English Language - Q5 | Conjunto de Fichas

Pregunta	Respuesta
Marks Available	16
Time	25 minutes
What are you being asked to do?	Write to inform, describe, explain
Writing to inform...	Aim to provide information in a way that: >will tell your reader what they NEED, WANT or WOULD LIKE to know >supplies answers to relevant questions (WHO, WHY, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN & HOW) > appears BALANCED and FAIR and IMPERSONAL > offers selection of UNBIASED FACTS or a BALANCED RANGE OF OPINIONS
Writing to describe...	>Aim to paint a vivid picture in the reader's head. >Use MADSOAPS to help: M-metaphor A-adjectives/adverbs D-differing sentence starters and length S-sensory description O-onomatopoeia A-alliteration P-personification S-simile
Writing to explain...	>Explaining is about giving either OBJECTIVE BALANCED FACTUAL INFORMATION or SUBJECTIVE but BALANCED OPINION >Needs to be USEFUL TO IT'S AUDIENCE, LIVELY, BALANCED, TRUTHFUL and TRUSTWORTHY >Give enough DETAIL >Have more than one reason
Mark Scheme-Band 4...	'convincing', 'compelling' >form, content and style are consistently matched to PURPOSE and AUDIENCE >engages reader with STRUCTURED and DEVELOPED writing >uses LINGUISTIC DEVICES in a consciously CRAFTED way >shows control of EXTENSIVE VOCABULARY with word choices becoming increasingly AMBITIOUS

English Language - Q5

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