However, it is essential that you go into this next exam prepared. I recommend going on to the AQA website to look at some past papers (I am not allowed to put them on this web-site for copywrite reasons). Here is a link: AQA English Language Non-Fiction Texts H (for the higher paper) and AQA English Language Non-Fiction Texts F (for the foundation papter). The Mark schemes for these papers are also available and worth looking at. Click here for the Higher paper mark scheme and here for the Foundation paper mark scheme.
GCSE English Language Non-Fiction is a 2 hour and 15 mins exam and is worth 40% of your total GCSE English Language.
The exam paper is divided into 2 sections:
A: Reading
You should spend 1 hour on this section and have an addtional 15 mins reading time at the start- When its reading time - read through the questions in Section A FIRST and then read through the articles, using a highlighter to highlight key points relating to the questions asked.
- QUESTION 1 will always be phrased this way: What do you learn from the article about the issues and concerns?
- QUESTION 2 will always be phrased this way: Explain how the (presentational features ) are effective and how they link to the article/
- QUESTION 3: Will always be phrased this way: Explain some of the thoughts and feelings the writer has experienced
- QUESTION 4: Will always be a comparison on language and is usually phrased like this: Compare the ways language is used for effect in these two articles. Give some examples and analyse the effects. You will be given one article and will have to choose the other article yourself.
USE the 15 minutes reading time effectively - only underline what you need to answer the questions
THERE will only be 3 articles to read
TIMINGS: very roughly time your answers to about 1 minute per mark (Questions 1-3 are approx 12 minutes each and Q4 should take about 24 minutes)
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