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One of the best ways to revise for your GCSEs is to look at past papers. To make your life a little easier, 😉 we have compiled a list of different past papers to help you find what you are looking for!
Even the most educated and learned scholars lose the will to live after spending more than five minutes searching for papers on the AQA website! 💀
If you want to brave it alone, here are the links:
If you want us to neatly, concisely and handily lay them all out for you, 😇 then get a load of this:
This exam paper is fiction (stories). You will be given two sources and have to answer five questions.
This exam paper is non-fiction (not stories). 😅 You will be given one source and have to answer five questions.
English Language Paper 1 focuses on Shakespeare and 19th Century
English Literature Paper 2 focuses on Modern Texts and Poetry (Anthology and Unseen)~
The Edexcel website is definitely better to navigate than the rabbit warren, AQA. Can you believe that someone thought to upload the question paper, mark scheme and extracts all onto the same document?! 🤯
The downside is that there are not that many past papers available online.
The OCR Website gives a comprehensive and easy to navigate website with past papers. Here are the links:
If you want a more comprehensive breakdown of the 2019 English papers, read on…
Ocr english literature: exploring poetry and shakespeare , wjec english past papers.
Here is where you can find past papers for the WJEC English Literature and English Language GCSEs:
The WJEC website is good because it groups past papers and mark schemes by year (so it is easy to find a year) but confusing in that all of the past papers and mark schemes are jumbled into the same list – which becomes particularly confusing when you have higher and lower tiers and the rather unimaginatively named ‘Unit 2A’ and ‘Unit 2B’. 😳
But fear not, we’ve filtered through the chaos and ordered it for you in a neat way! 💪
Wjec (foundation) english literature: unit 2a , wjec (foundation) english literature: unit 2b , wjec (higher) english literature: unit 1, wjec (higher) english literature: unit 2a, wjec (higher) english literature: unit 2b .
The Cambridge IGCSE websites are pretty straightforward and easy to use so they don’t need us to distil the information for you. 🙌 Here are the links to all of their past paper resources:
And finally, there is good old, Eduqas! Here are the links to the websites with their past paper resources:
And here is a paper by paper breakdown of the different components for each paper:
Eduqas english language: component 2, eduqas english literature: component 1, eduqas english literature: component 2.
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In Paper 1 Question 5 you will be presented with a choice of two writing tasks and a stimulus image. One task will ask you to write descriptively, most likely based on the image, and the other question will ask you to write a story, based on a statement or title.
The task requires you to write for a specific purpose and in a specific form. It is important you write in the correct format and use the conventions of this form, as the mark scheme mentions adapting your tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences.
This means:
Below you will find a detailed creative writing model in response to an example of Paper 1 Question 5, under the following sub-headings (click to go straight to that sub-heading):
Structuring your story, ao5: content and organisation, ao6: technical accuracy, question 5 level 4 model story, why would this story achieve top marks.
Remember, Paper 1 Question 5 is worth 40 marks, broken down into two Assessment Objectives:
Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts |
Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation |
When planning your response, it is a good idea to keep the tone, style and register in mind, as well as the conventions of the form. Here, we will consider how you can produce an effective story with these devices in mind:
Story writing should develop a sense of character as well as mood. This means you should consider how your narrator or characters would behave and sound.
In order to craft a tone which builds characterisation and mood, consider:
Style and register
The style of your story writing is closely related to the language you use. For example, in a creative writing response, the best answers show evidence of careful word choice and linguistic techniques.
Creative writing helps the reader to visualise the person, place, or situation being described with word choice and linguistic techniques, as well as being taken on a journey.
The best way to do this is to:
Creative story writing develops an idea to a conclusion. This means your story should have cohesion by planning an ending with a resolution (you should plan whether your story will end happily or not). In the exam, it is best not to plan a complex story which takes place over a long period of time, employs multiple characters and has more than one setting or plot twist.
In order to adhere to the conventions of story writing, it is best to:
Below is an example of the type of creative writing you may be asked to write in Question 5. This is taken from Language Paper 1 June 2019:
This task asks you to write a story with the title ‘Abandoned’. This means you are required to construct a story based around this idea. The mark scheme rewards original ideas, but the most successful answers are those which develop an idea effectively and engage the reader in a compelling story.
Crafting a story plot which conveys a complex and original idea does not need to include multiple characters or take place over a long period of time. Consider the short story as a ‘scene’ in a film. It is not necessary to know everything about your characters, but better to immerse the reader with vivid ‘showing’ techniques, such as sensory imagery, movements and dialogue.
As this is a longer writing question, you can spend about 5 minutes planning your answer.
Once you are sure of the form you will write in and you have considered how best to convey the mood and character development to your reader, you can begin to think about how you will order your ideas.
Creative writing responses should be structured in five or six paragraphs. We have suggested basing your narrative structure on Freytag’s Pyramid:
Remember, each paragraph does not have to be the same length. In fact, better answers vary the lengths of their paragraphs for effect. What is important is to develop separate ideas or points in each paragraph, and avoid repeating the same descriptions throughout your response.
Keep using sensory language throughout, but adjust the focus and perspective as your paragraphs develop. Make sure you include description of movement and description of sound to effectively craft a mood.
Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts |
| | Introducing a memory creates a personal and emotive tone |
Introduces complex ideas regarding family history | ||
The story builds characterisation with a first-person monologue |
| | The use of “epitome” is a sophisticated without being overly complicated |
The phrase “a shadow if its former glory” uses vocabulary successfully to develop the description | ||
| The image of the lively house is contrasted with the word ‘dead’ to add emphasis | |
The focus on time adverbials emphasise the change e.g. “now”, “no longer” and “once” |
Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation |
| | The separation of the clauses using a semi-colon in this long sentence is effective as the second phrase directly builds on the first |
Below is an example of a full-mark Level 4 model story:
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Sam is a graduate in English Language and Literature, specialising in journalism and the history and varieties of English. Before teaching, Sam had a career in tourism in South Africa and Europe. After training to become a teacher, Sam taught English Language and Literature and Communication and Culture in three outstanding secondary schools across England. Her teaching experience began in nursery schools, where she achieved a qualification in Early Years Foundation education. Sam went on to train in the SEN department of a secondary school, working closely with visually impaired students. From there, she went on to manage KS3 and GCSE English language and literature, as well as leading the Sixth Form curriculum. During this time, Sam trained as an examiner in AQA and iGCSE and has marked GCSE English examinations across a range of specifications. She went on to tutor Business English, English as a Second Language and international GCSE English to students around the world, as well as tutoring A level, GCSE and KS3 students for educational provisions in England. Sam freelances as a ghostwriter on novels, business articles and reports, academic resources and non-fiction books.
There are loads of ways you can approach writing an essay, but the two i favour are detailed below., the key thing to remember is that an essay should focus on the three aos:, ao1: plot and character development; ao2: language and technique; ao3: context, strategy 1 : extract / rest of play, the first strategy basically splits the essay into 3 paragraphs., the first paragraph focuses on the extract, the second focuses on the rest of the play, the third focuses on context. essentially, it's one ao per paragraph, for a really neatly organised essay., strategy 2 : a structured essay with an argument, this strategy allows you to get a much higher marks as it's structured to form an argument about the whole text. although you might think that's harder - and it's probably going to score more highly - i'd argue that it's actually easier to master. mainly because you do most of the work before the day of the exam., to see some examples of these, click on the links below:, lady macbeth as a powerful woman, macbeth as a heroic character, the key to this style is remembering this: you're going to get a question about a theme, and the extract will definitely relate to the theme., the strategy here is planning out your essays before the exam, knowing that the extract will fit into them somehow., below are some structured essays i've put together., macbeth and gender.
How does William Golding set the scene for the novel in the opening chapter?
The opening chapter of ‘Lord of the Flies’ is very effective in laying the foundation for the rest of the plot. Characters become instantly recognizable and significant. The surroundings around the characters become very clear and leave you with a vivid image in your mind whilst reading. Also, the use of the language helps the situation become familiar, with spectacular detail being during descriptions. All of these factors together help build a very strong and effective chapter as the script from then on becomes vaguely predictable, with the readers expecting to know the characters and lay out well enough to recognise their reactions to any/all situations that may arise.
The introduction of characters opens the chapter in suspense as all is not revealed immediately: “ The fair boy & the fat boy.” Golding’s approach in the opening chapter to the characters is effective as it doesn’t introduce them by name, but more by personality type. Upon reading this, you automatically believe you know the two characters and feel comfortable envisaging the two children stranded on an island rather young and clueless to the dangers of the island, with the concept of no food, water, shelter or food not phasing them. This also shows their immaturity, as a normal adult would immediately try to work a logical & strategic yet plausible plan of getting back to reality or how to survive. The fact that later on ‘the fat boy’ later is addressed by ‘Piggy’ strengthens the stereotype placed upon him, with ‘the fair boy’ being given quite a polite and gentle name of Ralph.
William Golding’s use of descriptive language builds a clear image of the scenery: “ All round him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat” . Such attention to detail allows us as the readers to be part of the story, placing us right in the scenery. The use of onomatopoeia such as ‘smash’ put emphasis on the beforehand scenes we aren’t exposed to, as we aren’t told they’re in a plane crash, yet the fact the scar ‘smashed’ into the island lets us know it was something with pretty heavy impact, it is quite a violent term. Describing it as a ‘Scar’ also tells a story as you regard a scar as being something unsightly and unwelcomed, possibly damaging attractive scenery. It shows us that it has damaged the island significantly. The metaphor ‘scar’ may also imply that the damage caused was irreversible as scars often are, which in turn just emphasises the impact the children/previous events have had on the island.
The way the characters are portrayed hints at a possible chance of survival: “Nobody don’t know we’re here”. During a conversation early on between Piggy & Ralph, Piggy intends to inform Ralph they’re stranded as no-one actually knows they’re there, but in matter of fact expresses that somebody does in fact know they’re on the island. This is because the double negative comment actually contradicts itself, and by intending to say nobody knows their whereabouts’ he actually does the opposite. This could be argued that Golding is doing this intentionally to push you to read on by leaving you, in a sense, subliminal messages. This also shows the importance of the characters personality type, as Piggy can be perceived as quite ‘dopey’, and only through him can William Golding voice such un-educated comments, and effectively and at the same time very cleverly hint at survival.
The conch acts as a means of authority and Ralph soon becomes graced with power: “The children gave him the same simple obedience that they had given to the men with megaphones”. This shows Ralph as the natural leader and puts him in the same figure head roll as the parents. The conch shows authority and is soon likened to the megaphones of the parents. It almost shows Ralph as a religious symbol, as if he has the power of God now he has full control of the island, and everyone is at his lead while he stands on a rock taller than everyone there with the conch. It is argued that this is a very important factor during the opening chapter of ‘Lord of the Flies’ as you wonder whether the conch is going to fall into the wrong hands, and in turn, the authority and power that comes with it – soon over powering the natural but fair leader; Ralph.
Some of the aspects previously mentioned lead me to believe the ‘Lord of the Flies’ is going to be very eventful and could go either way in terms of surviving or making it off the island. After simply reading just the first chapter I find myself wanting to get answers to such questions as “How can a series of young boys create a survival plan and make it off the island?” or “was Piggy deliberately talking in double negatives to make us believe on thing contrary to another?” William Golding has created a very effective opening scene and should appeal to a vast audience, urging them to read on further after appealing so strongly during the opening chapter.
You need to be able to comment on how writers structure their paragraphs to shape meaning.
Harry felt, afterwards, that he should have known it was all too good to last. This is a one-sentence paragraph. The author uses a short paragraph to emphasise Harry's realisation and to build suspense for what will happen next.
1 Key Terms
1.1 Key Terms
1.1.1 Key Terms - Nouns, Verbs & Sentence Types
1.1.2 Key Terms - Words, Sounds & Language
1.1.3 Key Terms - Images, Symbols & Mood
1.1.4 Key Terms - Other Techniques
1.1.5 End of Topic Test - Key Terms
2 Language Techniques
2.1 Language Devices
2.1.1 Metaphors
2.1.2 Similes
2.1.3 Metaphors & Similes HyperLearning
2.1.4 Personification
2.1.5 Pathetic Fallacy
2.1.7 Oxymoron
2.1.8 Hyperbole
2.1.9 Alliteration
2.1.10 Sibilance
2.1.11 Onomatopoeia
2.1.12 Emotive Language
2.1.13 All Language Devices
2.1.14 End of Topic Test - Language Devices
2.2 Writing Structure
2.2.1 Narrators
2.2.2 Paragraphs
2.2.3 Tense
2.2.4 Present vs Past vs Future
2.2.5 Foreshadowing
2.2.6 Structure
2.2.7 End of Topic Test - Writing Structure
3 Paper 1: Reading
3.1 Structuring Your Answer - Section A
3.1.1 Overview - Section A
3.1.2 Answering Question 1
3.1.3 Answering Question 2
3.1.4 Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Reading
3.1.5 Answering Question 3
3.1.6 Answering Question 4
3.1.7 End of Topic Test - Section A
3.1.8 Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Reading
4 Paper 1: Writing
4.1 Structuring Your Answer
4.1.1 Overview - Section B
4.1.2 Answering Section B
4.1.3 Answering Section B - Checklist of Techniques
4.1.4 End of Topic Test - Writing Section
4.1.5 Exam-Style Questions - Paper 1: Writing
5 Paper 2: Reading
5.1 DAFORESTER
5.1.1 Direct Address
5.1.2 Alliteration
5.1.3 Facts
5.1.4 Opinions
5.1.5 Repetition
5.1.6 Exaggeration (Hyperbole)
5.1.7 Statistics
5.1.8 Triples (Rule of 3)
5.1.9 Emotive Language
5.1.10 Rhetorical Questions
5.1.11 End of Topic Test - DAFORESTER
5.2 Structuring Your Answer
5.2.1 Overview - Section A
5.2.2 Answering Question 1
5.2.3 Answering Question 2
5.2.4 Answering Question 3
5.2.5 Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Reading
5.2.6 Answering Question 4
5.2.7 End of Topic Test - Section A
5.2.8 Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Reading
6 Paper 2: Writing
6.1 Structuring Your Answer
6.1.1 Overview - Section B
6.1.2 Answering Section B - Punctuation & Plans
6.2 Types of Writing
6.2.1 Article
6.2.2 Essay
6.2.3 Leaflet
6.2.4 Letter
6.2.5 Speech
6.2.6 Review
6.2.7 Travel Writing
6.2.8 Diaries & Journals
6.2.9 End of Topic Test - Types of Writing
6.3 Writing to...
6.3.1 Writing to Inform
6.3.2 Writing to Inform - Example
6.3.3 Writing to Explain
6.3.4 Writing to Explain - Example
6.3.5 Writing to Persuade
6.3.6 Writing to Persuade - Example
6.3.7 Writing to Argue
6.3.8 Writing to Argue - Example
6.3.9 Writing to Persuade vs Writing to Argue
6.3.10 Writing to Advise
6.3.11 Writing to Advise - Example
6.3.12 End of Topic Test - Writing to...
6.3.13 Exam-Style Questions - Paper 2: Writing
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WJEC GCSE English Past Papers; CIE IGCSE English Past Papers; Eduqas GCSE English Past Papers . One of the best ways to revise for your GCSEs is to look at past papers. To make your life a little easier, 😉 we have compiled a list of different past papers to help you find what you are looking for! If you want a little bit of extra help with ...
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