GCSE AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 2

How many marks for Paper 2 Question 2

• 6

• 4

• 10

• 8

How long should you spend on Paper 2 Question 2

• 10 mins

• 8 mins

• 20 mins

• 5 mins

How many sources (extracts of text) are you writing about in Paper 2 Question 2?

• 1

• A short section of Text A

• 2

• A short section of Text B

Which of the following should be included in your answer?

• Short quotes

• Terminology

• Ambitious vocabulary

• Similes

Which of the following should be included in your answer?

• Terminology

• This shows...

• It is as if

• Long quotes

To extend your answer, what should you be thinking in order to build on the 'This shows' part?

• It is as if

• But

• So what?

• However

To extend the 'So what' section, you should think about

• why the time period of writing has made the writer write this way

• how - how have the writer's family influenced them

• however - compare the feelings to the facts

• it is as if

How much do you write for this question?

• Three paragraphs including both sources

• Two detailed paragraphs

• Two paragraphs - both paragraphs include both sources

• Five paragraphs

So each of your points should go in this order:

• point

  evidence

  explain

• quote

  this shows

  and so

  why

• quote

  method

  this shows

  this suggests

  furthermore

• quote

  evidence

  analyse

The 'this shows' section should

• use ambitious vocabulary

• identify methods used

• explain the audience's feelings

• state the obvious - don't overthink it