Ok everyone,
I've put a few bits on, but will be able to put a lot more on tomorrow. At the moment it appears that no one is viewing the blog anyway, so I will assume you are getting ready for Halloween parties or something and I'll add the rest of the stuff tomorrow morning/early afternoon.
Mr W
Saturday, 2 November 2013
Foundation Question 1 Examples
For Question 1 (a) - 4 marks.
This really could not be simpler. Whatever the question asks you, you simply go through the text with a highlighter and highlight what you need to know.
THis question asks you to list 4 things you learn about Johnny Depp. ALL YOU NEED TO DO is to highlight four things you learn (there are loads) and copy them down.
So you could have:
*
fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean movie
*
Beatrice Delap
*
from a third-fl oor window
*
In the movie, Johnny stars alongside Penelope Cruz,
*
saving his daughter's life,
Any of those are fine. Copy down the EXACT quote. DO NOT try to put it into your own words.
For section (b) of this question, you need to say what was unusual about the visit. The way you do this is to find about 3 or 4 things that are unusual and then write your paragraphs like this:
The first thing which we learn that is unusual is that, "Quote". This is unusual because...EXPLAIN WHY IN YOUR OWN WORDS...
For example:
The first thing we learn which is unusual is that Johnny Depp turned up, 'dressed as Jack Sparrow'. This is unusual because it would be very strange for the students sitting in school to see a famous movie character appear at the door.
The second thing we learn which is interesting is that he made a 'one off trip' to see the girl. This is interesting and unusual because it shows that he went to a lot of effort to visit her, which is unusual for such a big celebrity.
The third thing we learn which is unusual is that 'the school was told just ten minutes before the visit'. This is interesting because it makes us realise how surprised everybody at the school must have been having that sprung on them.
The fourth thing we learn....
etc etc etc.
This really could not be simpler. Whatever the question asks you, you simply go through the text with a highlighter and highlight what you need to know.
THis question asks you to list 4 things you learn about Johnny Depp. ALL YOU NEED TO DO is to highlight four things you learn (there are loads) and copy them down.
So you could have:
*
The star is currently in south-east London fi lming the
fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean movie
*
He made the one-off trip after nine-year-old pupil
Beatrice Delap
*
Depp has been seen fi lming scenes in which he jumped
from a third-fl oor window
*
In the movie, Johnny stars alongside Penelope Cruz,
*
Johnny has got form when it comes to fl ying visits to fans
*
He made a secret visit to Great Ormond Street Hospital
in January 2008 to donate £1 million to say thank you for
Any of those are fine. Copy down the EXACT quote. DO NOT try to put it into your own words.
For section (b) of this question, you need to say what was unusual about the visit. The way you do this is to find about 3 or 4 things that are unusual and then write your paragraphs like this:
The first thing which we learn that is unusual is that, "Quote". This is unusual because...EXPLAIN WHY IN YOUR OWN WORDS...
For example:
The first thing we learn which is unusual is that Johnny Depp turned up, 'dressed as Jack Sparrow'. This is unusual because it would be very strange for the students sitting in school to see a famous movie character appear at the door.
The second thing we learn which is interesting is that he made a 'one off trip' to see the girl. This is interesting and unusual because it shows that he went to a lot of effort to visit her, which is unusual for such a big celebrity.
The third thing we learn which is unusual is that 'the school was told just ten minutes before the visit'. This is interesting because it makes us realise how surprised everybody at the school must have been having that sprung on them.
The fourth thing we learn....
etc etc etc.
FOR TODAY:
I AM GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME ADVICE WITH THE WRITING SECTION:
As you know, there are TWO questions in the writing section.
You MUST do both, and you MUST spend more time on question 6 as it is worth more marks.
One of the questions will ask you to ARGUE or PERSUADE
The other will ask you to INFORM or DESCRIBE
Have a look at this Powerpoint. It should help you with your writing tasks. I will give you more specific advice tomorrow.
How to do brilliantly in the writing tasks.
As you know, there are TWO questions in the writing section.
You MUST do both, and you MUST spend more time on question 6 as it is worth more marks.
One of the questions will ask you to ARGUE or PERSUADE
The other will ask you to INFORM or DESCRIBE
Have a look at this Powerpoint. It should help you with your writing tasks. I will give you more specific advice tomorrow.
How to do brilliantly in the writing tasks.
The layout of the exams
As you should all know, here are the questions you have to face in each exam, and how much time you should be devoting to each question:
Foundation Paper
Time - 2hrs 15mins
Section A - Spend 15 mins reading and 1 hr answering all the questions.
Question 1 - 8 marks - 12 minutes
Question 2 - 8 marks - 12 minutes
Question 3 - 12 marks - 18 minutes
Question 4 - 12 Marks - 18 minutes
Section B - Spend 25 minutes on question 5, and 35 minutes on question 6.
Question 5 - 16 marks - 5 minutes planning/ 20 writing
Question 6 - 24 marks - 5minutes planning/ 30 writing
Higher Paper
Time - 2hrs 15mins
Section A - Spend 15 mins reading and 1 hr answering all the questions.
Question 1 - 8 marks - 12 minutes
Question 2 - 8 marks - 12 minutes
Question 3 - 8 marks - 12 minutes
Question 4 - 16 Marks - 24 minutes
Section B - Spend 25 minutes on question 5, and 35 minutes on question 6.
Question 5 - 16 marks - 5 minutes planning/ 20 writing
Question 6 - 24 marks - 5minutes planning/ 30 writing
IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL THAT YOU STICK TO THESE TIMINGS. IF YOU LEAVE OUT ANY QUESTION, OR DO NOT SPEND ENOUGH TIME ON IT, YOU MAY AS WELL NOT ATTEMPT THE EXAM. YOU NEED TO SCORE WELL IN EVERY QUESTION PASS.
Foundation Paper
Time - 2hrs 15mins
Section A - Spend 15 mins reading and 1 hr answering all the questions.
Question 1 - 8 marks - 12 minutes
Question 2 - 8 marks - 12 minutes
Question 3 - 12 marks - 18 minutes
Question 4 - 12 Marks - 18 minutes
Section B - Spend 25 minutes on question 5, and 35 minutes on question 6.
Question 5 - 16 marks - 5 minutes planning/ 20 writing
Question 6 - 24 marks - 5minutes planning/ 30 writing
Higher Paper
Time - 2hrs 15mins
Section A - Spend 15 mins reading and 1 hr answering all the questions.
Question 1 - 8 marks - 12 minutes
Question 2 - 8 marks - 12 minutes
Question 3 - 8 marks - 12 minutes
Question 4 - 16 Marks - 24 minutes
Section B - Spend 25 minutes on question 5, and 35 minutes on question 6.
Question 5 - 16 marks - 5 minutes planning/ 20 writing
Question 6 - 24 marks - 5minutes planning/ 30 writing
IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL THAT YOU STICK TO THESE TIMINGS. IF YOU LEAVE OUT ANY QUESTION, OR DO NOT SPEND ENOUGH TIME ON IT, YOU MAY AS WELL NOT ATTEMPT THE EXAM. YOU NEED TO SCORE WELL IN EVERY QUESTION PASS.
Megan, Faye, Hannah, Sophie and Liam - Stay Tuned!
You are the FIVE people from our class who are sitting your exam on Tuesday. You need to make sure that you follow what I ask you to do over the next couple of days. That way, you will be well prepared for your exam.
I will be on here until about 3.30 today, and then I will add a load more stuff before about mid-day tomorrow.
Stay Tuned!
Mr W
I will be on here until about 3.30 today, and then I will add a load more stuff before about mid-day tomorrow.
Stay Tuned!
Mr W
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