Reading Paper
Reading Paper
Don’t forget to PEEL when questions tell you to support
answers
POINT – make a statement about what’s being said or used
EXAMPLE – quotation form the text
EXPLAIN – 1. What does the quotation show?
This shows that…
2. Which key word(s) show what the quotation is about?
The key word that shows this is / are…
DON’T FORGET IF A RHETORICAL QUESTION / SIMILE ETC IS
USED, WRITE IT INSTEAD OF ‘THE KEY WORD’
3. How does it make the reader feel & why?
This is effective as it makes the reader feel _______ because
_______.
Reading Paper revision
List or find = number or bullet point answers in order as they
appear in the text
(try and find 12)
Find specific information = usually several parts to the
question. List answers (not
sentences) answer in order as they appear in the text
Evidence = might say the word ‘evidence’ or ‘what did…’ quote
from the text in
order as the evidence is presented in the text… you can
paraphrase (put
things in your own words) and give a little explanation
Explain = ‘what’ (in the question) means give a quotation &
‘why/how’ (in the
question) wants you to read between the lines and show you
understand
what the text is about (surface meaning = what text is about
& deeper
meaning (reading between the lines) = what the writer is trying
to get
across) answer in order as they appear in the text
USE KEY WORDS FROM THE QUESTION TO START SOME OF
YOUR SENTENCES!
Impression = kind of view about a place, person, organisation
etc… work through
your answer in order… add your own comments… start sentences
with
‘the first impression I get of… is…’ Try and find 6 and quote
them with
facts / words / phrases & explain them.
Viewpoint/attitude = also called ‘thoughts & feelings…’ Look
how these develop
over every line… start your answer with ‘AT FIRST, THE
AUTHOR THINKS/FEELS…’ then say what you think they feel
(in your own words) & quote to support… Write he/she/the
writer… aim for at least 6. See if views change.
Language Q = how the writer presents and idea… say what the text
is about,
the language / word choice used & why (formal/informal)…
features… RQ, emotive lang, pronouns, imperatives,
repetition
Work through paragraph by paragraph… make sure you say
WHY a text has done/used something… remember to quote
features used…use ‘other words’ apart from ‘says’…
‘describes, mentions, tells, suggests, shows etc’ GO
THROUGH THE TEXT IN ORDER!!! USE BULLET
POINTS OR HEADINGS TO HELP!!!
Presentational Q = Pictures – size & why Place on page &
why? What of & why?
Colours & why? What connotations?
Boxes, Bullet points, coloured writing, italics, underlining
& why?
Comparison = compare (similarities) / contrast (differences) /
cross reference
(collecting info from two texts to answer a question)… USE
BULLET
POINTS OR HEADINGS TO HELP!!! You need to quote… work
through the text in order…
Writing paper
Argue/Persuade features – (18)
Target Audience – who is it written for?
Emotive Language – words that are used to make the reader feel a
certain way (happy/sad)
Rhetorical Questions – Make the reader think (how would you
feel/like it if …?)
Facts – something that is true and can be proven
False Facts – something made up but sounds real (30 –45%)
Opinions – what a person thinks/feels about something
Alliteration – more than one word starting with the same letter
or sound in the same sentence
Pattern of 3 – three adjectives used to describe a person, place
or object
Pronouns – ‘we, you, our, us’ used to make the reader feel
included
Repetition – saying the most important sentence again at the
end
Exaggeration / Humour – funny or exaggerated
Punctuation – use an exclamation mark (!) rather than a full
stop (.) when the sentence is important
Imperatives – these are orders and have an exclamation mark (Get
out!)
Persuasive words / phrases – obviously, without a doubt
Similes – compare one object to another with the word ‘as’ or
‘like;
Metaphors– says an object IS something else that it clearly
isn’t
Variety of sentences – Short sentences = tension, complex =
description/detail.
Paragraphs – (TiPToP) change your time, person, topic or place,
change your paragraph.
Advise features – (18 but only 2 are different from
persuade/argue)
Target Audience – who is it written for?
Emotive Language – words that are used to make the reader feel a
certain way (happy/sad)
Rhetorical Questions – Make the reader think (how would you
feel/like it if …?)
Facts – something that is true and can be proven
False Facts – something made up but sounds real (30 –45%)
Opinions – what a person thinks/feels about something
Alliteration – more than one word starting with the same letter
or sound in the same sentence
Pattern of 3 – three adjectives used to describe a person, place
or object
Pronouns – ‘we, you, our, us’ used to make the reader feel
included
Repetition – saying the most important sentence again at the
end
Modal verbs – should, would, could, might, may, can, shall,
will
Punctuation – use an exclamation mark (!) rather than a full
stop (.) when the sentence is important
Imperatives – these are orders and have an exclamation mark (Get
out!)
Infinitives – keeps work general = to + verb e.g to pass your
exam, revise!
Similes – compare one object to another with the word ‘as’ or
‘like;
Metaphors– says an object IS something else that it clearly
isn’t
Variety of sentences – Short sentences = tension, complex =
description/detail.
Paragraphs – (TiPToP) change your time, person, topic or place,
change your paragraph.
Writing to advise
Explain – 11 features (3 new from persuade, argue, review,
advise, comment)
Explaining involves going further than simply giving
information. An explanation tells people more about the subject of
the writing, saying how something works or why something is as it
is.
YOU MIGHT NEED TO USE:
Variety of sentences – Short sentences = tension, complex =
description/detail.
Paragraphs – (TiPToP) change your time, person, topic or place,
change your paragraph.
Facts – something that is true and can be proven
False Facts – something made up but sounds real (30 –45%)
Opinions – what a person thinks/feels about something
Alliteration – more than one word starting with the same letter
or sound in the same sentence
Pattern of 3 – three adjectives used to describe a person, place
or object
Similes – when you compare one object to another with the words
‘as’ or ‘like’
5 Senses – write about what you can see, feel, hear, smell and
taste
5 Ws & How – who, what, where, when, why and how?
Adverbs – How do you do the action? (slowly, quickly,
loudly)
Writing a speech
Writing to argue
Writing a formal letter
Writing an informal letter
Writing a review
Writing a leaflet
Writing an article
Writing a report
GCSE English Examinations 2015
English Literature – you will be given clean copies of ALL
the
texts in your exam
Paper 1 – Monday 18th May am
Section A (45 mins)
Section B (45 mins)
Lord of the Flies
OR
DNA
OR
Short stories from the anthology
Of Mice and Men
Paper 2 – Friday 22nd May am
Section A (45 mins)
Section B (30 mins)
Poetry from the Anthology
Unseen Poetry
You need to use the Pee chain focusing on:
1. What does the quote show?
2. Which word(s) show it?
3. How does it make the reader feel?
English – Tuesday 2nd June am
Section A (1 hour 15 mins)
Section B (1 hour)
Reading response to unseen non-fiction and media texts (answer
all parts of question)
Writing to argue, persuade or advise
AND
Writing to inform/explain/describe
You need to use the Pee chain focusing on:
1. What does the quote show?
2. Which word(s) show it?
3. How does it make the reader feel?
GCSE
English
Revision Book
