Topic Language paper 1 creative reading and writing

Topic Language paper 1 - creative reading and writing Specialist Language We are learning to… Understanding the structure of the language paper 1 and how to achieve the best mark you can See glossary on slide 5 Learning Steps 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Paper 1 overview Understanding question 1 Question 1 examples Answering Question 1 Peer assessment Subject Specific Learning Outcomes Grade 8: Show detailed and perceptive understanding of language/ structure and the effect it has on the reader. Grade 5: Show a clear understanding of language/structure and explain the effects, using a range of relevant textual detail. Grade 3: Show some understanding of the language/ structure and attempt to comment on the effects. Learning Skills A 01: interpret and identify explicit and implicit meaning. A 02: Explain, comment and analyse the writer’s use of language.

Paper one overview Explorations in creative reading and writing Section A: Reading (40 marks) • One literature fiction text • 4 questions (1 short, 2 medium, 1 essay style) Section B: Writing (40 marks) • Descriptive or narrative writing • 80 Marks overall • 50% of English Language GCSE • 1 hour 45 minutes How much time should you spend on each section?

Section A- 1 hour, 4 questions Question 1: You will be directed to a certain part of the text you have been given and asked to identify 4 things. What you will be marked on: Correctly identifying the information Tip: You can use language from the text and a good way to remember where to check is to highlight the section or bracket it off.

Here is an example

Let’s read the extract

Let’s read the extract Quickly discuss: • What happened in this extract? What’s it about? • What do you infer about the narrator? • What did you like about this extract? • What was difficult about reading an extract of ‘older’ fiction like this?

Now answer the question

Assessing

So the candidate is awarded 3 marks

Self Assessing