1. Revising English Language Paper 1 – Questions 1 & 2
Wednesday 11th January
Revising English Language Paper 1 – Questions 1 & 2
To understand the format of English Language Paper 1
To practise the skills required for questions 1 and 2 of English Language Paper 1
To understand how writers create meaning by being able to locate explicit and implicit ideas in a text

2. English Language Paper 1 – Section A
This half of the paper is made up of 4 questions
The 4 questions are asking you to analyse an unseen fiction extract
You are expected to be able to identify explicit and implicit meaning
You are expected to be able to analyse how a writer has used language for effect
You are expected to be able to analyse how a writer has used structure for effect
You are going to revise questions 1 and 2 from Section A with me, and Questions 3 and 4 with Mrs Pearce

3. Question 1 Read again the first part of the source, lines x-x.
List four things we find out about from these lines.
(4 marks)
Give 1 mark for each point about the topic asked for:
Responses must be drawn from the required part of the text
Responses must be true statements from the extract
Responses must relate to the topic asked for
Candidates may quote or paraphrase – each is acceptable
A paraphrased response covering more than one point should be credited for each point made

4. Question 2 Look in detail at the source from lines x-x.
How does the writer present …………………………….. in this section?
You could include the writer’s choice of:
words and phrases
language features and techniques
sentence forms.
[8 marks]

5. Question 2 Look in detail at the source from lines x-x.
How does the writer present …………………………….. in this section?

6. What do these two terms mean?
Explicit and Implicit
What do these two terms mean?

11. You sit down in the exam hall. What’s the first thing you should do?

12. Extract from ‘I’m the King of the Castle’ by Susan Hill

13. Question 1 – ‘I’m the King of the Castle’, by Susan Hill
5 minutes

14. You have five minutes to answer question 1
The cornfield was high up. He stood in the very middle of it, now, and the sun came glaring down. He could feel the sweat running over his back, and in the creases of his thighs. His face was burning. He sat down, although the stubble pricked at him, through his jeans, and looked over at the dark line of trees on the edge of Hang Wood. They seemed very close – all the individual branches were clearly outlined. The fields around him were absolutely still.
You have five minutes to answer question 1

15. The cornfield was high up
The cornfield was high up. He stood in the very middle of it, now, and the sun came glaring down. He could feel the sweat running over his back, and in the creases of his thighs. His face was burning. He sat down, although the stubble pricked at him, through his jeans, and looked over at the dark line of trees on the edge of Hang Wood. They seemed very close – all the individual branches were clearly outlined. The fields around him were absolutely still.

16. The cornfield was high up The sun was glaring down on the field
There was a dark line of trees on the edge.
The trees seemed very close
All the individual branches were clearly outlined
The fields around were absolutely still
Peer Assessed
O.O
11/1/17

17. Question 2 – ‘I’m the King of the Castle’, by Susan Hill
10 minutes

18. Do not write in PEE chains for this answer:
Writing your Answer
Do not write in PEE chains for this answer:
Instead:
Have a very strong sentence at the beginning of your answer (your point) – i.e. the author has created a strong sense of (…refer to the question here) in the lines … to …
THEN
Example – Effect
Example - Effect
P E E E E E E E E

19. Question 2 – ‘I’m the King of the Castle’, by Susan Hill
When he first saw the crow, he took no notice. There had been several crows. This one glided down into the corn on its enormous, ragged black wings. He began to be aware of it when it rose up suddenly, circled overhead, and then dived, to land not very far away from him. Kingshaw could see the feathers on his head, shining black in between the butter-coloured corn-stalks. Then it rose, and circled, and came down again, this time not quite landing, but flapping about his head, beating its wings and making a sound like flat leather pieces being slapped together. It was the largest crow he had ever seen. As it came down for the third time, he looked up and noticed its beak, opening in a screech. The inside of its mouth was scarlet, it had small glinting eyes.
Annotate the extract

20. P E E E E E E E E Write your opening sentence
The author has created a strong sense of (…refer to the question here) in lines … to …
THEN
Example – Effect
Example - Effect
P E E E E E E E E

21. For example…
The author has created a strong sense of the crow being intimidating and powerful in lines 7 to 14. The writer uses the adjectives ‘enormous’, ’ragged’ and ‘black’ to describe its wings. The list of these adjectives emphasises how the scale of the crow’s wings, and this makes the reader think that Kingshaw might be intimidated by the crow. The reader would also connote the colour black with danger and maybe even death. This implies the crow is potentially dangerous. The description of the wings being ‘ragged’ contrasts with the verb ‘glided’, which is used to describe the crow’s movements. Whereas ’ragged’ suggests the crow’s wings are rough or worn, the verb ‘glided’ suggests the crow moves with grace and elegance.
The writer continues to portray the crow as …….. when it is described as….

22. Question 2 – ‘I’m the King of the Castle’, by Susan Hill
When he first saw the crow, he took no notice. There had been several crows. This one glided down into the corn on its enormous, ragged black wings. He began to be aware of it when it rose up suddenly, circled overhead, and then dived, to land not very far away from him. Kingshaw could see the feathers on his head, shining black in between the butter-coloured corn-stalks. Then it rose, and circled, and came down again, this time not quite landing, but flapping about his head, beating its wings and making a sound like flat leather pieces being slapped together. It was the largest crow he had ever seen. As it came down for the third time, he looked up and noticed its beak, opening in a screech. The inside of its mouth was scarlet, it had small glinting eyes.
You have 10 minutes to answer this question