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ENGLISH LANGUAGE

GCSE English Language

Key examination command words

GCSE

ASSESSMENT: KEY EXAMINATION COMMAND WORDS (1 OF 2)

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES AND THEIR RELATED COMMAND WORDS

Assessment Objective Description Key words/phrases e.g. Example questions

AO1 Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas Select and synthesise evidence from different texts.

Identify

List

Select

Summarise

Synthesise

List five reasons why Obed Ramotswe went to South Africa.

What does the writer mean by 'Time is money' in Line 2?

According to these two writers, why should Americans change their attitudes to leftover food?

AO2 Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views

Explain

How does the writer…?

Analyse

What impressions…?

How does the writer make these lines tense and dramatic?

What impressions do you get of the work in the mines from these lines?

AO3 Compare writers' ideas and perspectives, as well as how these are conveyed, across two or more texts

Compare

Identify similarities and differences

Both these texts are about waste. Compare the following:

• The writers' attitudes to waste • How they get their arguments across

AO4 Evaluate texts critically and support this with appropriate textual references

To what extent do you agree?

Evaluate

How effective is?

What do you think and feel?

'In the last twenty lines or so of this passage, the writer encourages the reader to feel sympathy for Obed.' To what extent do you agree with this view?

What do you think and feel about Lydia M. Child's views about running a household?

ASSESSMENT: KEY EXAMINATION COMMAND WORDS (1 OF 2)

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES AND THEIR RELATED COMMAND WORDS

Assessment Objective Description Key words/phrases e.g. Example questions

AO5 Communicate clearly, effectively, and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences

Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts

Communicate

Select

Adapt

Organise

A proposal has been made to hold a motorcycle race on the roads in your area. You have decided to write an article for your community magazine to share your views on this proposal. You could write in favour or against this proposal.

Write a lively article for the magazine giving your views

AO6 Candidates must use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.

Range

Clarity

Purpose

Accurate

Creative Prose Writing • Choose one of the following titles for your

writing:• Making a Difference• The Choice• Write about a time when you were at a

children's party• Write a story which begins: I didn't know if I

had the courage to do this…