What do you already know about...? The Writing Section in the Exam Time? Expectations? Types of questions? What are you being marked on? Planning Techniques? Strategies? Things to remember? How to write How do you use your plan? What do you have to remember? How do you adapt your writing for different texts/purposes and audiences? Proofreading Is it really necessary? What should you be looking out for?
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What do you already know about...?The Writing Section in the Exam
Time? Expectations? Types of questions? What are you being marked on?
PlanningTechniques? Strategies? Things to remember?
How to writeHow do you use your plan? What do you have to remember? How do you adapt your writing for different texts/purposes and audiences?
ProofreadingIs it really necessary? What should you be looking out for?
The Exam:
• Section B of the exam.• You have fifty minutes to answer this section.• You will have to choose from two options.
You will have to identify what the purpose/tone/audience is before you begin.
You are being marked on...
• Effective use of devices (persuasive / descriptive).• Focussing on the task and adapting your writing to
suit audience and purpose.• Using precise vocabulary, which is fully suited to
the purpose of the writing.• Using structure effectively and coherently.• Organising work into clear paragraphs.• Using a wide range of sentence structures• Using punctuation securely and for effect
• Leave the paragraph on a ‘cliff-hanger’.e.g. Just as I reached the door, I realised I was not alone.
• Refer to the previous paragraph.e.g. On top of all that, .... or If that wasn’t enough...
• Use a one sentence or one word paragraph.e.g. ...With his laugh still ringing in my ears, I rushed to the door.
Locked.
Vocabulary
Practice Question:
A local newspaper is featuring a series of articles called 'Help!'Write an account for the newspaper of a time when you, or someone you know, needed help.
What alternatives are there to the word ‘help’?What words could we use associated with ‘help’?
Joy - Elationamused enchanted good jubilant smiling
blissful enthusiastic grand magnificent splendid
brilliant exalted gratified majestic superb
calm excellent great marvelous terrific
cheerful excited happy overjoyed thrilled
comical exuberant hilarious pleasant tremendous
contented fantastic humorous pleased triumphant
delighted fit inspired proud vivacious
ecstatic funny jolly relieved witty
elated glad jovial satisfied wonderful
elevated glorious joyful
My car got stuck in a field on a cold, frosty, winter’s night.
E.g. Exhaust fumes hung behind the car, like a horrible ghost.
Write an account for the newspaper of a time when you, or someone you know, needed help.
I really needed help one day when my car got stuck in the mud. It was dark and there was a thick frost on the ground and I was trying to find my way to a friend’s house. I had never been there before and I had taken a wrong turn and ended up in a farmer’s field. The car started sliding in the frozen mud and eventually came to a standstill. I got out and tried pushing, but I couldn’t get the car to budge. There was no-one around to help me.
Plan
What led up to the incident...It had all started so well.