Section A - Question 2

Practise ‘sources’…

1. ‘What Makes a Good Prison

Guard?’

2. ‘‘Drones are filling up Britain's skies:

Who’s looking down on you?’

3. ‘Stopping Ebola: How Small

Changes Make a Big Difference’

Question 2

A bit like a warm starter!Be a bit more careful with

the hot & chewy bits!Q2) Explain what you

learn about…

(how / why)

• Question 2 builds on Question 1 by testing your comprehension skills

even further.

• It is worth 8 marks, 10% of your overall score.

• Once again, using a Point-Evidence-Explain (PEE) structure is the best

way to keep your writing focused.

• You should spend around 12 minutes on it.

Reading between the lines…

Stand out points…

Things I can infer…

Key words and phrases…

What it suggests / reveals about the people involved…

Now pick a practise source text and have a go...

1. ‘What Makes a Good Prison

Guard?’

2. ‘‘Drones are filling up Britain's

skies: Who’s looking down on you?’

3. ‘Stopping Ebola: How Small

Changes Make a Big Difference’

Q2) Explain what you learn about thechallenges for a new prison officer.

Q2) Explain what you learn aboutconcerns over drones.

Q2) Explain what you learn aboutpreventing Ebola.

Reading Tip!Look at the question and

highlight the key word. Write

this at the top of the text to

help keep your focus.

E X A M P L E

One of the main things we learn is prison officers have to work with people who

can be difficult. We can see this where the writer, who is an inmate, says some

prisoners are “angry, confused and needy people” and “you have many inmates

in our prisons today with morals and then you have some without any.” This

suggests working in a prison can be dangerous.

Another thing we learn is that new prison officers don’t get enough training. We

can see this where he says training is “watered down” and that there are “many

situations they don’t know how to deal with.” This emphasises new prison officers

have to learn on the job.

The writer suggests prison officers are facing more challenges. We can see this

where he says, “Over the past eleven years I have seen the overcrowding make

things worse for prisoners and prison officers alike.” This reveals things are getting

worse due a lack of funding.

Q2) Explain what you learn about thechallenges for a new prison officer.

Red = PointOrange = EvidenceGreen = Explain

One of the main things we learn is prison officers have to work with people who

can be difficult. We can see this where the writer, who is an inmate, says some

prisoners are “angry, confused and needy people” and “you have many inmates

in our prisons today with morals and then you have some without any.” This

suggests working in a prison can be dangerous.

Another thing we learn is that new prison officers don’t get enough training. We

can see this where he says training is “watered down” and that there are “many

situations they don’t know how to deal with.” This emphasises new prison officers

have to learn on the job.

The writer suggests prison officers are facing more challenges. We can see this

where he says, “Over the past eleven years I have seen the overcrowding make

things worse for prisoners and prison officers alike.” This reveals things are getting

worse due a lack of funding.

Openers Bank

Point

The main thing we learn is…

The text reveals…

The writer highlights…

In addition, we discover…

Furthermore, we learn…

Evidence

We can see this in…

A good example of this is found

where…

This is obvious when…

We also see this where…

This is supported further by…

Explain

This quote shows…

The phrase “_____” is powerful

because…

The word “_____” is important

because…

This reveals…

This suggests…

This emphasises…

This hints at…