1. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision What is the difference between fiction and non fiction? How about texts between 19 th and 21 st Century? Discuss please – ready to share! Preparation for GCSE language mock 2

2. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision Do you know the structure of the exam? Do you understand what each question entails? Can you create a set of revision notes to prepare for the mock? Preparation for GCSE language mock 2

3. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision GCSE Language Paper 2 Writer’s viewpoints and perspectives 1 hour 45 min 01) Tick 4 statements….. 4 marks 02) Write a summary 8 marks 03) How is language used 12 marks 04) Compare both sources 16 marks Section A Two sources

4. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision AO1 Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas Select and synthesise evidence from different texts AO2 Explain, comment on and analyse how written texts use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views AO3 Compare written ideas and perspectives and how they are conveyed AO4 Not assessed on this paper Preparation for GCSE language mock 2

5. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision Read through the two sources: Source 1: A 21 st Century online article called, ‘The Pontfadog oak was the oldest of the old, revered, loved … and now mourned’ by John Vidal Source 2: 19 th Century Extracts from ’Night Walks’ by Charles Dickens: on being Homeless Preparation for GCSE language mock 2

6. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision Recap: What does ‘read for meaning’ mean? 01) Tick 4 statements….. 4 marks

7. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision This is testing your ability to read and understand the sources. These are the easiest four marks on the paper! Read the source: an online article called, ‘The Pontfadog oak was the oldest of the old, revered, loved … and now mourned’ by John Vidal 01) Tick 4 statements….. 4 marks

8. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision The news was on Facebook by dinner time The Pontfadog tree was 1,200 years old The tree was struck by lightening The second largest tree in Britain Oldest tree in Wales The villagers were proud of the tree The tree had previously survived flooding 20 locals gathered around the tree 01) Tick 4 statements that are true 4 marks

9. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision What does a summary look like? What do you think it should contain? 02) Using the two sources, write a summary 8 marks

10. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision The exam board are looking for: Makes perceptive inferences from both texts Makes sensible references/use of textual detail relevant to the focus of the question Statements show perceptive differences between texts 02) Using both sources, write a summary 8 marks

11. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision Using the two sources, write a summary of the differences between Wales and England 02) Using the two sources, write a summary 8 marks

12. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision This question assesses how the writer has used language Words Phrases Language Features Language Techniques Sentence Forms 03) How is language used 12 marks Analyse again!

13. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision 03) How is language used to describe being homeless? 8 marks

14. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision For this question, you need to refer to the whole of source A together with the whole of source B. Compare how the writers convey their different ideas and perspectives of the events that they describe. In your answer, you could: compare their different ideas and perspectives compare the methods they use to convey their ideas and perspectives support your response with references to both texts. 04) Compare the attitudes of both sources 16 marks

15. Bronze– identify skills required Silver – interpret the exam questions Gold – plan your response to the mock exam Platinum – prepare through revision What could our top tips be for this element of the exam? How do you feel about it? What do you already know? Preparation for GCSE language mock 2