May Revision Unit 1 Section A Higher

GCSE UNIT 1REVISION/SECTION A:May Revision. GCSE English Language. Unit

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READING

WHAT QUESTIONS

1. A question asking you to show understanding of a text

2. A question on specific presentational devices

3. A question asking you to infer the writer’s thoughts and feelings

4. A question asking you to compare how language is used for effect

WILL YOU BE ASKED?

SOURCE 1 -WHAT TYPE OFTEXT COULDMay Revision. GCSE English Language. Unit

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T.A.P.:TEXT TYPE.AUDIENCE.May Revision. GCSE English Language. Unit

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PURPOSE.

• Web article• Newspaper article• Extract from non-

fiction book:– Biography– Travel writing

TEXT TYPESTAP:

• Age– Teens– 20s– Retired

• Occupation– Professional– Manual– Untrained

• Education– University– Uneducated

• Interests– Sporty– Gadgets– Healthy eater– Travel

• Family– Parents– Single

• Wealth– Affluent– Low income

• Class– Ruling– Middle– Working

• Attitudes– Charitable– Open-minded– Environmentalist– Aspirational

AUDIENCETAP:

• Inform• Entertain• Describe• Narrate• Persuade• Argue• Advise

PURPOSETAP:

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INSERT!

QUESTION 1:SHOWINGUNDER-May Revision. GCSE English Language. Unit

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STANDING.

PAST• What do you understand about the Amazon tribe and

the issues it faces? (Jan 13)• What do you understand about Sophie Haydock’s

experience and the issues of homelessness? (Nov 12)• What do you learn from the article about the Beach to

City programme run by the RNLI? (Jun 12)• What do you learn from Geoffrey Lean’s article about

the issues of rainfall and flooding in Britain? (Jan 12)• What do you learn from Ben Leach’s article about the

issues and concerns regarding the building of wind farms? (Jun 11)

• What do you learn from Elisabeth Hyde’s article about where she has been and what she has been doing? (Jan 11)

QUESTIONS

• 8 marks

• Spend 12 minutes on this question

• It will always ask you to refer to Source 1 (historically a web news article)

• offer evidence that text is understood

• show engagement with text

• interpret and make connections about the issues

• offer quotations to support understanding

ABOUT QUESTION 1WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

What do you understand from the article about overseas festivals and the issues of festival-going? (8 marks)

Band 4 (7-8 marks)

Band 3 (5-6 marks)

Band 2 (3-4 marks)

• Offers evidence that the text is fully understood

• Shows detailed engagement with the text

• Makes pereceptive interpretations and comments on the content and issues in the text

• Offers appropriate quotations or references to support understanding

• Shows some evidence that the text is understood

• Attempts to engage with the text

• Makes some reference to the content and issues mentioned in the text

• Offers some relevant references or quotations to support what has been understood

• Shows clear evidence that the text is understood

• Shows clear engagement with the text

• Begins to interpret the text and make connections between content and issues

• Uses relevant quotations or references to support understanding

QUESTION 2:PICTURES &HEADLINES &May Revision. GCSE English Language. Unit

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TEXT.

PAST• Explain how the headline and picture are effective

and how they link to the text. (Jan 13)• Explain how the headline and picture are effective

and how they link to the text. (Nov 12)• Explain how the headline and picture are effective

and how they link to the text. (Jun 12)• Explain how the headline, sub-headline and picture

are effective and how they link to the text. (Jan 12)• Explain how the headline and picture are effective

and how they link to the text. (Jun 11)• Explain how the headline, sub-headline and picture

are effective and how they link with the text. (Jan 11)

QUESTIONS

• 8 marks


• It will always ask you to refer to Source 2 (historically a news article)

• offer interpretation of the effect of the headline

• present interpretation of the picture and its effect

• link the picture and headline to text

• offer quotations to support comments


Explain how the headline, sub-headline and picture are effective and how they link to the text. (8 marks)

Band 4 (7-8 marks)

Band 3 (5-6 marks)

Band 2 (3-4 marks)

• Offers a detailed interpretation of the effect of the headline

• Presents a detailed explanation and interpretation of what the picture shows and its effect

• Links the picture and the headline to the text with perceptive comments

• Offers appropriate quotations or references to support comments

• Shows some evidence that the headline and its effects are understood

• Attempts to link the headline to the text

• Offers some explanation of how the picture is effective

• Attempts to link the picture to the context of the text

• Shows clear evidence that the headline and its effects are understood

• Makes clear and appropriate links between the headline and the context of the text

• Offers a clear explanation of the effectiveness of the picture

• Links the picture to the content of the text

• Employs relevant quotations or references

QUESTION 3:WRITER’STHOUGHTS &May Revision. GCSE English Language. Unit

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FEELINGS.

PAST• Explain the thoughts and feelings the writer has during

his encounter with the bear. (Jan 13)• Explain some of the thoughts and feelings Michael

Caine has about the places where he lived during the war. (Nov 12)

• Explain some of the thoughts and feelings Parrado and Canessa have whilst searching for rescue. (Jun 12)

• Explain some of the thoughts and feelings Christoper Ondaatje has about his experience of Lake Victoria. (Jan 12)

• Explain some of the thoughts and feelins Claire Francis has during the storm. (Jun 11)

• Explain which parts of Pete Boardman’s story of the return to Camp 6 you find tense and exciting. (Jan 11)

QUESTIONS

• 8 marks


• It will always ask you to refer to Source 3 (historically a non-fiction extract)

• show understanding and engagement with the events described in the text

• offer explanations and interpretations of the thoughts and feelings expressed

• offer quotations to support ideas


Explain the thoughts and feelings the writer has during his encounter in the village. (8 marks)

Band 4 (7-8 marks)

Band 3 (5-6 marks)

Band 2 (3-4 marks)

• Engages in detail with the events described in the text

• Offers perceptive explanations and interpretations of the thoughts and feelings expressed

• Employs appropriate quotations or references to support ideas

• Shows some engagement with the text and the event described

• Attempts some comments to explain thoughts and feelings

• Offers some relevant quotations or references to support ideas

• Shows a clear understanding of the events described in the text

• Clearly explains and begins to interpret the thoughts and feelings

• Employs relevant quotations or references to support understanding and interpretation

QUESTION 4:COMPARINGLANGUAGEMay Revision. GCSE English Language. Unit

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FOR EFFECT.

PAST• Compare the ways in which language is used for

effect in the two texts.(Jan 13)• Compare the ways in which language is used for

effect in the two texts. Give some examples and analyse the effects. (Nov 12)

• Compare the ways in which language is used for effect in the two texts. Give some examples and analyse what the effects are. (Jun 12)

• Compare the different ways in which language is used for effect in the two texts. Give some examples and analyse for effects. (Jan 12)

• Compare the different ways in which language is used for effect in the two texts. Give some examples and analyse the effects. (Jun 11)

• Compare the different ways in which language is used for effect in the two texts. Give some examples and analyse what the effects are.(Jan 11)

QUESTIONS

• 16 marks


• It will always ask you to refer to Source 3 (historically a news article) and either of the other sources

• offer understanding of the texts in relation to language

• analyse how the writers have used language to achieve effects

• offer quotations to support ideas with perceptive comments

• focus on comparison and cross-referencing of language features between the texts


What do you understand from the article about overseas festivals and the issues of festival-going? (16 marks)

Band 4 (13-16 marks)

Band 3 (9-12 marks)

Band 2 (5-8 marks)

• Offers a full and detailed understanding of the texts in relation to language

• Analyses how the writers have used language to achieve their effects

• Offers appropriate quotations in support of ideas with perceptive comments

• Focuses on comparison and cross-referencing of language features between the texts

• Shows some evidence that the texts are understood in relation to language

• Shows some appreciation of the effect of words and phrases in the different contexts

• Attempts to support responses with usually appropriate quotations or references

• Attempts to compare language use and make cross references

• Shows clear evidence that the texts are understood in relation to language

• Offers clear explanations of the effect of words and phrases in the different contexts

• Offers relevant quotations or references to support ideas

• Offers clear comparisons and cross references of language features between the texts