READING PAPER REVISION

download READING PAPER REVISION

If you can't read please download the document

Transcript of READING PAPER REVISION

  • 1. GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE READING REVISION Monday 2nd June 2014

2. Learning Objectives: Review/recall approaches to various question types for the reading exam Draft question-specific targets for tomorrow based on a skills assessment of your responses 3. How should I approach the reading paper? One hour Read the questions first why? Highlight/annotate as you read the source material Identify the key words in the questions what type of question is it and what skills do I need to complete a high level response? 4. Introduction to source material We will now watch a short video clip linked to todays source material: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hLQNhkV YiM (from 6 minutes in) You should pay particular attention to Number 13, Strands of Gold, who is nearest the camera and who falls at Bechers Brook. The internet essay is written by the jockey involved, Peter Scudamore. 5. Resources Each pair should have the following: Newspaper article text (x2) Questions and internet essay source (x2) Lined paper Step 1: Read the questions and identify the following: Key words Type of question 6. Question types reading time 1. A locate and retrieve question that requires interpretation/inference 2. A writers impression question 3. A how question 4. Compare and/or contrast question You now have ten minutes to read and highlight/annotate the source material 7. Question 1: According to Peter Scudamore, what is it like to ride in the Grand National? (10) (8-10 marks)...a detailed and well-considered interpretation supported by appropriate selection of evidence. The best answers answers should be thorough, perceptive and cover a range of points with insight and accuracy. So, what do these words mean and how is this mark band achieved? 8. Question 1: According to Peter Scudamore, what is it like to ride in the Grand National? (10) HORSE SENSE: This was not a particularly difficult question but it was vital to make inferences and not simply offer a jumble of quotations! 9. Question 1: According to Peter Scudamore, what is it like to ride in the Grand National? (10) YOUR TASK: 1. In pairs discuss, then record all the inferences you could make from reading the source material. 2. Write a short paragraph in response to the question remember to use inference as below: Scudamore clearly feels the nature of the race is unpredictable as he explains in a dramatic opening paragraph that despite moving easily in a near-perfect first circuit of the course, how suddenly, it all went wrong. He develops this by describing... 10. Question 1: According to Peter Scudamore, what is it like to ride in the Grand National? (10) Inferences you could have made included: It is unpredictable It is dangerous It is frightening It is exciting It is noisy It is chaotic It is demanding/challenging It is too much for some jockeys/overwhelming 11. Question 2: What does Peter Scudamore think and feel about the Grand National in this section of the essay? (10) (8-10 marks)...select appropriate detail from the text to sustain a valid interpretation. These answers should be thorough as well as methodical, covering a range of points accurately and clearly making inferences. So, what do these words mean and how is this mark band achieved? 12. Question 2: What does Peter Scudamore think and feel about the Grand National in this section of the essay? (10) The Chief Examiners Top Tips:1st - At the very least, the best approach was to track the text methodically and use third-person with the verbs think and feel 2nd - It is vital to get an overview of what the writer was saying some thoughts and feelings were explicit and some were implicit his argument had some subtleties 3rd - The writers position was not totally straightforward you are being tested on your ability to follow a developing argument be careful not to jump to a 13. Question 2: What does Peter Scudamore think and feel about the Grand National in this section of the essay? (10) Your Task: 1. Select a series of thoughts and feelings that show a developing argument (you will need contrasting connectives) 2. Write a short paragraph as in the exemplar below showing the subtleties of the writers argument: Scudamore is clearly a lover of the Grand National as evidenced by his praise of the event, although his view is balanced out by also pointing to some of the negatives. His feelings of loyalty and commitment were suggested when he stated he would defend it to its last breath. However, he also felt that this years race was agonising to watch and not a great 14. Peer assessment point You will now be given a mark scheme for the first two questions Use it to assess the responses of your peers Remember, these assessments are skills-based and you have not been writing full answers Complete a WWW and an EBI for each answer 15. Question 3: How does Andrew Tyler try to convince his readers that the Grand National should be banned? (10) HOW QUESTIONS These questions in the exam will require you to analyse the methods used by the writer who is trying to convey a certain point of view or attitude. Typical questions: How does the writer/article/leaflet encourage/persuade? How does the writer convey a certain attitude/idea/image? The key word in this question is how and you should make some use of P.E.A. in your answer 16. Question 3: How does Andrew Tyler try to convince his readers that the Grand National should be banned? (10) HOW QUESTIONS The exam questions will almost certainly require analysis of how a particular text is attempting to influence its audience. It could be selling a product or promoting an idea or a point of view, but writing is never really neutral, particularly this kind of writing. As you read each text, try to establish a sense not only of its topic (what it is about) but also of the writer's viewpoint (what the writer really thinks about the topic). DEVELOP A SENSE OF OVERVIEW Consider:- What is written + How it is written + intended effect on the audience. 17. Question 3: How does Andrew Tyler try to convince his readers that the Grand National should be banned? (10) (8-10 marks)...explore the text in detail and make valid comments/inferences. The best answers should combine specific detail with overview and show understanding of persuasive methods and/or language. Look for a clear sense of how rather than what The best answers analyse rather than spot detail 18. Refused at the third? What the chief examiner said: What is not required is the aimless naming of parts I would no more ban the Grand National for an example of alliteration than I would visit Glastonbury for a short sentence I would like to repeat a comment I made in last summers report in the hope that repetition is as effective as many of the candidates suggest it is: this approach... can prove to be disastrous Weaker candidates saw this merely as an opportunity to indulge in a relentless hunt for technical jargon 19. Question 3: How does Andrew Tyler try to convince his readers that the Grand National should be banned? (10) What you should do to successfully negotiate this type of question: Candidates could make good progress by looking closely at the detail of what was said and even more if they took opportunities to explain or comment on those details Factual detail is what usually gives substance to an argument but the best answers: Do look at methods in support of the argument Do analyse the choice of language Do have a conceptual overview 20. Question 3: How does Andrew Tyler try to convince his readers that the Grand National should be banned? (10) Your task As in the exemplar below, write a short paragraph in answer to the question. Remember: Look for a clear sense of how rather than what The best answers analyse rather than spot detail Tyler makes use of emotive language in describing the crowds reaction as gasps of horror to leave his readers in little doubt about the appalling nature of the spectacle the race goers have witnessed. He then raised and challenged the claim made by some that the race is being made safer, safer, safer by countering with a short and uncompromising No, its not. 21. Question 4: According to these two writers, why is the Grand National dangerous? Organise your answer into two paragraphs using the following headings: Peter Scudamores views Andrew Tylers views (10) (8-10 marks)...clearly and appropriately collate material from different sources and make cross- references. These answers should be clear, coherent and thorough. But check out the comments from the chief examiner about what largely proved to be a disaster... 22. Question 4: According to these two writers, why is the Grand National dangerous? Organise your answer into two paragraphs using the following headings: I thought that I might be apologising for how embarrassingly straightforward this question was, but it proved to be inexplicably difficult... ...the examining equivalent of Bechers Brook, at which large numbers fell dramatically. I did wonder about those who answered the question by telling me that Scudamore loved the race while Tyler wanted it banned. So what went wrong? LOOK at he question again. 23. Question 4: According to these two writers, why is the Grand National dangerous? Organise your answer into two paragraphs using the following headings: Peter Scudamores views Andrew Tylers views (10) Clear presentation use paragraphing at the very least, but if the question asks for headings, why not use them? Clear thinking about what the writer says use relevant information and make a wide range of points A conceptual grasp of the two texts - combine a little overview into your answer to show a conceptual grasp of the two texts Good answers require: 24. Question 4: According to these two writers, why is the Grand National dangerous? Organise your answer into two paragraphs using the following headings: Peter Scudamores views Andrew Tylers views (10)Your task: Select a wide range of relevant evidence from each text that will feed into your answer and write a full answer under timed conditions if you jump the last, its an easy ten 25. Final peer assessment Use the mark scheme provided for the last two questions Use it to assess the responses of your peers Remember, these assessments are skills- based and you have not been writing full answers Complete a WWW and an EBI for each answer