1/3 AQA English Language New GCSE Mark Scheme Explained

A breakdown of what the examiners were looking for in last January's paper. This focuses on question 1

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Education

Tags:

• english
• gcse
• study
• learning
• aqa
• revision
• mark scheme
• examples

[linitaaah]

Important question: Is this the question where you can bullet point things?

thank you very much for your video much appreciated.

[WCSEnglish]

@linitaaah I haven't heard that you can, but that doesn't mean that you can't. I just wouldn't want to agree with something I'm unsure about. If your teacher said that, fair enough, if you just picked it up of the rumour mill... I'd stick with regular paragraphs. All the best.

[TheRottenApple100]

64/80 for an A*!! Low grade boundaries are unfamiliar territory with AQA... this is exciting stuff.

[meganmeadeee]

I did the higher tier, had the exam today.

[canihavesomeplix]

Wow, I thought this would help me revise but his voice is so soothing it's making me tired haha

[TheRottenApple100]

Yep.

[0113slimshady]

Thanks for that. Do you have this exam on the 10th of January 2012?

[TheRottenApple100]

@0113slimshady You don't have to do P.E.E here, I actually only gave 1 quotation and that was right at the end. Starting with "I have also learned" every time may get a little repetitive, so just imagine you are telling someone about her experience. Where did she go? How did she travel? Who did she travel with? What did she do? Did she enjoy her experience? Instead of giving quotations for each one, you could just explain it in your own words. But still use quotations for at least one. :)

[0113slimshady]

@TheRottenApple100 Did you just make 4-5 P.E.E point on how she felt, who she met and why she did it, including appropriate quotes. With each paragraph did you start with "I have also learned". thanks

[TheRottenApple100]

@0113slimshady I did this as a mock paper and got full marks on this question :D I started it: "From the article I have learnt that Elizabeth Hyde..." Blah blah blah. You literally just have to just make perhaps 5 or more points on where she has been and what she has been doing with appropriate quotations. Do NOT start talking about language use here, it is simply asking what you learn from the article. Good luck for your exam!