1. GCSE English
Week 5

2. Today
Paper 1 using Stephen King’s IT Question 3 Question 4 Next session Writing task

3. Two types of questions What do you learn about? How does the writer?
Paper 1
Question 1
Question 3
Question 4 (half)
Paper 2
Question 2
Paper 1
Question 2
Question 4 (half)
Paper 2
Question 3

4. You will be looking at the opening of the novel
Read through the passage

5. Question 2
How does the writer describe what is happening in this extract?
(from ‘And George saw the clown’s face change’ to ‘onto their porches’)
8 marks
In your response you should:
Look at sentence forms
Look at language techniques the writer has used
Remember to PEE for this

6. Look for… Alliteration Repetition Description of the clown (he/she)
Adjectives
Pathetic fallacy
Comparisons
Long, complex sentences
Personification
metaphor
Why has the writer used these devices? Remember to explain the EFFECT of the language

7. Question 3 this will ALWAYS be this question!
Refer to the whole source:
How does the writer structure the text to interest you as the reader?
8 marks
Remember to PEE for this

8. Structure Structure is about how the text is put together-
like building blocks

9. For this question always mention these 5 things…
3rd / 1st person narrative – why?
Tone – how does it change?
Time- is it in real time, are there flashbacks?
Use of dialogue- how has speech moved the story on?
Location-where is it set? Does this change?
Remember to PEE for this- explain WHY these structural devices are important to the story

10. Today Writing up question 4 response from notes you made last session
Planning creative writing

11. Question 4
A student stated: ‘the writer has managed to give us a theme of innocence and transport us very quickly in to horror’.
To what extent do you agree?
20 marks
In your response, you should:
Write about what you learn about George and Pennywise
Methods used to convey the horror
Remember to PEE for this

12. Remember!
Half of your marks will be awarded on WHAT you learn about the characters and the theme as the source develops
Half of your marks will be awarded on HOW the writer describes what happens

13. Remember… The stereotypical vision of innocence balloons clown outfits
Half marks- what you learn.
Half marks- how the writer.
The stereotypical vision of innocence
balloons
clown outfits
references to Micky Mouse
George’s outfit
his expectations of Pennywise and how this changes so dramatically
How does King describe the change?
Look at sentence length
the use of water
the way in which Pennywise speaks
how his actions change
the repetition of ‘they float’ and why this may be important

14. PEE PEE Point- what are you trying to say
Evidence- quote from the text
Explain- why is it there? What is the effect?

15. Today (week 6) Creative writing (question 5 paper 1) 40 marks
Planning a story
Developing characters
Deciding on a plot
24:
Content
Layout
Language
16:
Spelling
Punctuation (vary it)
Grammar
Ambitious language

16. Writing task
Write a story where the main character is not who they first appear to be.
40 marks
Plan first:
Remember you need a beginning, middle and end
Remember to develop your characters
Use dialogue
Be descriptive

17. Planning think of a theme. Ideas! A seemingly vicious dog is friendly
A bully is scared
A witch wants to be good
The choice is yours-
HINT! Don’t make it too complicated

18. Write 3 lines… Beginning (set up characters)
Middle (conflict- something goes wrong)
End (Resolution)

19. Develop your main character
How does he/ she start?
What is his/ her name?
What do they look like?
Where are they from?
How old are they?
How is he/ she at the end? (opposite)

20. Now begin to write your story
Dialogue
Always start a new line when a new person speaks.
“Hello” she said, cautiously (put an adverb in to add emotion)
“Oh, hi” he replied, sarcastically (put an adverb in to add emotion)
“I just wondered if you wanted to go into town with me?”
“HA!” he snorted “I would never go anywhere with you!” (he is still speaking so it stays on the same line)

21. A short story Aim for 2 or 3 sides.
Do not be too ambitious with your story line (you will not have time)
BUT!!!
Use detail
Be ambitious with your language
Put emotion in to the dialogue
Have a clear beginning, middle and end