 Hello, and welcome back to yet another GCSE revision lesson. Now when it comes to question number five of the English language Paper two exam this question can be a little bit daunting The main reason is because firstly half of the overall papers marks are reliant on this question Therefore this question can make or break your mark. That's the first reason why students can find it a little bit challenging Also this question unlike question number five in paper one What leads to get an option of either creative or descriptive writing? You literally have to work with what you're given. You're given a statement It's usually an issue a debate and you'll ask what extent do you agree? You decide if you're gonna agree disagree or stand somewhere in the middle for this question Need to make sure on the sport you're able to develop your argument But equally you need to show that as part of your persuasive writing you can consider why people might disagree with you Now the best way to Prepare for this question is firstly make sure you are aware of the different forms you might be asked to write about okay You could either be asked to write an article a letter or a speech So make sure you are very Intricately familiar with the form and the layer of that and of course I'm gonna walk you guys through all the different steps for each of the different forms of writing That's the first thing. However, the second way to also prepare for this question and almost anticipate what might come up It's think about just topical issues Okay So question before I for paper two tends to ask you to talk about and to consider Stuff that we tend to hear about anyway on radio in news some of these topical issues sometimes that even floating around on tick tock Right things like you know social media good for us is education worth the paper that it's printed on etc etc So as long as you have just a general awareness of some of these really popular topical issues You should be absolutely fine when answering this questions What I'm gonna do is of course after walking you through the different forms for question number five I will make some suggestions when it comes to topics to consider But I'll also make some bold predictions as to what I think will be coming up in the Question and specifically in question number five in the upcoming exam Okay, so as I mentioned when it comes to question number five You could either be asked to look at and to produce an article or a letter or a speech To be honest, they shouldn't throw you off if you see oh write a magazine article write a broadsheet article Whatever as long as it says article you follow this seven step framework If you're asked to write an article or a letter to an MP to doctor to your headmaster headmistress Whatever you follow this eight step and of course if you're asked to write a speech either for your school Leavers day or whatever then you follow this six steps. Okay, so I'm gonna begin by showing you guys Literally how to write the perfect article There are seven steps in my opinion that constitutes the best and most perfect article an article Remember when even for example if you see any newspaper articles if you go out and pick up a newspaper You'll tend to find that starts off with a headline the headline is right at the top It hints what you the article is going to be about and it tends to be short Okay, five words max and the best way to write a really really good headline is look at the keywords within the statement That you're given turn it into a rhetorical question That's step number one for your article then step number two for your article is start off with your opening paragraph Now for this question as I mentioned you are going to be asked to produce an argument or a debate on an issue Therefore in your opening paragraph, this is where you set out your line of argument you say, okay I've considered the article and I've considered this statement and this is where I stand I agree. I disagree or I agree to an extent. I disagree to an extent This is where you include it in your opening paragraph You make it really really clear what perspective you're going to argue for then your second subheading a little bit like the headline Break up the text so that you can make it easy for your readers eyes to glide over this article You follow with a subheading. Okay, you first subheading again. It's really short. It's really brief It's just hinting what the next line of arguments you're going to develop are Then have at least two to three paragraphs where you outline your main points point number one Why I think I'm right point number two point number three add some anecdotes add some statistics Use direct address add rhetorical questions and so on to make your article engaging then after follow with another subheading break it up This subheading should hint at the counter arguments because you need to balance your discussion Then of course step number six is where you include your counter arguments This is where you're showing why people will disagree with your perspective again. Remember. This is a debate Okay, a debate is not just a one-sided thing you need to show. Okay, these are my perspectives But equally this is why people disagree with me need to include that in your counter argument before you finish Off with your closing paragraph and please never end your article with in conclusion. It's not an essay It's supposed to be an entertaining article. That's how to frame the perfect article However, you might be asked to write a letter. It could be a letter to your headmaster your headmistress your local MP Whoever, how can you write a perfect letter? There are literally eight steps to the perfect letter you start off thinking about who you're writing this letter to and Including their address. Okay, so say you've got write a letter to your MP or your minister for transport, whatever, right? Make up a name because maybe you might not know who your minister is and then you just write for instance MP John Smith Then the made-up address one Westminster way London SW 1 1 KB for example Okay So you start off with the address to show that you are addressing this letter to somebody else Then follow on to the date do not do some weird crazy futuristic date in the future. Okay, no 2050 3020 just add the date that you're writing this letter then dare whoever keep it formal dare MP John Smith Dear Mrs. Bob and Jowell for instance and then in your opening paragraph much like your article You then state the perspective that you're going to take when it comes to this debate Follow one of your main points reasons one two and three why you believe you're correct adding in your anecdotes made up Statistics we talk questions all of that then your counter arguments need to still balance your discussion Why people would disagree with you before you finish off with your closing paragraph? And then you end your letter by signing off either your sincerely or me I personally like kind regards because it's really easy to spell kind regards your name and surname kind regards Bob and Jowell That's a letter. However, you might also be expected to produce a speech Okay So maybe you might be asked to write a speech hence you should follow this six-step framework for the perfect speech Start off any speech that you put by addressing your audience directly Okay, so when it comes to for instance, let's say you've got a producer speech on the benefits of travel Or even for instance, you're writing a speech on the importance of qualifications to other students Okay, so of course you begin by addressing your audience fellow students I'm here to talk about blah blah blah But actually to be honest you don't start with I'm here to talk about Fellow students that many people who think qualifications are worthless So the many people who think education in school is worthless yet. I disagree. This is what I think Okay So you start off by addressing your audience firstly then as I've stated in your opening paragraph You then say here's my perspective if I'm writing about education I think education is really good. Even if there's many people who disagree with me I still think education is perfect and we should all get GCSEs That's in your opening paragraph for example if you're writing about education Then follow on with your main points reason one two three why you agree adding in your made-up statistics counter arguments and so on Then count and of course then you add your counter arguments. Okay, what people will disagree with you before you finish off by stating You know, I still think I'm right. This is why I think, you know My perspective is correct and then you finish off final step This is the step that students always forget with the speech finish by thanking your audience Thank you so much for your attention and I hope you've learned something you okay So when it comes to question five, you could either be asked to produce an article letter or speech It's actually straightforward to be clear on these frameworks and you shouldn't be too stressed out about it Okay, just remember to make sure you demonstrate an awareness of form now. Let's quickly talk about The main things that examiner is looking for okay, this is your AO5 and your AO6 now when it comes to AO5 what this simply means is when you're arguing are you able to clarify your arguments and also are you able to show you know This is you know, are you able to develop your arguments and say this is why I believe in my perspective? But also this is why people would be wrong and can you show an awareness of form which is this stuff? register to speak formally or write formally and of course also when you're writing make sure you're using literary devices such as similes Ritual questions shot and long sentences make it entertaining metaphor similes But also make sure you're adding your persuasive to devices and persuasive techniques Persuasive devices are things like direct address things like rhetorical question things like you know When you're talking and using pronouns that make your audience or readers feel included pronouns like we for instance Okay, so make sure you're including that and of course also use ambitious language so that you can hit your AO6 Which is your spag points now when it comes to what I think will be coming up So this is my predictions for the upcoming exam I actually reviewed all the past papers and I had a look at you know, especially question number five and I noticed Since 2019 Literally all the question fives have been articles. You've been asked for one reason or another to write an article on this An article on that okay, so whilst you can maybe anticipate an article coming up I personally think there's a small chance of that coming up because the last time we had either of these a letter was asked Back in 2018 and the last time we had a speech asked was in 2017 so firstly my prediction I think the question you're going to be asked look out Of course, you've got the statement I believe that there's a very strong chance of a speech coming up because a speech hasn't come up ever since 2017 maybe a Secondary form that you might be asked to look at is possibly a letter However, the reason why I'm not too keen on letters because the letter was part of the reset paper for this year Okay, so that's my prediction. I think you guys are going to be asked to produce a speech There haven't been any speech questions since 2017 But of course don't only prepare speeches make sure you have an awareness of all forms now Finally when it comes to topical issues Okay, the best way to prepare for question number five is to have an awareness of different topics that could come up different Topical issues that could come up and this is my suggestion in terms of the topics that could possibly come up in the exams Okay, now of course last year travel did come up and it's still a very popular topic Okay, it could even be travel whether it's really good whether it can be polluting for the environment Travel is something that's a really topical issue. Okay, another topic is to do with young people's attitudes Okay, our young people too entitled a young people snowflakes I think that would be a really really interesting topic and make sure you consider this and think about okay What would I talk about if I was talking about young people's attitudes? What could I argue against as well? Okay? Education is always it always comes up in one form or another homework school uniform That's something that you can consider coming up as part of question number five for the exams equally the Environment climate change. That's a really really interesting topic and again It's super super topical could possibly come up in the exams finally Animals animal welfare animal cruelty. Is it really wrong to have zoos? Is it wrong to keep pets and so on? Celebrities versus normal people and rich versus poor. Okay, so for example the celebrities Deserve the praise and worship that they get do rich people do they need for example to be taxed more that could be an issue and The final which I think could possibly come up is the idea of social media and technology Is it good? Is it bad for us again guys? Remember when you're thinking about the topical issues that could come up for this question include this as part of your analysis and Part of you considering okay when it comes to question number five if this issue comes up This is where I would stand. This is what I would argue against okay So I hope that helped and guys if you want me to walk through a model response I'll be more than happy to do so and I'll be more than happy to Film a follow-up with the model response for one of the past paper questions. Thank you so much guys for listening