
English Language and Literature Writing Skills Revision and Exam Practice: York Notes for GCSE (9-1)
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- Front Cover
- Contents
- Chapter One: Core Writing Skills
- 1.1: 'Writing' in both GCSE English Language and Literature
- English Language Assessment Objectives
- English Literature Assessment Objectives
- What Types of Writing will I have to do?
- 1.2: Task, audience and purpose
- Breaking Down the Task
- Understanding Audience
- 1.3: Forms of writing
- Conventions
- Viewpoint or Persuasive Writing
- Writing Critically
- 1.4: Creating an impact
- Different Sorts of Impact
- Variety and Surprise
- 1.5: Using quotations effectively
- The Basics
- Grammatical Fluency
- Quotations in Paragraphs
- Single Word Quotations
- 1.6: Spelling, punctuation and grammar
- Checking that your Sentences are Correct and Effective
- Punctuation for Meaning
- Punctuation When Quoting
- Spelling
- Spelling Advice
- Chapter Two: Planning, Drafting and Checking
- 2.1: Generating ideas
- The Type of Task
- Starting with the Task
- Ways of Generating Ideas
- Word Association
- 2.2: Effective planning
- Keeping it Simple
- Different Forms of Writing
- Logical Order and Flexibility
- Chapter Three: Responding to texts in the Exam
- 3.1: Writing effective short and longer answers
- Short Answers
- Effective, Short Responses
- Longer Responses to Texts
- 3.2: Writing about fiction texts
- What You Have to Write About
- Making Precise References
- Developing An Appropriate Vocabulary
- 3.3: Writing about non-fiction texts
- Responding to Opinion Pieces or Personal Writing
- Writing about your Impressions
- 3.4: Writing about poetry and drama
- Getting your Subject Vocabulary Right
- Writing about Plays
- Poetry: Bringing all the Elements Together
- 3.5: Selecting and synthesising information
- What is Synthesis?
- Concise Synthesis
- Synthesising Information in Literary Texts
- 3.6: Comparing and contrasting
- Sentence Structure
- Paragraph Structure
- Whole Text Structure
- Using Connectives
- Chapter Four: Writing Your Own Texts
- 4.1: Vocabulary for Impact
- Wide and Specific Vocabulary
- Noun Phrases
- Synonyms and Senses
- Positive and Negative Connotations
- 4.2: Sentences for variety and effect
- Length of Sentences
- Active and Passive
- 4.3: Punctuation for clarity and creativity
- Creating Meaning with Punctuation
- Questions for Impact
- Punctuation in Stories
- 4.4: Paragraphs for organisation and sequence
- Paragraph Purposes
- Paragraph Focus and Order
- Paragraphs in Viewpoint Essays
- 4.5: Connectives for cohesion
- Connectives for Building an Argument
- Connectives for Comparison and Contrast
- Connectives for Cause and Effect
- 'IF' Clauses
- 4.6: Simile, metaphor and other language techniques
- Simile and Metaphor
- Analogy
- Symbolism
- Personification
- Sound Effects: Alliteration, Assonance and Onomatopoeia
- Rhetorical Questions and Patterns of Three
- 4.7: Writing a descriptive text
- What makes an Effective Description?
- Using the Senses
- Powerful Language Techniques
- Structuring Description
- 4.8: Writing a narrative or short story
- What makes an Effective Narrative?
- Character and Voice in Stories
- Structuring Narratives
- The Importance of Location
- 4.9: Writing to express a personal viewpoint
- What makes an Effective Piece of Viewpoint Writing?
- Register and Style
- Planning a Viewpoint Essay
- Chapter Five: Putting it into Practice
- 5.1: Introduction to Sample Tasks
- Typical Features of Mid-Level and High-Level Responses
- 5.2: Task A: Creative writing - making an impact
- Introduction
- How to Approach the Task
- 5.3: Task B: Non-Fiction Writing - Expressing Apoint of View
- Introduction
- How to Approach the Task
- 5.4: Task C: Unseen Poetry - Analysing a Writer's Methods
- Introduction
- The Poem
- How to Approach the Task
- Chapter Six: Answers and Glossary
- Answers
- Glossary
- Back Cover
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