1. Lesson Objectives To understand the content of Paper 1 Section A (media and non-fiction texts) and Paper 1 Section B (writing to persuade, argue or advise) To analyse a media text and comment on the language and presentational devices To construct a written response to a sample exam question

2. GCSE English Paper 1 Section A – Media and Non-fiction Texts Paper 1 Section B – Writing to argue, persuade or advise Paper 2 Section A – Poems from other cultures Paper 2 Section B – Writing to inform, explain or describe GCSE English Literature Section A – Lord of the Flies Section B – Poetry (Heaney, Clarke, Pre 1914)

3. Paper 1 Section A – Media and Non-Fiction Texts Read the two texts carefully Look at the number of marks each question is worth Use the bullet points in the questions to help you Spend one hour on this section Paper 1 Section B – Writing to persuade, argue or advise You need to complete 1 task/question Look for the key words to give you a clue about how you should write Think about audience (who you are writing for) and purpose (why you are writing) Check paragraphs, punctuation and spelling Spend forty five minutes on this section

4. Techniques used in Non-fiction texts (Language) Narrative voice – 1 st person?/ Direct address (you, your) Fact and opinion Sensational/emotive language Persuasive language to make you buy something Exaggeration/Superlatives/Hyperbole Repetition Juxtaposition – contrast created by placing two ideas together. (eg a poor person and a rich person side by side in a photograph) Sentence structure (short sentences for emphasis or rhetorical questions) Colloquial (informal) or Standard English (formal)

5. Techniques used in Non-fiction texts (Presentation) Images and illustrations Headlines, subheadings Logos and slogans Bold and Italics Underlining Font type/size Uppercase/lower case Punctuation (or lack of it!) Colour

6. TASK 1: Copy down the definition of fact and opinion ( Title – Fact and Opinion ) Fact: Statements that we can prove (Stoke City are a football team that play in the Premier League). Facts are used to support a point you are making or to prove a point. Opinion: A personal viewpoint which may or may not be right (Stoke City play the best football in the world). Opinions show what the writer actually thinks. You need to be able to distinguish between fact and opinion. Sometimes opinions are presented as facts (For example a shop sign stating “Best Ever Sale”) TASK 2: In the back of your book write down 3 facts and 3 opinions

7. TASK 1: Look closely at the advertisement on p77 of the revision guide Divide a page of your exercise book in half. Label one half ‘Language’ and the other half ‘Presentation’ Make between 5-10 bullet points beneath the ‘Language’ heading that comments on the choice of language, the purpose of the language and the effect that this has on the reader. Make between 5-10 bullet points beneath the ‘Presentation’ heading that comments on the use of images, illustrations, font types, colour, layout etc. TASK 2: Use the evidence you’ve gathered about the advertisement to answer the following question: “What language and presentational devices are used in the advertisement and what effect do these have?” - Make sure you use direct examples from the text and write approximately half a page of A4.