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Starter:
1.Stick the A3 sheet into your book.
2.Read it through and highlight key
details.
3.Tick off any conventions we have
written in before.
4.Write down any questions you would like
to ask me.
Exam
Why?
Checklist:
Letter
June
2014
Report
Journal/
diary
Speech/
talk
October
2013
October
2011
June
2013,
October
2014
Interview/
dialogue
Newspaper
Report
Magazine
Article
June
2011,
October
2012
June
2012
Stronger responses to this question selected and condensed the events in the passage
and modified the ideas to create a suitable style for a formal letter, and a highly
convincing voice for a loud, controlling mother whose outrage about the intolerably dirty
and badly run hostel she has discovered her daughter staying in is palpable in every line.
Weaker responses used the format of a letter correctly, but generally took the form of
giving an unselective narrative retelling Mrs Wilkies (or even Sachas) experiences at
the hostel.
Stronger responses to this question selected and condensed the events in the passage
and modified the ideas to create a suitable style for a formal report, and a convincing
voice for a learned professor. Less successful responses had no sense of a report and
they generally took the form of giving an unselective narrative retelling of the story as
a response to the first bullet, rather than choosing only the details that would be
required for a formal report of the events.
Some candidates wrote excellent journal entries. It was clear that they understood
the need to give James a convincing attitude, one of grudging tolerance and even
admiration for the scenery and his companion, and a suitable and plausible voice for a
reader and poet. The most successful responses were able to include subtlety, sarcasm
and humour, reflecting the tone of the passage and revealing an understanding of the
relationship. There were occasional examples of responses written in the wrong genre,
as monologues or third person accounts containing reported speech.
Middle-range responses made reasonable use of the passage, with some attempt at own
words, but tended to stick closely to the events and ideas in the passage, and to
present them in the same order as in the passage = mix up the three bullet points
across your writing to give a more interesting structure
Although they used the format of a spoken address correctly, they generally took the
form of giving an unselective narrativesuch responses lacked a sense of purpose. =
remember the reason behind your talk/speech
Weaker answers needed to focus on the set questions and the portrayal of Potter
rather than giving extra questions to Buchanan, making him obtrusive. = develop the
set questions into a more natural style of interviewing someone, by asking follow up
questions.
Most candidates wrote recognisable news reports and showed that they understood
the need to adopt an objective viewpoint. The character of Adam, and the attitude of
his family and ex-neighbours, were conveyed in the best responses by the use of short
quotations revealing his passion and their admiration or belief that Adam was mad.
Short quotations attributed to Adam when interviewed were an admissible device for
conveying his character and for giving authenticity to a news report style. Excessive
use of direct speech was less effective and became indistinguishable from a lack of
modification of the language of the passage.
Headlines or sub-headlines
Clear explanations about the incident
Expert comment with direct quotation
Who, what, where, when at the start
Written in the third person
Use of time connectives
Verbs about what happened are in the past tense with
headline and last paragraph in present tense
Waterlogged
Darkness
and
isolation,
moving with
speed
Homework
Find at least 4 or 5 pieces of evidence to
support each bullet point and come with
your article fully annotated with
inferences.
For the final bullet point, there will be
limited explicit information in the text,
therefore you will need to make really
clear inferences that are developed
from the ideas in the text.
Plenary
your concerns about the captain and the
existence of such a vessel.