Samantha Oates – Curriculum Area Leader for English GCSE English Language - Developing key skills at home. Samantha Oates – Curriculum Area Leader for English soates@saltashcloud.net

Paper 1 Question 1 = 4 marks Paper 2 Question 1 = 4 marks

4 minutes Paper 1 Question 1 = 4 marks Give parents 4 minutes to complete this activity.

Students can copy from the text or paraphrase.

Paper 2 Question 1 = 4 marks

Warm-up over!

English Language – Paper 2 (1 hour and 45 minutes) You are advised to read the text and the questions for the first 15 minutes. Question Skill AO(s) assessed Marks available Timing 1 Reading AO1 4 4 minutes 2 AO2 (Language) 8 9 minutes 3 AO2 (Structure) AO4 20 23 minutes 5 Writing AO5 &AO6 40 45 minutes English Language – Paper 2 (1 hour and 45 minutes) You are advised to read the text and the questions for the first 15 minutes. Question Skill AO(s) assessed Marks available Timing 1 Reading AO1 4 4 minutes 2 8 9 minutes 3 AO2 (Language) 12 14 minutes AO3 16 18 minutes 5 Writing AO5 &AO6 40 45 minutes

9 minutes Paper 2 Question 1 = 8 marks Give parents 4 minutes to complete this activity.

How the answer might look: There are similar things to see and do at the two places but they happen in very different ways; music is an example. There are bands at Greenwich, each with three drums, all play ‘different tunes at the same time’ so it sounds like disorganised chaos and just a cacophony adding to the confusion. At Glastonbury, we get a different idea of the bands: including Elvis Costello and The Killers, who ‘perform in tuxedo jackets and glitter’, so this seems like it is more organised, with spectators actually watching. This creates a more refined atmosphere than at Greenwich. Also, couples can get married at the chapel of love and loathing.

Running out of motivation?

English Language – Paper 2 (1 hour and 45 minutes) You are advised to read the text and the questions for the first 15 minutes. Question Skill AO(s) assessed Marks available Timing 1 Reading AO1 4 4 minutes 2 AO2 (Language) 8 9 minutes 3 AO2 (Structure) AO4 20 23 minutes 5 Writing AO5 &AO6 40 45 minutes English Language – Paper 2 (1 hour and 45 minutes) You are advised to read the text and the questions for the first 15 minutes. Question Skill AO(s) assessed Marks available Timing 1 Reading AO1 4 4 minutes 2 8 9 minutes 3 AO2 (Language) 12 14 minutes AO3 16 18 minutes 5 Writing AO5 &AO6 40 45 minutes

Paper 1 Question 5 = 40 marks 45 minutes

Top Tip From a distance… A rainbow of colours from the different swimwear. The muddy looking sand seems to merge with the water. Top Tip Work in layers. This means that the opening of your description should start with a ‘bird’s eye’ view and then you zoom in on smaller details.

A mother stands, hands on hips, watching her children swimming. Zooming in… A young boy determinedly digs into the sand, hoping to get to the other side. A mother stands, hands on hips, watching her children swimming. Top Tip Work in layers. This means that the opening of your description should start with a ‘bird’s eye’ view and then you zoom in on smaller details.

How can I coach at home?

Q1 SKILLS (Selecting short pieces of information from a piece of text) *Print out a range of openings from novels. Ask your son/daughter to read the first page and (depending on the content) ask them to: -List 4 things that they have learnt about the city -List 4 things that they have learnt about the male character -List 4 things that they have learnt about the female character -List 4 things that they have learnt about the crime scene -List 4 things that they have learnt about the aliens

Q2 skills (Summarising differences) You could: *Print out/cut out the same story from a tabloid and a broadsheet newspaper and ask your son/daughter to summarise the differences in the way that the story was reported. *Print out historical background about areas of society that have changed dramatically over time – education, hospitals, technology and ask your son/daughter to summarise the differences between then and now.

Q5 skills (Writing) This is probably the easiest one that you can help us with. You just need to provide your son/daughter with an image and ask them to describe what they see. *Use Google Images to find interesting photographs that can act as a stimulus for a piece of writing. *If you have a favourite artist, then you could use a painting as a prompt for writing a description.