You have Text 2… Can you SPITE the extract? 14 November 2019 Title – Paper 2 Fix-It! You have Text 2… Can you SPITE the extract? Which question is this? How do you know? How will you answer it? What do PECS and SITE stand for?

Timings… 2 hour 5 minutes – 1hr 20 section a …. 45 minutes section b Q1 and Q2. 10 minutes. Read extract. Highlight techniques as you go! Highlight question pay attention to line numbers! 4 marks Q3. 5 minute plan. 20 minutes = 3,2,1! 15 marks Q4 and 5. 10 minutes. Read extract. Highlight techniques as you go! Highlights question pay attention to line numbers! 2 marks Q6. 5 minute plan. 20 minute write! SITE PECS = 6 paragraphs 15 marks Q7a. 10 minutes Q7b. Language Theme and Structure 20 minute 6 marks / 14 marks Q8/9. 5 minute plan. 35 minute write. 5 minute spell check and grammar and vocab! 40 marks Include techniques!

Q4 paper 1= Q6 paper 2= look familiar? Laurie Lee attempts to engage the reader through the description of the experience of arriving at a new home. Evaluate how successfully this is achieved. Support your views with detailed reference to the text. (15 marks)

How can this mark scheme from another extract I gave you help us? What sort of things are the examiners looking for? Is it as tough as we think?

Settings People Ideas Themes Events Question 6…SPITE Text 2! Life, Love, death, Pain, Nature, awareness of feelings, experiences Character thoughts and feelings, interactions with others Weather, place, time of day/year Settings People Ideas Themes Events Plot, action, character interaction, the juicy bits! What is happening? What does it make you think of?

Now we get ready to write… you have 5 minutes to plan and 20 minutes to write! You can now write three paragraphs in ten minutes so… what are we looking for here? Laurie Lee attempts to engage the reader through the description of the experience of arriving at a new home. Use quotes every time and try to embed! Link to reader engagement and thoughts and feelings Link to experience of arriving at a new home. Use technical vocab. Write each new point in a new paragraph. Say it makes the reader want to read on. Ignore the question. Use only three examples. Forget to add SITE and PECS! Forget to keep an eye on the time!

Every time you have used SPITE… Every time you have used a quote… Every time you have linked to the question…deep thoughts! Every time you have made a judgement using PECS! You should have all four in each paragraph!