English Language - Section B Writing

English Language - Section B Writing

1. Question 5

   • Asks you to complete a piece of writing to inform, explain or describe a certain subject.
   • Spend 25 minutes on this. 5 mins for planning, 17 mins to write the answer and 3 mins to check it.
   • Worth 16 marks

2. Question 6

   • Asks you to complete a piece of writing to persuade or argue a point of view from a certain subject.
   • Spend 35 minutes on this. 5 mins for planning, 27 mins to write the answer and 3 mins to check it.
   • Worth 24 marks

3. Remember to...

   • Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, using and adapting forms and selecting vocabulary appropriate to tak and purpose in ways which engage the reader
     • This means to express your ideas clearly, use the right form and choose effective and appropriate volcabulary to keep the reader interested.
   • Organise information and ideas into structured and sequenced sentences, paragraphs and whole texts, using a variety of linguistic and structual features to support cohesion and overall coherence
     • This means to plan and structure your work in sentences and paragraphs and use connectives and other devices to link your ideas and make them easy to follow.
   • Use a range of sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate punctuation and spelling.
     • This means to vary the length and types of sentences you use and spell and punctuate accurately