Pupil Extension Booklet GCSE English Language (AQA) 2016 version Paper 2: Transactional Writing
What will these exam questions LOOK like? Your paper questions will look like this: Clear reminder Timing Proofreading guidance 0 5 Homework has no value. Some students get it done for them; some don t do it at all. Students should be relaxing in their free time. Write an article for a broadsheet newspaper in which you explain your point of view on this statement. Statement or Quotation given One task will require writing in a certain form, giving a viewpoint mark weightings and total marks
Task Types Your questions will ask you to give your VIEWPOINT, and express it in a certain writing form: Article (broadsheet or tabloid newspaper/ magazine) Speech Letter Text for a website Blog Complete this table, revising each writing form and their language and structural features, ready for the exam: Form Structural Features Key language features to remember Tabloid newspaper article Broadsheet newspaper article Speech Headline at the top Subheading Paragraphs (large) Summarises at start ends with details Formal, academic language Facts, statistics Quoted opinions Expert views/ studies Letter Text for a website Blog
Practice Questions Read this example exam question and answer one question appropriately: 0 5 Teenagers are becoming too lazy and are not interested in finding a job. All children, when they reach 16 years old, should get a part-time job. Write an article for a tabloid newspaper in which you explain your point of view on this statement. How will you approach this question with accuracy and creativity? 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: 0 5 Social media is stopping people being able to truly communicate with each other. Write the text for an online blog in which you explain your point of view on this statement. How will you approach this question with accuracy and creativity? 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: 0 5 Children eat far too much junk food, which is dangerous to their health. Children under the age of 16 should not be able to eat fast food like McDonalds more than once a month. Write the text for speech in which you argue your point of view on this statement. How will you approach this question with accuracy and creativity? 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.