Revising paper 1 & 2: techniques and terms

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Revising techniques and terms for Paper 1 and 2

Which word is the odd one out?:

1. mood
2. sphere
3. atmosphere
4. tone

What is the difference between tone and atmosphere?

What is the main purpose of a review?

1. to inform
2. to entertain
3. to convince/persuade
4. to describe

What is the main purpose of an essay?

1. to entertain
2. to inform
3. to persuade/convince
4. to teach

When writing a specific text type for the writing assignment of Paper 1. What are important factors and techniques to be aware of?

What is a metaphor?

1. a comparison using as or like
2. a technique to compare something original
3. a comparison using images
4. a comparison without using as or like

What stylistic feature is used in the example ?

1. simile
2. personification
3. hyperbole
4. metaphor

What stylistic feature is used in the example?

1. simile
2. personification
3. hyperbole
4. metaphor

What stylistic feature is used in the example?

1. simile
2. personification
3. hyperbole
4. metaphor

What ways have you learned to quote?
Please give me examples:

What are the 6 elements of storytelling?

TIPS: How to use the 6 elements of storytelling in your paper 2 writing assignment:

*Start in the middel of your plot somewhere. You will not be able to tell en entire story in two pages without making it too much telling and not showing

*Dialogue helps to make it more exciting!!

*Plan which characters to work with and what they'll go though beforehand. 

*Making sure there is a conflict (a problem that e.g. needs to be solved) always helps to make a story more exciting)

* ...AND: always stick to the assignment given en bear in mind the assessment criteria!

What are the narrative techniques you've been taught so far?

TIPS: How to use the narrative techniques in your paper 2 writing assignment

*The best way to immediately dive into a story is to use dialogue.

*The best way to show and not tell is to use the 5 senses and plenty of adjectives.

* Ask yourself: what do the characters do, how do they do it, what does that look like, what do they see, how do they speak etc etc?

Assessment criteria for P1 writing assignment as well as P2?

assessment criteria

A: Content Purpose and Audience                 8p

B: Spelling                                                                  3p

C: Text Structure and Organisation                7p

D: Sentence Structure and Organisation    7p 

Total:                                                                            25p

Common problems in Checkpoints answers 

What do you think are the most commonly made mistakes in CC tests?

What CC topic should we address in our last lesson?