Paper 1: Worth 80 marks, 2hrs

3 interrelated texts - Passage A, B & C

 short questions worth 15 marks with reference to text A - 15 marks, 15 mins

 summary with reference to text B - 15 marks ( 10 for content and 5 for style) , 20 mins
 short questions related to writer's effect with reference to text C - 10 marks, 10 mins
 writer's effect with reference to text C - 15 marks, 25 mins
 directed task, 3 bullet points each requiring 5 content points (speech/talk, letter
(informal/formal), journal, interview, article or report) - 25 marks (15 for content/10
style), 35 mins

The time breakdown totals 105 mins, you have 15 mins for rechecking

Paper 2: worth 80 marks, 2hrs

1 or 2 texts

 persuasive writing (letter, article or a speech) with 2 bullet points. ( you need to look for
oppositional and propositional content points) - 40 marks ( 15 marks for content, 25
marks for style), 1hr
 composition: narrative or descriptive writing - 40 marks (16 for content, 24 writing style)
1hr

Plans are mandatory for: Summary, writer's effect, directed task, persuasive writing and the
composition