Section B writing practice questions (Jan 2012)

Section B: Writing

Answer both questions in this section.

You are advised to spend about one hour on this section.

You are advised to spend about 25 minutes on question 5.

You are advised to spend about 35 minutes on question 6.

5

 

Write a letter which you hope will be published in your local newspaper. Inform readers

what leisure facilities are available for young people and families in your area and

explain how you think they could be improved. (16 marks)

  

 

 

6

‘Life is too easy for young people today. They lack challenges and don’t have to fight

for anything.’

Write an article for a magazine of your choice which persuades your readers that this

statement is either right or wrong (24 marks)

Cover for Friday 8th March

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/

The link above will take you to GCSE bitesize. Spend half the lesson focusing on Reading and spend the other half on Writing. Focus on your weakest areas; for example

Reading non-fiction questions which is what unit 1 is about
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/reading/questionsrev1.shtml

Writing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/writing/writingtoadviserev1.shtml

again focus on your weakest area; above is writing to advise

Mrs Stacey can help you with this as she has done summer schools for English.

Unseen Poetry

Read the poem below and then answer part (a) and part (b).

 

The Sea

The sea is a hungry dog.

Giant and grey.

He rolls on the beach all day.

With his clashing teeth and shaggy jaws

Hour upon hour he gnaws

The rumbling, tumbling stones,

And ‘Bones, bones, bones, bones!’

The giant sea-dog moans,

Licking his greasy paws.

And when the night wind roars

And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud,

He bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs,

Shaking his wet sides over the cliffs,

And howls and hollos* long and loud.

But on quiet days in May or June,

When even the grasses on the dune

Play no more their reedy tune,

With his head between his paws

He lies on the sandy shores,

So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.

James Reeves

*’hollos’ : cries or calls used to attract attention or call encouragement

 

 

Part (a)

What picture of the sea do you think the poet creates in this poem?

 

and then Part (b)

 

How does the poet create this picture by the ways he writes about the sea? (18 marks

Now listen to this version

http://youtu.be/yfwbMiZUZ0M

Try out this rap

Figurative Language Rap -
http://youtu.be/yfwbMiZUZ0M

Poetry Essay Tues 5th February

Write about the lyrics of a song and their effect on you; you may wish to include some or all of the following:

• the content of the song; what it is about?
• the ideas the songwriter may have wanted us to think about?
• the mood or the atmosphere of the song?
• how it is written; important words or phrase, the structure and how it is organised?
• your response to the song's lyrics

Welcome to our new blog

Hi Everyone
Welcome to our new blog designed to support you during your final weeks of English; we are going to be focusing on unseen poetry and ensuring you get the best grades possible. The posts that follow are there for you to access at school and at home to aid your revision.