 Hello and welcome back to yet another GCSE revision lesson now. This video is actually highly requested Lots of you want to put out a poll basically asking What part of English language for one would you like me to look at over a thousand of you voted and basically said Barbara miss? Please answer question number two for the language exam Okay, the language for one exam question two is the language question lots of you still find this question quite Mistifying so I want to show you guys is actually this question once you figure out what the exam is looking for It's actually quite easy and straightforward now remember in terms of timings for the exam This question is worth eight marks Therefore try to aim to write at least two pill paragraphs within ten minutes. That's around five minutes per paragraph Now in terms of firstly what the examiners are looking for this question tests your AO to what that simply means is They test your awareness of subject terminology when it comes to talking about language Are you able to show that you understand? Iteration sibilance simile onomatopoeia pathetic fallacy semantic fields Are you able to identify that in the extract and then write about it and show how it describes? Whatever you're asked to describe within the extract that you're given that's the first element of this question Of course, there's also another somewhat troublesome bullet point within the question You always ask to comment on sentence forms Sentence forms is technically structure. However, you do need to talk about how sentences are used in this question I would say the easiest way to make sure you're also answering that bullet point writes in addition to talking about language How you answer the sentence form point is for one of your pill paragraphs talk about how the writers say uses a simile in The declarative sentence to convey whatever you're asked to talk about declarative sentence is the easiest sentence type to talk About it simply means a sentence that states a fact feeling or mood when I'm speaking I'm speaking in a range of declarative sentences anything that you read is written in a range of declarative sentences So that's an easy win now given that you guys obviously want to see a model response What I decided was to answer question number two in the November 2019 paper Don't get however too fixated on the paper itself Look more at the model answer, which I'm going to walk you guys through and look at how I lay out my paragraphs How are we even language analysis and how I answer keywords in the question? That's the skill that you need to be taking into the exam And of course when it comes to actually applying this skill Make sure you are super super clear on the different language techniques If you can't remember these language techniques make sure you refer to the video Well, literally outline language techniques structure techniques in five minutes watch that video and you'll be super sharp and clear on language So let's get let's dive into how to answer question number two of this particular paper So let's look at how to answer question number two now this question of course the extract I'm going to be referring to is the extract that came up in the November 2019 paper I've already pre-prepared this response So I'm not going to read through the extract however Just bear in mind that this is the extract where you have Zoe as well as her husband They're skiing and initially it starts off being quite silent. She's really enjoying the landscape Taking in the scenery however as the passage progresses She ignores the warning signs that there might be an avalanche for instance here We learned that she feels a slab of snow slip from underneath her She totally ignores that and it takes her husband at the end rushing to her and telling her to get to the side That's when she realizes that she is in massive danger with her husband However, this is too late because they are completely plunged into the snow Okay, and it ends with silence, but the silence is now really ominous now with question number two You don't have to look at the entire extract. Okay question number two the great thing about this question is You tend to have the extract that's given to you So of course after you've read the entire extract and you've kind of absorbed what's going on You then simply just use the information that's presented right here in front of you as this question is worth eight marks I would suggest trying to go for at least two pill paragraphs pill meaning point evidence explanation link and Of course this question requires you to talk about language techniques in this case How does the writer use language to describe Zoe's feelings? So you're thinking about what language devices does the writer use to convey Zoe's feelings? And of course as I mentioned you need to make sure in one of your pill paragraphs You simply make clear reference to sentence forms and sentence types to be honest your default should just be how they use Whichever language technique in a declarative sentence a declarative sentence is the most common form of a sentence It's a sentence that states a fact feeling or mood as long as you mentioned that you were addressing this question So when you get this type of question How should you approach it number one when you have this bit of extract? Try to select something from the beginning and the end do not take two bits of evidence for your two pill paragraphs Right next to each other So don't take something from the start and then another sentence right next to it because it comes across as a little bit Lazy to your examiner you want to show that you have a range of different Examples that you're selecting in the best words the best way to do that It's like something from the beginning as you can see here I've highlighted as clear as pure as ice Which is a simile as well as how this mountain breathe back to her so simile coupled with the personification That's the beginning and what this is illustrating is this silent moment that Zoe is looking out on on this mountain is You know, it's so amazing. It almost gives her this sense of clarity. She's clear-headed Okay, and this is shown through the simile and personification So I'm going to talk about that and show you how you can analyze this and go into detail and even zoom in on particular words But then also the way it ends here this idea when she's talking to herself She's looking out at this vast landscape and she's saying I'm alive. I'm an eagle now This metaphor is really powerful because it almost shows that being on this quiet vast mountain makes her feel Really weightless. Okay, of course if you haven't read this extract I would suggest going to a cure's website download this paper Just read the extract and then you're going to see what I mean when I'm explaining it in this way Okay, so make sure you read that extract first then come back and watch this video Anyway, as I mentioned when you're tackling question number two, make sure you write at least two pill paragraphs That's roughly going to be around five minutes per point first pill paragraph pointing out a Language technique as well as maybe coupling it with a sentence form in your opening pill paragraph And of course your second pill paragraph Once more taking another language technique maybe from the ending and then possibly coupling it with a sentence form You don't have to do it for both paragraphs. Okay, as long as you talk about sentence form in one paragraph You're good and you're completely covered. So let's have a look at how I responded to this question Okay, using the point evidence explanation and link method. So here's my first paragraph where I'm going to embed these two bits of evidence Here's my point Firstly it's evident that Zoe feels a deep sense of contentment which means happiness when she is on the mountain indeed being on the mountain and inhaling its Atmosphere gives her a sense of clarity a sense of clearheadedness. Of course as you can see also I'm answering this question using ambitious language and ambitious vocabulary. That's my opening sentence. Here's my Evidence. So this is my opening point followed with my evidence the area seemed as clear and as pure as ice So I've embedded this and Zoe enjoyed how second bit of evidence the mountain breathed at her Okay, so I'll skip this out and use ellipsis to put that sentence together So I've embedded two bits of evidence in my evidence part of my paragraph now Here's my explanation. This is where the bulk of your marks are This is where you are racking up your AO to your assessment objective to you're showing an awareness of language and Structure and you're showing it through using relevant Subject terminology. Here's my explanation The white uses simile coupled with personification So I refer to both of these techniques to present the surroundings as being pristine which means perfect The adjective now I'm zooming in on one particular word pure So I've decided to zoom in on that word Illustrates to us as readers that being on the mountain has really cleared Zoe's mind In fact, she's able to think clearly That's my explanation. I've mentioned language techniques simile and personification And I'm saying what the effect is after I've zoomed in on one word I still have a mentioned sentence form. So of course, I need to make sure I mentioned sentence form in my second pill point Here's my link thus we can see Zoe feels at peace She is incredibly happy and elated which means happy to be in the mountain as it gives her peace That's my first paragraph and I keep on making reference back to the question Remember when you're referring back to the keywords in the question which you need to highlight in the question You need to repeat and reinforce the keywords. You're not over repeating yourself. You're showing the examiner I totally understand what I need to answer in this question That's my first pill paragraph now. I'm going to shift and look at this reference to how she's an eagle She feels almost like she's weightless, right? So she's so excited to be on this mountain It's almost like she's transcending her body rising above her body So this is the second point. I'm going to include in my second pill paragraph. So starting off with my second point furthermore Zoe feels so alive that she almost feels like she can fly being on the mountain gives her a feeling of transcendence ambitious language As she likens herself to a bird so she's able to almost rise above gravity as she compares herself to a bird That's my opening point. Here's my evidence. She asserts. I'm an eagle keeping it quite simple. Now. I'm going to unpack this evidence Joyce uses a metaphors. This is the surname of the author in this declarative sentence So I have made sure that I've referred to sentence forms this troublesome bullet point So Joyce uses a metaphor in this declarative sentence to convey how high and energetic Zoe feels the noun eagle zooming in once more you need to make sure you zoom in on particular words in the language question So the noun eagle is especially vivid as we sense that Zoe feels like she's so light and alive On her skis that she can rise above gravity and fly That's my explanation where I go into Use of metaphor language analysis sentence form declarative sentence I then zoom in and do some more word level analysis. So here I've really really firmly gotten my a o2 Marks. Here's my link back to the question Consequently we as readers can see that Zoe feels empowered So she feels really powerful and energy filled on the mountain She almost believes that she can transcend her body meaning rise above her body and fly That's my second pill paragraph where I start off my point evidence explanation And then I linked it back to the question and as I mentioned question number two to be honest Once you are clear on language and structure techniques and especially language for this question Once you're clear on that and once you also use a range of examples from this box Actually, this question is really really straightforward As long as you make sure you refer back to how the writer uses language and then in your explanation you unpack Okay, so maybe they're using simile and this is what this means. Maybe they're using personification This is what this means. Maybe they're using this noun I'm going to zoom in on this one particular word and this is how it illustrates Zoe's feelings And this is exactly how you can do so. Okay, so I hope this helps when it comes to how to tackle question number two of this exam