1. GCSE

2. LANGUAGE

3. EXPLORATIONS IN CREATIVE READING AND WRITING
PAPER 1
EXPLORATIONS IN CREATIVE READING AND WRITING

4. 1 hour 45 minutes

5. READING

6. QUESTIONS

7. 4 Marks INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
Q 1
4 Marks INFORMATION RETRIEVAL

8. AO1
Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas.
Select and synthesise evidence from different texts.

9. ‘List four things from this part of the text about…’

10. 8 Marks LANGUAGE ANALYSIS
Q 2
8 Marks LANGUAGE ANALYSIS

11. AO2
Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views

12. ‘How does the writer use language here to describe…’

13. 8 Marks STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Q 3
8 Marks STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

14. AO2
Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views

15. ‘How has the writer structured the text to…’

16. 20 Marks CRITICAL EVALUATION
Q 4
20 Marks CRITICAL EVALUATION

17. AO4
Evaluate texts critically and support this with appropriate textual references

18. ‘A student, having read this section of the text said…’
To what extent do you agree?