1. Preparation for GCSE language mock 2
What is the difference between fiction and non fiction? How about texts between 19th and 21st Century? Discuss please – ready to share!
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2. Preparation for GCSE language mock 2
Do you know the structure of the exam?
Do you understand what each question entails?
Can you create a set of revision notes to prepare for the mock?
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3. 01) Tick 4 statements….. 4 marks
GCSE Language Paper 2 Writer’s viewpoints and perspectives 1 hour 45 min
Section A
Two sources
01) Tick 4 statements… marks
02) Write a summary marks
03) How is language used marks
04) Compare both sources marks
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4. Preparation for GCSE language mock 2
AO1
Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas
Select and synthesise evidence from different texts
AO2
Explain, comment on and analyse how written texts use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views
AO3
Compare written ideas and perspectives and how they are conveyed
AO4
Not assessed on this paper
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5. Preparation for GCSE language mock 2
Read through the two sources:
Source 1: A 21st Century online article called, ‘The Pontfadog oak was the oldest ofthe old, revered, loved … and now mourned’ by John Vidal
Source 2: 19th Century Extracts from ’Night Walks’ by Charles Dickens: on being Homeless
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6. Recap: What does ‘read for meaning’ mean?
01) Tick 4 statements… marks
Recap: What does ‘read for meaning’ mean?
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7. 01) Tick 4 statements….. 4 marks
This is testing your ability to read and understand the sources. These are the easiest four marks on the paper! Read the source: an online article called, ‘The Pontfadog oak was the oldest of the old, revered, loved … and now mourned’ by John Vidal
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8. The news was on Facebook by dinner time
01) Tick 4 statements that are true marks
The news was on Facebook by dinner time
The Pontfadog tree was 1,200 years old
The tree was struck by lightening
The second largest tree in Britain
Oldest tree in Wales
The villagers were proud of the tree
The tree had previously survived flooding
20 locals gathered around the tree
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9. What does a summary look like? What do you think it should contain?
02) Using the two sources, write a summary marks
What does a summary look like? What do you think it should contain?
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10. The exam board are looking for:
02) Using both sources, write a summary marks
 The exam board are looking for:
Makes perceptive inferences from both texts
Makes sensible references/use of textual detail relevant to the focus of the question
Statements show perceptive differences between texts
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11. 02) Using the two sources, write a summary 8 marks
Using the two sources, write a summary of the differences between Wales and England
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12. Identify the similarities and differences (use a highlighter)
02) Using the two sources, write a summary marks
Using the two sources, write a summary of the differences between Wales and England
Identify the similarities and differences (use a highlighter)
Link points across texts so you can use phrases like ‘both’, ‘similarly’, ‘whereas’, ‘unlike’ etc
Aim to make 4 points linked to both texts
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13. This question assesses how the writer has used language
03) How is language used marks
This question assesses how the writer has used language
Words
Phrases
Language Features
Language Techniques
Sentence Forms
Analyse again!
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14. 03) How is language used to describe being homeless? 8 marks
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15. 04) Compare the attitudes of both sources 16 marks
For this question, you need to refer to the whole of source A together with the whole of source B.
Compare how the writers convey their different ideas and perspectives of the events that they describe.
In your answer, you could:
compare their different ideas and perspectives
compare the methods they use to convey their ideas and perspectives
support your response with references to both texts.
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16. Preparation for GCSE language mock 2
What could our top tips be for this element of the exam? How do you feel about it? What do you already know?
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