AQA English - Unit 1 Understanding non-fiction texts

Annotating Texts in Your Exam

Objective:To spot features of language and

comment on their impact on readers.

Task 1

• In what order should you do the language exam?

• What does Q4 ask you to do?• What is the best strategy for structuring your

answer to the 8 and 12 mark questions?

Section A

1. Information retrieval2. Inference and deduction(reading between

the lines)3. Understand and interpret information4. Analyse effectiveness of language5. Analyse and compare presentational

features.

Do the exam in this order:• Section B first.– Q7 first. 35 minutes, 24 marks– Q6 next. 25 minutes, 16 marks

• Section A second.– Q5 first. 15 minutes, 12 marks. PQA– Q4 second. 15 minutes, 12 marks. PQA– Q3 third. 10 minutes, 8 marks. PQA– Q1 and 2 last. 10 minutes, each worth 4 marks.

• This leaves you ten minutes to check your work for errors and make sure you have answered everything as well as you possibly can.

Task 2• Read over the “bling” article.• Complete a PAF assessment:

– What is the purpose?– Who is the audience?– What format is the text?

• ANNOTATE YOUR TEXT LIKE THIS:1. Find example of language device which helps have the desired

effect on the reader (e.g. it persuades them/entertains them etc)

2. Underline/highlight the language device.3. Label what the device is, e.g. pun, emotive language, alliteration

etc.4. Jot down the effect on the reader.5. Repeat steps 1-4 again.

-Play on words-Creates a catchy heading and draws readers in with a silly joke

-Imperative verb- tells the reader what to do, rather than asking them. Makes it sound like an order.

Task 3

• Q4: How does the writer of the Centrepoint text use language to:– persuade the reader to sponsor a room and– Inform readers about Centrepoint services?

• 15 minutes• 12 marks