Paper 2 Extended
Point 1: Students
should not read Passage/Text 2 until they have completed Questions 1 & 2,
so that they don't include points from it in answering these questions.
Point 2:
In Q1 (Directed Writing) everything used in students' recast responses MUST BE TETHERED IN DETAIL FROM THE PASSAGE.
Point 3: Remember
that the easiest way for students to gain marks on Q2 (Writer's use of
language), which also applies to Q1 Core, is to literally answer WORD, MEANING,
EFFECT on 6/7 words/phrases from EACH of the two sections asked for.
Point 4: The
third bullet point in Q1 (Bullet point C) is the determiner for higher level
candidates because
it asks students to use inference to extend and develop details from the
text. Most of the 15 marks are in the development of text ideas.
Point 4: In Q1,
if they have to write an interview, they MUST ONLY ASK THE QUESTIONS GIVEN AS
PART OF THE QUESTION SET. If they add their own questions and answers to these,
they won't be credited. Formal reports are apparently being taken off future
papers as they are too difficult. For newpaper reports, examiners expect the
use of witness statements/interviews as part of the 5 marks for 'voice'.
Dialogue has to be given in SCRIPT form and students will be credited for
giving both sides of the dialogue.
Point 5:
Summary questions - Q3.Students should not try to change every word into
their own synonym - the most important requirement is that they DON'T REPEAT
WHOLE PHRASES FROM THE TEXT. Length has become a VERY IMPORTANT discriminator
on this question: ANY MORE THAN ONE PAGE WILL IMMEDIATELY PULL DOWN THE WRITING
MARK (aim for 3/4 page MAX). Make sure it LOOKS less than a page! Over a page
and a half = 0/5, a page and a quarter - half = 1/5. Just over a page would get
a maximum of 2/5. Tell students not to write any sort of introduction or
conclusion to the whole reponse or to each section. The watch-words are
CONCISION AND FLUENCY: CONCISE ENGLISH, PROPER SENTENCES WITHOUT IRRELEVANT
MATERIAL.
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