Evaluating The Night Circus

Evaluating The Night Circus

GCSE English : Paper 1 Q4 & Paper 2 Q6​

By Zoë MacGechan

What does SPITED stand for?

​You have 1 minute!

Multiple Choice

For which question will you need to use SPITED?

• Language and structure: question 3 in Paper 1 and Paper 2.

• Evaluation: question 4 in paper 1 and question 6 in paper 2.

• Evaluation: question 6 in paper 1 and question 4 in paper 2.

• Comparison: question 7a and 7b in paper 2.

​Question 4/Question 6

Analyse specific details

Zoom in on single word or phrase

Explore connotations and deeper meanings​

Question 3

Identify the differences

Can you add any others?

Multiple Choice

A blizzard, a bleak moor and darkening dusk are all aspects of...?

• Settings

• Ideas

• Tone

• Events

Multiple Choice

Evaluating a text means...?

• Identifying the language and structure in a text.

• Saying what's bad in a text.

• Saying what's good in a text.

• Judging a text critically.

Multiple Select

What is meant by the writer's intention? (Pick two answers)

• What the text is about.

• The lesson the writer wants the reader to learn.

• The point they are trying to convey.

• A device created by the writer.

Multiple Choice

Which one of these statements is evaluative?

• The writer uses adjectives.

• The writer describes the settings.

• At first the snow is described as 'feathery flakes'.

• This is an effective technique for the writer to use.

Multiple Select

Complete the evaluative sentence: The writer ................... creates a sense of danger through the depiction of the weather. (Pick two answers)

• Never

• Effectively

• Good

• Powerfully

Task

Your task is to produce a revision resource for your friend. This could be flashcards, tips or a presentation.

Choose a format.

Identify the key information a student needs to know.

Organise it into the most appropriate order.

Produce your resource and share in Teams. ​

GCSE English | Evaluation

What is a revision guide?

​Key features?

What information do you need to include?

How will you organise your information?

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Tips and Advice

What tips do you think are useful for English students focusing on evaluation tasks?

What words and phrases help students focus on the right aspects?

​What questions are useful for evaluating texts?

​How are summaries and paraphrasing helpful?

​What resources can you signpost for other students?

Subject | Subject

Work with a partner to discuss these questions