITH YOU!

TIP 1 5 BULLET POINT STRUCTURE

WRITE THIS PLAN FOR BOTH WRITING QUESTIONS IN THE EXAM. WRITE IT AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.

EXAMPLE STRUCTURE FOR ALL QUESTIONS PARAGRAPH 1 – INTRO (2 SENTENCES) ST PARAGRAPH 2 – 1 MAIN POINT (5 -8 S) nd PARAGRAPH 3 – 2 MAIN POINT (5 -8 S) rd PARAGRAPH 4 – 3 MAIN POINT (5 -8 S) PARAGRAPH 5 – CONCLUSION (2 S)

� One point per paragraph!!! � Do not put lots of points in a big chunk!

�Do not put lots of points in a big chunk!

PARAGRAPH 1 – INTRO PARAGRAPH 2 – 1 ST MAIN POINT PARAGRAPH 3 – 2 nd MAIN POINT PARAGRAPH 4 – CONCLUSION

TRY NOT TO HAVE HUGE SENTENCES – IF YOU HAVE ONE THAT IS 4/5 LINES LONG, YOU NEED TO PUT A FULL STOP IN!

3 BIG SENTENCES 7 -8 SHORT, MEDIUM & LONGER SENTENCES

Write a review of a series, film or hotel for a magazine which is read by people of your age. [20] PARAGRAPH 1 – INTRO PARAGRAPH 2 – 1 ST MAIN POINT PARAGRAPH 3 – 2 nd MAIN POINT PARAGRAPH 4 – 3 rd MAIN POINT PARAGRAPH 5 – CONCLUSION

Write a review of a series, film or hotel for a magazine which is read by people of your age. [20] PARAGRAPH 1 – Black Panther PARAGRAPH 2 – actors PARAGRAPH 3 – music PARAGRAPH 4 – special effects PARAGRAPH 5 – go and watch it!

TIP 2 SHOW OFF TO THE EXAMINER

TIP 2 - SHOW OFF TO THE EXAMINER D – direct address R – rhetorical question E – exciting adjectives S – statistics

EXCITING ADJECTIVES DIRECT ADDRESS STATISTICS RHETORICAL QUESTIONS

TIP 3 WRITE A GREAT INTRO

HOW DO I START IT? Tip 1: Use the exam question to help you.

1 st sentence: use the exam question Write a review of the best film of 2019 BLACK PANTHER The film I am reviewing is the best film of 2019. In this review, I am going to explain why Black Panther is the must-see movie of the year. [20] THE RED TEXT IS TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE EXAM QUESTION

2 nd sentence: say ‘In this letter / speech / review etc. Write a review of the best film of 2019 [20] BLACK PANTHER The film I am reviewing is the best film of 2019. In this review, I am going to explain why Black Panther is the must-see movie of the year.

TIP 4 Use sentence starters

Want to gain easy marks? Use these words to begin your central paragraphs

PARAGRAPH 1 – travelling is great PARAGRAPH 2 – adventure PARAGRAPH 3 – meet new people PARAGRAPH 4 – bored of the UK PARAGRAPH 5 – bye and book your tickets!

R E V I E W

REVIEWS • GIVE A STAR RATING • CREATE A CATCHY TITLE AND SUB-HEADINGS – E. G. THE FANTASTIC FAST AND THE FURIOUS • USE AMBITIOUS ADJECTIVES E. G. FASCINATING, AMAZING, APPALLING ETC. • TRY TO PERSUADE THE READER TO AGREE WITH YOU • USE INTERESTING SENTENCE STARTERS E. G. FIRSTLY, SECONDLY, HOWEVER ETC. • USE DAFOREST • CHECK YOUR THERE /THEIR / THEY’RE