3.1.3
Answering Question 2
Section A: Creative Reading - Question 2
Section A: Creative Reading - Question 2
In Section A of Paper 1, you will be given a 40-50 line extract from a modern piece of fiction. Unless you are very lucky and have already read the text, this extract will be unseen.
Question 2
Question 2
- Question 2 is worth eight marks. You should spend around two minutes reading and 8 minutes writing.
- In this question, you will be asked to read a specific section of the text (e.g. lines 13 to 20) and explain how the writer uses language to describe a character, thing, place or event.
Use correct terminology
Use correct terminology
- You need to show that you can identify the techniques used by the writer, such as:
- Personification, simile, metaphor.
- Irony, tone, emphasis, rhetorical question.
- Hyperbole, repetition, alliteration.
- Technical word classes (e.g. abstract noun, stative verb, noun phrase, semantic field).
Use varied information from the text
Use varied information from the text
- You must carefully select quotations because they are important to the point you have made. They should prove your ideas really well.
- It should be clear that your point and evidence work perfectly together. You should not just choose any quotation at random and try to make a point around it – you should choose an excellent quotation to match your point perfectly.
- You should explain how your quotation links to your point.
Analyse language
Analyse language
- You should explain how the language used helps to describe whatever character, thing, place or event the question asks about.
- You must consider:
- Connotations of words and alternative meanings of words.
- The effect of the language technique you have highlighted – Do NOT just label the techniques but explain their effect.
Example exam technique
Example exam technique
- Example question: How does the writer use language in this extract to create tension?
- Example process:
- Consider what the question means - what is tension?
- Throughout your answer, stick to the question – you are looking at language which creates tension and nothing else.
- Find three quotations which add tension.
- Spend 30 seconds on each quotation, creating a brief mindmap of how the words create tension.
- Select one of your quotations and write a paragraph to answer the question.
The PETER Structure - Section A: Question 2
The PETER Structure - Section A: Question 2
You don't have to stick to this structure, exactly, but it helps you to remember including everything you need to get the most marks.
Point
Point
- Write your idea or argument and link it to the question.
- Here are some example sentence starters:
- In the text, the writer uses language to ____.
- The writer structures the text to ____.
- Throughout the text, the writer ____.
Evidence
Evidence
- Choose a quotation from the text which supports the point that you have made.
- Here are some examples of using a quotation to support your point:
- In paragraph three, the author says, “____”.
- The author describes the sky as “____”.
- The description “____” is stated at the start of the text.
Technique and explanation
Technique and explanation
- Identify a language technique in the quotation. These techniques could be similes, metaphors, adverbs, rule of three or another technique.
- Then explain what the technique means, referring to the quotation or words used.
- Here are some example sentences:
- Within the quote, the simile suggests that ____.
- The adjective “____” indicates that ____.
- The writer’s use of repetition here shows ____
- The metaphor “____” could mean ____. Alternatively, it could mean ____.
Refer to the question and the writer's intention
Refer to the question and the writer's intention
- Answer why you think the writer used this language?
- What do you think the writer is trying to show?
- What effect does the quote have and how does this relate to the question?
- Some examples of this are:
- In my opinion, the writer has done this to show ____.
- Therefore, the language here suggests that ____.
- Therefore, the author structured the extract in this way to highlight ____.
1Key Terms
2Language Techniques
2.1Language Devices
3Paper 1: Reading
4Paper 1: Writing
5Paper 2: Reading
5.1DAFORESTER
6Paper 2: Writing
6.1Structuring Your Answer
6.2Types of Writing
6.3Writing to...
6.3.1Writing to Inform
6.3.2Writing to Inform - Example
6.3.3Writing to Explain
6.3.4Writing to Explain - Example
6.3.5Writing to Persuade
6.3.6Writing to Persuade - Example
6.3.7Writing to Argue
6.3.8Writing to Argue - Example
6.3.9Writing to Persuade vs Writing to Argue
6.3.10Writing to Advise
6.3.11Writing to Advise - Example
6.3.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
6.3.13Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Writing
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1Key Terms
2Language Techniques
2.1Language Devices
3Paper 1: Reading
4Paper 1: Writing
5Paper 2: Reading
5.1DAFORESTER
6Paper 2: Writing
6.1Structuring Your Answer
6.2Types of Writing
6.3Writing to...
6.3.1Writing to Inform
6.3.2Writing to Inform - Example
6.3.3Writing to Explain
6.3.4Writing to Explain - Example
6.3.5Writing to Persuade
6.3.6Writing to Persuade - Example
6.3.7Writing to Argue
6.3.8Writing to Argue - Example
6.3.9Writing to Persuade vs Writing to Argue
6.3.10Writing to Advise
6.3.11Writing to Advise - Example
6.3.12End of Topic Test - Writing to...
6.3.13Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Writing
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