Understanding English Language GCSE Paper 2
In preparation for the English Language GCSE Paper 2, it is crucial to grasp the requirements of Question 2 which focuses on identifying explicit and implicit ideas, synthesizing evidence from different texts, and summarizing differences between them. The marks are broken down into levels depending on the depth of understanding demonstrated in the answers, ranging from simple attempts to perceptive analyses. Clear comprehension of these criteria is essential for success in this examination.
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You need a section in your folder for all the non-fiction extracts that you will be given. THIS WEEK IS IMPORTANT; YOU NEED A 4 IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO GET A JOB! English Language GCSE Paper 2 Writer s viewpoints and perspectives in NON-FICTION texts
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Question 2: Write a summary of. AO1 Identify and interpret explicit and implicit ideas. Select and then synthesise evidence from difference texts. Synthesise means to join the ideas from the two texts and write them in your own words.
AO1 Identify and interpret explicit and implicit ideas. Select and then synthesise evidence from difference texts. Question Two Question Two Have to summarise a difference/s between the two texts. 8 marks Mark Scheme: Simple not understood the differences Some attempt you are nearly there but didn t understand the texts properly. Clear you clearly understood and explained the differences. Perceptive going beyond just knowing the difference and making wow comments.
Understanding the marks for Question 2: You have been given two answers. Read them both. Decide what levelthey fall into. Simple Some attempt at summarising the difference 3-4 marks Clearly summarised the differences 5-6 marks Perceptive/tho ughtful summary of the differences 7-8 marks summary. They clearly don t understand. 1-2 marks
Example question Example question The way the boys spend their time playing is different. Using details from both sources, write a summary of the different activities the boy in Source A and the boy in Source B enjoyed. 8 marks
Understanding the marks for Question 2: You have been given two answers. Read them both. Decide what level they fall into. Simple Some attempt at summarising the difference 3-4 marks Clearly summarised the differences 5-6 marks Perceptive/tho ughtful summary of the differences 7-8 marks summary. They clearly don t understand. 1-2 marks
How to answer this question: Using details from both sources, write a summary of the different activities the boy in Source A and the boy in Source B enjoyed. In Source A, the boy enjoyed activities that involved people whereas in Source B, the boy enjoyed activities where he was isolated and played alone. In Source A, the writer describes how the boy loved running up to people and waiting for them to twang his lips like a ruler on a table. This suggests that he enjoys interacting with people because he seems eager to approach people. It also stresses how he is confident to involve other people in his fun. However, in Source B, the writer describes how her sun cut paper upon the floor and tumbled down card-houses . Both of these activities show that this child prefers to be alone and doesn t necessarily need to play with other people to have fun.
How to answer this question: In Source A, the boy enjoyed activities that involved people whereas in Source B, the boy enjoyed activities where he was isolated and played alone. First of all summarise a difference between the two in a sentence.
How to answer this question: In Source A, the writer describes how the boy loved running up to people and waiting for them to twang his lips like a ruler on a table. This suggests that he enjoys interacting with people because he seems eager to approach people. It also stresses how he is confident to involve other people in his fun. Give a quote from Text A and explain clearly what the quote shows. You won t be given any marks in this question for analysing language!
How to answer this question: However, in Source B, the writer describes how her sun cut paper upon the floor and tumbled down card-houses . Both of these activities show that this child prefers to be alone and doesn t necessarily need to play with other people to have fun. However Give a quote from Text B and explain clearly what the quote shows.
How to answer this question: Using details from both sources, write a summary of the different activities the boy in Source A and the boy in Source B enjoyed. In Source A, the boy enjoyed activities that involved people whereas in Source B, the boy enjoyed activities where he was isolated and played alone. In Source A, the writer describes how the boy loved running up to people and waiting for them to twang his lips like a ruler on a table. This suggests that he enjoys interacting with people because he seems eager to approach people. It also stresses how he is confident to involve other people in his fun. However, in Source B, the writer describes how her sun cut paper upon the floor and tumbled down card-houses . Both of these activities show that this child prefers to be alone and doesn t necessarily need to play with other people to have fun. Overall the boys show a key difference in the approach to involving others in their activities for fun.
Top Tips: Top Tips: Find two differences = two paragraphs. Summarise ideas don t analyse language. Don t treat the texts separately; keep explaining how they link/contrast. Use quotations! Only 8 marks so don t spend longer than 10 minutes KNOW CLEARLY WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BEFORE YOU WRITE OTHERWISE YOU WILL END UP WITH 3-4 MARKS (SOME ATTEMPT)
As if they were animals? With respect? Unfairly? The ways the prisoners are treated on their first day at prison are different. Use details from both Sources to write a summary of the different ways the prisoners were treated.
The ways the prisoners are treated on their first day at prison are different. Read the two Sources about prisons. Use details from both Sources to write a summary of the different ways the prisoners were treated. Source A: from a 19th century article from an anonymous prisoner describing his first day in a prison called Newgate Gaol. Time to now have a go Source B: from a diary of a modern day prisoner.
Spend 5 minutes collecting your thoughts Tip: Make a little table and jot some differences you found SUPER QUICK NOT IN A CHILLED MANNER TO RAISE MY BLOOD PRESSURE UNTIL I POP A B
The ways the prisoners are treated on their first day at prison are different. Use details from both Sources to write a summary of the different ways the prisoners were treated. Q2 Two paragraphs on two differences that you found Sum up the difference in a sentence. In Source A, he (give quote) and then analyse the quote. Whereas In Source B, she (give quote) and then analyse the quote.
Sum up the difference you are focusing on. Source A Quote Explain Whereas Source B Quote Explain A clear paragraph A clear paragraph In Source A, the prison treated the inmate as if he was worthless from the moment he stepped into the prison because he was strip-searched whereas in Source B, the inmate was treated more positively and wasn t hassled in a humiliating way about her clothes. In Source A, the inmate was ordered to take of their clothes and then the officer took his garments one by one and thumped them violently on the stone floor after searching them. This highlights how the inmate was immediately strip searched and left feeling violated and intimidated so that they understood the lack of power that he had from the outset. Whereas in Source B, the inmate said that there was no strip search and whilst she had too many clothes, she was allowed to keep just 12 tops and six bottoms . This shows how she was treated a lot more fairly and was given more freedom to keep her clothes. Furthermore it reveals that she was treated as if she was allowed to still be comfortable and still feel as if she could keep her identity from outside the prison.
