Pupil Extension Booklet GCSE English Language (AQA) 2016 version Paper 1: Descriptive and Narrative Writing
What will these exam questions LOOK like? Your paper questions will look like this: Option 1 audience writing purpose You have been chosen to represent your school at a national creative writing contest. Your entry will be judged by a panel of teachers. Write a description suggested by this picture: Write the closing part of a story that takes place on a summer evening. Option 2 One task will be image-based; the other will be a scenario mark weightings and total marks
Task Types Your questions will be one of two types, which you need to know and recognise: Narrative (stories) and Description Narrative 1) What are the 3 different types of person you can write in? Description 1) Descriptions are about using visual language. Imagine you were asked to describe a person what details could you focus on? 2) What are the advantages of using each type of person in your writing? (e.g. more personal perspective; overall view; close connection etc) 1) Now imagine you were asked to describe a setting like a forest. What could you describe and write about? 3) What ways might you grab your reader s attention at the beginning of your writing? List 3 ways: 3) Descriptive techniques are essential in this task. What does this mean the examiner wants to see in your writing? List 5+ techniques: 4) It was all a dream is the examiner s nightmare ending! How else might you end your piece of writing? List 2 options you have: 4) Organisation is also important. What sentence types could you use to help show off your crafting skills? List 4 different types you know: 5) Tension is a really effective way to keep your reader engaged in reading your work. What ways do writer s build tension in writing? Think about characters and events: 5) Description must use exciting vocabulary and not bore the reader. Choose better words for each of the following: Walked Said Scared Dark Small house
Practice Questions Read this example exam question and answer one question appropriately: You want to write a story to give to one of your friends for their birthday. They are the same age as you. Write a description suggested by this picture: Write the opening part of a story about somebody who goes camping. Which question have you chosen to do? Tick it. What ideas do you want to include in your answer? Note them down before you write:
Practice Questions Read this example exam question and answer one question appropriately: A publisher is running a creative writing competition for school children, which you have decided to enter Your entry will be judged by a panel of published authors. Write a description suggested by this picture: Write the opening part of a story which takes place in a misty setting. Which question have you chosen to do? Tick it. What ideas do you want to include in your answer? Note them down before you write:
Practice Questions Read this example exam question and answer one question appropriately: Your English teacher is having a creative writing competition for your year group, which you have decided to enter Your entry will be judged by a group of teachers in school. Write a story when you played a practical joke on someone. Write a description based on this picture. Which question have you chosen to do? Tick it. What ideas do you want to include in your answer? Note them down before you write:
Self-Assessment Shade in each level, starting with the bottom, depending on how successful your answer has been. Only shade in a box if you have met all of the criteria it states: GRADE CRITERIA CONTENT & ORGANISATION (24 marks) GRADE CRITERIA TECHNICAL ACCURACY (16 marks) 9 Writing voice is compelling. Wide range of linguistic devices used. Vocabulary is ambitious and wide-ranging. Structure is seamless and inventive. 8 Writing voice is convincing and suits the audience. Vocabulary is ambitious and chosen well throughout. Structure is consistently coherent and effective. 7 Writing voice is engaging and suitable. Vocabulary is well chosen throughout. Structure is coherent and paragraphs are used well. 6 Writing voice matches the audience. Increasing use of more complex vocabulary and phrasing. Ideas are clearly connected and paragraphs used with confidence. 5 Writing voice generally matches the audience. Vocabulary is chosen for effect. Paragraphs and discourse markers are usually used successfully. 4 or below Writing is mostly suited to the task and audience, but not necessarily all the way through. Some vocabulary choices made, but this might be limited. Some choices made with structure, but not always effective or appropriate. 9 Wide range of punctuation and high level of accuracy. Full range of sentence forms used. Consistent use of Standard English. High level of accuracy in spelling, even ambitious vocabulary. 8 Wide range of punctuation used accurately overall. Wide range of sentence forms used. Consistent use of Standard English. Secure accuracy of spelling, even ambitious vocabulary. 7 A range of punctuation and usually high level of accuracy. Evidence of different sentence forms used. Uses Standard English well. Usually accurate with spelling, even ambitious vocabulary. 6 Punctuation used well and mostly high level of accuracy. Evidence of different sentence forms used. Uses Standard English. Usually accurate with spelling. 5 Punctuation used and mostly accurate, Some variety in different sentence forms used. Uses Standard English. Mostly accurate with spelling. 4 or below Punctuation not varied or not always used accurately. Some different sentence forms used, but not always successfully. Mostly uses Standard English. Some accurate spellings.