This document provides strategies for answering questions on two papers (P1 and P2). For P1 Question 5, it advises planning a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end. It also recommends using crafted sentences and punctuation. For P2 Question 5, the strategies include deciding on an overall viewpoint, planning paragraphs with evidence and counterarguments, using appropriate language for the task, and again using crafted sentences and punctuation. It also lists questions from Sections A of Papers 1 and 2.

1. Language P1 and 2
TUESDAY 5th June
FRIDAY 8th June

2. STRATEGY: Q5 on P1
1) Do this questions first so that you have the full time. If you
want to skim read the text to give you some ideas, then do.
2) Spend 8-10 minutes planning - write this on your paper. For
narrative, decide what will happen in the beginning (set up the
character/s, the location, the problem), in the middle (develop
character, location, explore the problem in more detail) and
end (how will you leave it? what resolution? what twist? what
enigma?)
3) Decide what crafted sentences you will use - what hook to
open your story? where can you use sentences giving you a
range of punctuation? where can you use appropriate
metaphors and personification?
4) Write a sentence - read it back. Write another sentence - read
them both back. Write another sentence - read everything you
have written. Keep doing this and edit as you write 2 ½ sides -
NO MORE! Take the time to do it well.

9. STRATEGY: Q5 on P2
1) Do this questions first so that you have the full time. If you want to skim read the
texts to give you some ideas, then do.
2) Spend 8-10 minutes planning - write this on your paper. Decide on your strong
overall view: Which side do you agree with, or do you feel strongly the ’middle,
balanced’ way is best? Decide your opinion. Decide who you are.
3) Plan 3-4 paragraphs - points that you will make. What evidence will you use to
support? What persuasive appeal will you use? Add a counterargument to one of
the paragraphs. How will you destroy it?
4) Decide what language you need to use to clearly write in the appropriate voice and
form for the task: SPEECH - reference to listeners, formal language if audience has
high status, more use of ‘I’, REPORT and ESSAY - reference to what the report/essay
aims to do, formal language if audience has high status, less use of ‘I’, LETTER -
reference to the purpose of your letter (I am writing to…) and closing statement of
what you want to happen next (I look forward to discussing…), ARTICLE - more
conversational, engages with the reader.
5) Decide what crafted sentences you will use - what device will open your opinion
piece - an anecdote? evidence of your expertise - who you are? a surprising fact?
6) Decide where can you use sentences giving you a range of punctuation? where can
you use appropriate metaphors and imagery?
7) Write a sentence - read it back. Write another sentence - read them both back.
Write another sentence - read everything you have written. Keep doing this and edit
as you write 2 ½ sides - NO MORE! Take the time to do it well.
(note: use absolutely no more than 2 rhetorical questions in your writing)

10. Q5 Writing to present a viewpoint

14. LANGUAGE P1 SECTION A

15. LANGUAGE P2 SECTION A

16. LP1 Q2 (and Q4)
LP2 Q3 (and Q4)

17. LP1 Q2 (and Q4)
LP2 Q3 (and Q4)

18. LP1 Q2 (and Q4)
LP2 Q3 (and Q4)

19. LP1 Q3

20. LP1 Q3

21. LP2 Q4
How do they feel?
How do we know?
Can you find a definitive
statement that sums up
the feeling?
What is each writer
focused on?
Where does the
viewpoint/attitude/
feeling/perspective
shift? Is it the same
throughout?
Refer to language
features and shifts in
focus or attitude.