1. GCSE

2. LANGUAGE

3. WRITERS’ VIEWPOINTS & PERSPECTIVES
PAPER 2
WRITERS’ VIEWPOINTS & PERSPECTIVES

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. ‘Choose four statements about the text that are true…’

10. Q 2
8 Marks SUMMARISE

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

12. ‘Use details from both sources to write a summary of…’

13. 12 Marks LANGUAGE ANALYSIS
Q 3
12 Marks LANGUAGE 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 used language to convey…’

16. Q 4
16 Marks COMPARISON

17. AO3
Compare writers’ ideas and perspectives, as well as how these are conveyed, across two or more texts

18. Compare how the writers of both sources have conveyed…