Paper 1:
200 marks- 2 Hours 50 Minutes for the entire paper.There are two sections; Comprehending (100 marks) Composing (100 marks)
Comprehending Section; Divided into two parts.
Question A- Choice of three texts- (50 Marks) 55 Minutes - Timing
Question B- A functional Writing Question (50 Marks) 35 Minutes- Timing. Shold be a page and a quarter- MINIMUM
REMINDER: YOU CANNOT DO QUESTION A AND QUESTION B FROM THE SAME TEXT.
HINT: Some students find it helpful to select question B first and then select Question A from a different text.
Composing: Better Known as the essay
THE ESSAY IS WORTH MOST OF THE MARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- ALWAYS MAKE OUT A PLAN- the examiner will look for it
- State clearly for the Examiner the NUMBER of the essay you have selected.
- AT LEAST 4 PAGES.
- MUST USE PARAGRAPHS
- Dont change tenses i the middle of your essay- if you begin in the past tense- remain the past tense.
- READ THE TITLE CAREFULLY.
PAPER 2
Worth 200 marks but have 3 hours and 20 Minutes to complete it.
Paper 2 has 3 Sections.
Section One is the single Text - 60 Marks- "Lies of Silence" by Brian Moore
Spend 55 minutes on this question, You have 3 compulsory 10 mark questions and one 30 marks
Section Two - Comparative Study (70 Marks) 1 hour and 5 Minutes.
You are Comparing " Sive " with "Inside Im Dancing". We have compared them under two headings. "Villian/Hero/Heroine" and "Social Setting" STUDY BOTH.
SECTION 3: Poetry- 70 Marks.
- YOU will recognise 2 of the 4 poems. SELECT 1 Out OF THE 2 POEMS YOU RECOGNISE.
- You have to do 3 Compulsory 10 Mark questions.
- You have to do 1 20 Mark question out of a choice of three.
- You Must also do an UNSEEN Poem.
SPEND 45 Minutes on your Studied Poem and 20 Minutes on the Unseen Poem.
BEST OF LUCK.
Ms. Colette McCarthy.
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