Language Paper 2 – Read Before Exam

Q1 – Spend 3 mins

Q2 – Spend 15 mins

1) READ THE BOXES READ THE BOXES READ THE BOXES

2) Keep it Concise, stop being so wordy about it
3) Clearly state difference at start of each paragraph (mini intro)
4) 3-4 Quotes per paragraph
5) Very shallow analysis but make it plausible, unique, implicit, clear and relevant
6) 2-3 paragraphs, 3 if you can
7) Most difficult thing is time management, get it done in 15 mins no more

Q3 – Spend 16 mins

1) Ensure interpretations are detailed and plausible

2) Mention specific and sophisticated subject terminology and methods
3) DON’T GET NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, AND VERBS MIXED UP ITS EMBARASSING AND
YOU COULD LOSE LOTS OF MARKS
4) Effect on reader and why writer uses this method
5) Multiple interpretations, lots of detail needed
6) Clarity…
7) Juicy quotes, must be something that you can really explode
8) 2 paragraphs MUST

Q4 – Spend 26 mins

1) Compare perspectives, opinions, attitudes, feelings of the two writers

2) Mini intro at the start of each paragraph stating comparison of perspectives
(don’t generally list methods)
3) For Q2 and Q4 you could start by saying “although (similarity), there is a
(difference)” then go on to explore the difference in more detail
4) Judicious range of juicy quotes
5) Sophisticated, relevant, correct subject terminology
6) If extract is thin, use semantic field, tone and imagery
7) WHY does the writer use those methods, what do these methods convey about
his feelings?
 8) You could compare the context behind each time period/gender/writer’s
position, but don’t feel the need to, it’s just a thought
9) Lots of comparative language sandwiched in (bounce back and forth between the
two sources)
10)Clarity and concision
11)Mini little conclusion at end of each paragraph to ensure point made is clear

Q5 – Spend 45 mins

1) I expect 16/16 for AO6: ambitious vocab, vary punctuation, good spelling, vary
sentence forms, vary paragraphs
2) Good title with humour, pun, alliteration, rhetorical question, pathos, etc.
3) Matched to form, audience, purpose
4) Clear, identifiable viewpoint in title and from the first sentence
5) Lots and lots of rhetorical devices: anaphora, simile, metaphor, extended
metaphor, rhetorical questions, rule of three, pathos/emotive language
6) Cyclical structure needed
7) Well-planned to ensure it is convincing and compelling
8) Discourse markers (easy marks)
9) Statistics but not too much and ensure they are well done
10) Counter-argument then refute
11) Proofread for SPAG errors
12) Clarity
13) Consistent tone and clear audience (who you talking to?)
14) Short, minor sentence + short paragraphs