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This document outlines the structure and requirements for the GCE O Level English Language Paper 1, which consists of directed writing and creative writing sections. Directed writing requires students to produce various forms of functional writing with a focus on audience, purpose, format, and language, while creative writing includes different types of essays with an emphasis on planning and the quality of language. A detailed marking scheme for both sections is provided, highlighting task fulfillment and language quality.
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- 1. PAPER 1 WRITING GCE’ OLevel 1123 ENGLISH LANGUAGE By Saima Abedi
- 2. WRITING (PAPER 1) Section 1 Directed Writing Section 2 Creative writing
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- 4. DIRECTED WRITING Marks: 30 Word Limit: 200- 300 words Time: 30- 45 min
- 5. DIRECTED WRITING Types offunction/ Situational writing: Letters (formal & informal) Reports (informative, investigative) Accounts News report Magazine Articles Speeches (Persuasive & Informative) Leaflets
- 6. DIRECTED WRITING Only onesituation is set. Read the Do question carefully. not ignore any details and do not change important facts in the situation. Elaborate all the content points provided as each point is of 5 marks.
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- 8. DIRECTED WRITING Consider thefollowing questions: Audience (Who am I writing for?) public, principal, teacher, friend, company manager, town council, police etc Purpose (Why am I writing this?) to explain, inform. instruct, convince and persuade, sell, give an account of something I witnessed, to complain about something, etc Format (How is this piece to be written?) report, letter, account, article. statement, review. speech etc Language (What is the tone I should use?) formal, informal, persuasive, suggestive, informative, argumentative etc
- 9. DIRECTED WRITING Five paragraphsshould be formed. Introduction (reiterate the situation) Body (elaborate the three content points in separate paragraphs) Conclusion Leave a line after each paragraph. Paragraphs should all start from the left.
- 10. DIRECTED WRITING Students shouldcollect and read the samples of each type of function writing. Gather helpful phrases (opening and closing phrases; starting of new paragraphs etc.). Practise Create such type of writing. their own situational writing questions.
- 11. FORMAL LETTER HELPFUL PHRASES Typeof Letters Complaint Opening I am a resident of the Gulshan-e- Iqbal and I am writing in to complain about... Closing I seriously hope that you would look into the complaints that I have raised and remedy the situation as soon as possible. Thank you. Invitation On behalf of the school, we would like to invite you to our Annual Speech and Prize Giving Day to be held on March 15th in the school hall. We sincerely hope that you will accept our invitation and we look forward to your presence on that day. Thank you.
- 12. MARKING SCHEME Marks: 30 TaskFulfillment (Use Band Descriptor): 15 marks Language (Use Band Descriptor) : 15 marks Please indicate the TF mark first at the end of the essay, then language marks e.g. 10 + 12 = 22/ 30 Candidates who address only two points must be in Band 3 or below for TF.
- 15. LANGUAGE Variety of SentenceStructures Appropriate Tenses Wide Vocabulary Accurate Punctuation Correct Spellings Linked Paragraphs
- 16. TASK FULFILLMENT Inclusion andelaboration of three content points Appropriate format Suitable tone and register Apt beginning and ending Given information used to justify personal opinion A clear understanding of the task and content
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- 18. CREATIVE WRITING Marks: 30 Word Limit: 350- 500words Time: 45min – 1 hour
- 19. CREATIVE WRITING Types ofEssay Descriptive Narrative Argumentative Discursive Abstract / one word / themeless Personal Opinion
- 20. CREATIVE WRITING Five topicsare set. Candidates will choose any one of the five topics. They should read the questions carefully and choose the topic which gives them the best chance of writing an essay of the required length. It is advisable to make a plan. Planning or any rough work should be crossed out with a pencil.
- 21. CREATIVE WRITING Minimum 6and maximum 10 paragraphs should be formed. Introduction: The essay must have a good beginning to capture the attention of the reader. Body: The middle section of the essay should convey the main steps in the story or the details of the description or the main points of the argument.
- 22. CREATIVE WRITING Conclusion: Finally,the essay should have a strong ending. It may provide the conclusion to an argument, or it may move to the general view after some precise description of details, or it may provide the climax or round off a story. Use transitions to connect the points and paragraphs.
- 23. MARKING SCHEME The 'bestfit' principle is applied, as in the following table. Emphasis is on quality of Language; comments on Content used to adjust mark within 8 Bands.
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- 25. LANGUAGE Variety of SentenceStructures Appropriate Tenses Wide Vocabulary Accurate Punctuation Correct Spellings Linked Paragraphs
- 26. CONTENT Compositions should beinteresting and consistently relevant to the theme. Discursive and argumentative essays are well developed, logical, based on facts and figures. Descriptive essays have well-developed imagery (mental picture). Narratives are complex, sophisticated and may contain devices such as flashbacks.
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