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English Paper One, Section B

How many marks is Section B worth?

27

What is the percentage of your whole GCSE in English represented by those 27 marks?

15%

So, this section is worth ¾ or 75% of the marks available for an A* coursework folder.

You need all of those 27 marks.


45 minutes to gain 27 marks =

1 mark every 1.6 minutes,

not including planning and checking time.


45 minutes minus 10 minutes planning and checking

= 35 minutes for writing.So . . .

you need to score a mark every 1.2 minutes.


MUMMY!!!


Keep calm.

Breathe steadily.

Focus on the task.

PLAN


PLANNING TIME IS

NEVER

WASTED TIME


Plan carefully:Who is the audience for your

piece?What is the purpose of the

piece?What format does the question

require you to use?


AudienceCheck if the question gives you a specfic person to

address

You need to:1. grab their attention2. gain their trust3. convince them that you are right


Purpose

Make sure you have understood what the question is asking you to do.

Do what the question asks you to do.


Format

If you are asked to write a letter, make sure your answer looks and sounds like a letter.

If you are asked to write a magazine article, make sure your answer looks and sounds like a magazine article.

If you are asked to write an advertisement, make sure your answer looks and sounds like an advertisement.


The questions ask you to do three things:

ARGUE;

PERSUADE;

ADVISE.


Sometimes two areas can be combined in one question, e.g.,

Your local community wants to ban plastic bags in local shops. Write a letter to local shop owners where you ARGUE for the ban and ADVISE them on the best ways to make it work.


The key ability to answering any question in Section B seems to be the ability to

PERSUADEyour reader to do something


A persuasive text

makes a case for a particular point of view

contains one or more clear points with elaboration


Persuasion can take many forms:

PERSUASION

advertisement cataloguePamphlet from

pressure group orpolitical party

Magazine article

Poster or flier

Book “blurb”

A letter to …

Travel brochure


Organization is key to an effective piece of persuasive writing.

Introduction: What? Who? Where? When?

Point One

Point Two

Point Three

Conclusion or summing up


Persuasive writing language features


Logical connectives:

becauseconsequently

as a resultnevertheless

howeverif . . .then


Connectives showing the move from one point to another

first of allsecondly

nextthen

finally


Each point in your answer needs to be elaborated or developed.

Would it help to

Point

Give your reasons for thinking that?

Give examples to support your point and help the audience to understand?

Add further detail to make the point clear?


Persuasive writing devicesEmotive language eg “strong adjectives”Deliberate ambiguity, eg probably, perhaps,

maybe“dare you to disagree” eg Clearly, Surely,

Obviously, Everyone knows that . . .Rhetorical questionsTurning opinion into truth eg “The fact is. . .”

“The truth of the matter is . . .”


ARGUE


Check the question:

do you have to present both points of view or only one?


Be clear about your point of view on the given subject.

Plan your argument carefully and use any information that you know or can find in Section A of the examination paper. (You do NOT have to use Section A, but it may help you to come up with ideas.)

Avoid talking about subjects that are not relevant to the discussion – plan carefully.


Consider a mind map or a spider diagram to gather your ideas.

If you are told to argue one point of view only, still refer to what someone might say if they held the opposite point of view.

Keeping the other point of view in mind will help you to organize your ideas effectively.

Then organize them into groups that talk about the same subject or idea.


A mind map or spider diagram

is NOT a plan.


Global warming

Greenhouse gas

Melting glaciers

Renewable sourcesof energy

The Maldives

Government plans

War

Industry


These ideas need to be organized.

As a random list they will NOT produce a clear argument.

BUT, as an organized list or sequence, they could be used as the basis of an effective argument.


How could you organize this selection of ideas?

What opposite points of view could you add to help to develop your ideas?

Global warming

Greenhouse gas

Melting glaciers

Renewable sourcesof energyThe Maldives

Government plans

War

Industry


An organized list will allow you to focus on effective paragraphs.

Effective paragraphs will help to produce a structured argument.

A structured argument will help to gain you a high score.


ADVISE


Advice could include

Helpful hints

Suggestions

Guidance

References to writer’s experience

Warnings about things to avoid

Who to contact to find out more


Can you tell people what to do when you are advising them?

How might you phrase such direct advice?

Would you ever include commands?


Phrases to consider

It would be a good idea to . . .

Why don’t you . . . ?

Have you considered . . . ?

Would you like to . . . ?

I suggest that . . . might be a good way to . . .


If you are writing a formal letter, the following slide shows you the correct lay out.

While the mark schemes do not insist upon the whole lay out being used, an accurate beginning to a letter will show the examiner that you are confident and will not lose you any marks.


Your AddressYour AddressYour Address

Their NameTheir AddressTheir AddressTheir Address

Today’s DateDear Name (or Dear Sir),

New Paragraph to begin the body of the letter.Paragraphs

Yours sincerely (if name known)Yours faithfully (if name NOT known)

Signature

Your printed name

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