English Language - Q5

Question	Answer
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

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