Language paper 1 PPE summary

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1 HELP Section A Read all information about the text – the genre, the box and the top. What can you learn from this information? Read through the questions quickly. Mark out the areas you need for Q1, Q2 and Q4. As you read through the text, read with some purpose, but read it fully first. Don’t panic. Work with what you understand and what is clear. Be prepared for enigma (things that are puzzling or hard to work). Don’t let them frighten you. Writers sometimes deliberately make texts confusing to create atmosphere and add tension. Q1 – Four Facts, Check the lines you need to read again. Full sentences. 5 Minutes Q2. Language 10 minutes. Check the lines again. Focus in on language techniques – Adjectives, Personification, Oxymoron, Juxtaposition, Semantic Field, Repetition, Simile, Metaphor, Pathetic Fallacy etc. etc. Unpick words, zoom in very closely. Start from the top of the section and work through. Techniques, Evidence, Explain. Q3. Structure 10 Minutes. Usually whole text. Focus on Structure techniques – consider the Beginning, Middle and End, Zoom, Focus – internal/external, Perspective, Location, Narrative Voice, Dialogue, Shift, Equilibrium/Disequilibrium/New Equilibrium, Repetition, Thread or Motif. Take a step back from the text and look at the changes throughout. Think like a film camera, moving to each new shot as the words indicate. Q4. Evaluate 25 minutes Check for what you are evaluating. Read passage to find evidence for how skilfully/successfully/ realistically/ cleverly etc. the writer achieves X. Use language techniques to find evidence of how well X is done. Use structure techniques as well, but be careful not to repeat what you have written for Q3. For perceptive answers, consider what is typical and characteristics of X. Does the writer challenge this? Is this why it is so skillful/effective/successful etc.? Section B Q5. Choose Picture or Written prompt. Check it is a story or a description. Descriptions have lots of detail but little or no action – like the camera looking around at everything in the scene. Stories have description and action. Plan – marks are awarded to students who show evidence of a plan. Use Structure techniques from everything you know about Structure, use Language techniques from everything you know about Language. Show that you understand these are effective techniques. Make your opening excellent – use a strong hook, but try not to make it a cliché. 16 marks for accuracy. Check your work several times. 45 minutes 40 Marks.

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 ENGLISH  LANGUAGE  PAPER  1  HELP    Section  A  Read  all  information  about  the  text  –  the  genre,  the  box  and  the  top.  What  can  you  learn  from  this  information?      Read  through  the  questions  quickly.  Mark  out  the  areas  you  need  for  Q1,  Q2  and  Q4.    As  you  read  through  the  text,  read  with  some  purpose,  but  read  it  fully  first.  Don’t  panic.  Work  with  what  you  understand  and  what  is  clear.  Be  prepared  for  enigma  (things  that  are  puzzling  or  hard  to  work).  Don’t  let  them  frighten  you.  Writers  sometimes  deliberately  make  texts  confusing  to  create  atmosphere  and  add  tension.        Q1  –  Four  Facts,  Check  the  lines  you  need  to  read  again.  Full  sentences.  5  Minutes    Q2.  Language  10  minutes.  Check  the  lines  again.  Focus  in  on  language  techniques  –  Adjectives,  Personification,  Oxymoron,  Juxtaposition,  Semantic  Field,  Repetition,  Simile,  Metaphor,  Pathetic  Fallacy  etc.  etc.  Unpick  words,  zoom  in  very  closely.  Start  from  the  top  of  the  section  and  work  through.  Techniques,  Evidence,  Explain.    Q3.  Structure  10  Minutes.  Usually  whole  text.  Focus  on  Structure  techniques  –  consider  the  Beginning,  Middle  and  End,  Zoom,  Focus  –  internal/external,  Perspective,  Location,  Narrative  Voice,  Dialogue,    Shift,  Equilibrium/Disequilibrium/New  Equilibrium,  Repetition,  Thread  or  Motif.    Take  a  step  back  from  the  text  and  look  at  the  changes  throughout.  Think  like  a  film  camera,  moving  to  each  new  shot  as  the  words  indicate.      Q4.  Evaluate  25  minutes  Check  for  what  you  are  evaluating.  Read  passage  to  find  evidence  for  how  skilfully/successfully/  realistically/  cleverly  etc.  the  writer  achieves  X.  Use  language  techniques  to  find  evidence  of  how  well  X  is  done.  Use  structure  techniques  as  well,  but  be  careful  not  to  repeat  what  you  have  written  for  Q3.  For  perceptive  answers,  consider  what  is  typical  and  characteristics  of  X.  Does  the  writer  challenge  this?  Is  this  why  it  is  so  skillful/effective/successful  etc.?    Section  B  Q5.  Choose  Picture  or  Written  prompt.  Check  it  is  a  story  or  a  description.  Descriptions  have  lots  of  detail  but  little  or  no  action  –  like  the  camera  looking  around  at  everything  in  the  scene.  Stories  have  description  and  action.  Plan  –  marks  are  awarded  to  students  who  show  evidence  of  a  plan.  Use  Structure  techniques  from  everything  you  know  about  Structure,  use  Language  techniques  from  everything  you  know  about  Language.  Show  that  you  understand  these  are  effective  techniques.  Make  your  opening  excellent  –  use  a  strong  hook,  but  try  not  to  make  it  a  cliché.  16  marks  for  accuracy.  Check  your  work  several  times.  45  minutes  40  Marks.                    

Q2  The  writer  uses  a  number  of  techniques  to  suggest  the  power  and  violence  of  the  weather.  It  is  first  described  as  a  storm  ‘of  more  than  ordinary  violence’  implying  something  unusual  and  possibly  unpredictable,  something  not  seen  before.  Verbs  such  as  ‘drenched’  emphasise  how  completely  the  storm  surrounds  the  house  and  that  there  is  no  escape.  The  ‘continuous  blaze’  of  the  lightning  adds  to  this  sense  of  no  escape,  as  it  is  relentless  and  not  slowing  down.  Furthermore,  the  word  ‘blaze’  signifies  a  dangerous  and  destructive  force  like  that  of  a  fire  out  of  control.  The  emotive  adjectives  and  verbs  ‘shocked’  and  ‘haunted’  conveys  the  fear  and  terror  experienced  by  the  family.  Etc.    Q3  The  text  begins  by  referring  to  the  typical  habits  and  customs  of  the  family.  This  is  a  point  of  equilibrium,  a  metaphorical  calm  before  the  storm.  The  text  then  shifts  to  the  night  of  the  storm  and  the  tension  begins  to  rise,  partly  as  a  result  of  the  direct  speech.  This  sense  of  disequilibrium  lasts  throughout  the  remainder  of  the  text.  The  angry,  explosive  outburst  from  Mr  Thornton  almost  mirrors  the  weather.  The  focus  remains  outside  the  house  but  moves  onto  the  weather,  with  the  writer  creating  a  detailed  description.  The  middle  of  the  text  marks  a  shift  in  pace  with  the  frantic  entrance  of  the  cat.  The  sentence  becomes  long  and  complex  with  a  number  of  clauses,  suggesting  rapid  actions,  one  after  the  other.  The  perspective  here  is  from  that  of  the  cat,  as  the  reader  experiences  his  struggle  being  chased  by  wildcats.  Etc.      Q4.  The  writer  creates  a  vivid  impression  of  the  experiences  of  the  cat  during  the  night  of  the  storm.  This  section  opens  with  an  ‘appalling  inhuman  shriek  of  terror’.  This  unnerving  description  leaves  the  reader  worrying  what  has  caused  this  and  who  is  shrieking.  The  direct  speech  that  reveals  it  is  the  cat,  the  family  pet  ‘Tabby’,  shocks  the  reader,  and  arguably,  makes  them  question  if  something  terrible  may  yet  happen.    There  is  a  clear  juxtaposition  between  the  pet  and  the  wild  cats.  These  are  established  as  wild,  savage,  as  ‘brutes’  and  ‘creatures’.  These  nouns  create  a  sharp  contrast.  Cleverly,  the  writer  gives  Tabby  human-­‐like  qualities  to  further  indicate  this  contrast.  Tabby  is  referred  to  by  name  and  is  a  beloved  pet.  Typically,  pets  are  safe  and  protected  by  their  owners.  However,  in  this  wild  and  extreme  environment,  Tabby  must  try  to  survive.  Tabby  is  referred  to  as  ‘he’  frequently  and  is  described  as  ‘talking’,  ‘exclaiming’  and  having  a  ‘tone  of  voice’.  This  humanises  him  and  evokes  sympathy  from  the  reader  for  the  situation  the  cat  is  in.    Finally,  there  is  a  semantic  field  of  religious  language  to  further  emphasise  the  extreme  differences  between  Tabby  and  the  wild  cats.  The  wild  creatures  have  an  ‘incantation’  and  the  writer  refers  to  Hell  and  the  devil.  This  undoubtedly  suggests  a  fight  between  good  and  evil.  Tabby  represents  the  good,  innocent  animal  and  the  wild  cats,  the  villainous,  aggressive  animals.  Etc.      Q5.  I  had,  many  times,  been  along  that  road  before.  It  had  always  struck  me,  back  then,    how  beautiful  it  was,  with  the  delicate  blossom  dripping  from  the  trees  that  lined  the  avenue.      That  was  in  the  past.  The  years  of  hurricanes  and  Tsunamis  had  made  the  streets  unrecognisable.    It  was  as  if  we  had  been  at  war.  But  how  can  you  fight  something  so  powerful  and  destructive  as  the  weather?      That  morning,  with  the  black  clouds  circled  above  my  head.  My  stupid  monitor  told  me  the  threat  of  acid  rain  was  52%.  Not  bad  chances.  I  had  to  make  my  way  across  town.