Section A - Question 1

Practise ‘sources’…

1. ‘Teacher becomes self-made

millionaire by selling catchy and

creative lesson plans’

2. ‘The man with the missing brain’

3. ‘A new look at Sarajevo…’

Question 1a

• A bit like a ‘warm up’ task.

• Highlighting key points from the content.

• Need to spend roughly 6 minutes on it.

• An ‘easy win’ for 4 marks.

A bit like an aperitivo!A few simple bites!

Q1a) List four things you learn about...

c z y r o t s i h e

o m a t h s d z x n

o r s f w c e l t g

k g r u v i s i r l

i f q w s e i t o i

n s h i s n g e p s

g y s w e c n r s h

p e n u m e r a c y

s u m s a r t c e r

x z w f o o d y b a

h u m a n i t i e s

q f b s c i s y h p

Find four different

school subjects from

the wordsearch…

Strategy

• For speed, it might be

better to ‘skim then

scan’ rather than ‘close

read’.

• You need to make sure

your four points are

distinctly different.

• Unlike the wordsearch,

do not lift / quote

directly but write in your

own words.And keep in mind…

Now pick a practise source text and have a go...

1. ‘Teacher becomes self-made

millionaire by selling catchy and

creative lesson plans’

2. ‘The man with the missing brain’

3. ‘A new look at Sarajevo…’

Q1a) List four things you learn aboutDeanna Jump.

Q1a) List four things you learn aboutSimon Lewis’s situation.

Q1a) List four things you learn aboutSarajevo.

Q1a) List four things you learn aboutDeanna Jump.

1) Deanna Jump is a kindergarten teacher in America.

2) She has become a millionaire by selling resources.

3) She has been a teacher for 17 years but only started sharing her

work quite recently.

4) She still gets satisfaction from her teaching job and is not only

motivated by making a profit.

E X A M P L E

Question 1b• Still a ‘warm up’ but more focused on understanding.

• You need to be able to explain an aspect of the article. You need to read

between the lines.

• You need to use at least one key quotation.

• Structure your response using Point-Evidence-Explanation (PEE).

• Spend around 7minutes on this one. A bit like a cold starter! Pick out the bits you like!

Q1b) Why do / is / are…

Reading between the lines…

I can see…

So I can infer…

A snapshot from New Orleans, during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Keep in mind – what is the

examiner asking for?

Point:

In __________, we find…

Evidence:

We see this when / where…

Explanation:

This shows…

This makes the reader think…

Try to break your answer

down into chunks…

Strategy

Now pick a practise source text and have a go...

1. ‘Teacher becomes self-made

millionaire by selling catchy and

creative lesson plans’

2. ‘The man with the missing brain’

3. ‘A new look at Sarajevo…’

Q1a) Why is Teachers-pay-Teacherssuccessful?

Q1a) Why has Simon Lewis made such aremarkable recovery?

Q1a) Why is Sarajevo known as a citywhere East meets West?

E X A M P L E

We learn that Sarajevo is a city where East meets West in the opening

paragraph where it says it is “a city where Jews, Christians and Muslims have

long lived side by side.” This suggests people from different cultures have

come to live there. Secondly, we learn Sarajevo used to be a place where

traders from around the world would meet where it says, “Sarajevo was a

great trading point between Italian designers and Silk Road travellers from

China.” This portrays Sarajevo has a half-way point between Europe and

China. Overall, we get the impression Sarajevo is a city that has many

different faces from both sides of the world.

Q1a) Why is Sarajevo known as a citywhere East meets West?

We learn that Sarajevo is a city where East meets West in the opening

paragraph where it says it is “a city where Jews, Christians and Muslims have

long lived side by side.” This suggests people from different cultures have

come to live there. Secondly, we learn Sarajevo used to be a place where

traders from around the world would meet where it says, “Sarajevo was a

great trading point between Italian designers and Silk Road travellers from

China.” This portrays Sarajevo has a half-way point between Europe and

China. Overall, we get the impression Sarajevo is a city that has many

different faces from both sides of the world.