 Hello and welcome back to yet another GCSE revision lesson now within this lesson I'm going to be going over question number two in English language paper two. Okay, this question to be honest I want to show you hopefully at the end of this video. That's actually really straightforward and most importantly It's actually quite easy to gain seven if not eight marks in this question as long as you know What you're looking for and most importantly you were integrating your discussion for both extras Remember question one once you've answered that question, which is asking you to look at source a Were you selecting four statements that are true you're shading in in the multiple choice? Question number two then throws you into the deep end. It says okay great you've talked about source a that's out of the way now it's time to look at both sources and Summarize are they similar or different in whatever aspect the keywords ask you? Okay, however that shouldn't throw you off because number one You don't need to talk about technique great number two All you simply need to do is pick out one bit of evidence compare in source a and then kind of compare it with another bit Of evidence and source B talk about how the similar or different and if you're fast enough Maybe you can do this twice now. Let me show you guys the approach I would suggest step-by-step so there's simply just four steps need to bear in mind when answering this question And then I'll show you a model response and how I applied this method when answering a past paper two question for question number two Okay, remember firstly this question is worth eight marks So do not spend too long on this question spend a max of ten minutes on this question and it test your a one It tests your ability to firstly select the right bits of information okay, so just literally pick out the two bits of evidence from source a and source B and Also, you need to be able to what they call synthesize your evidence. That's just a fancy way of saying okay great I need to answer this question and show if is it similar or is it different? Am I able to take a good bit of evidence from source a good bit of evidence from source B talk about how they're either similar or different? Okay, don't let that whole idea of like oh, I've got a synthesize confuse you Okay, it's really really straightforward. That's step number one when answering question number two now the next step is Remember to highlight the keywords and the question so you are answering it correctly the summary question I either ask you to only look for similarities or Differences between the two sources remember when you're reading both sources in paper two There's going to be a theme that emerges it could be either theme of camping It could be a theme of sweets whatever right and then question number two ask you okay great You know what this theme is so think about when you think about what the writers are saying Can you find a similarity between keywords in the question or a difference? Select that and then you're now looking for the bits of evidence that either show how they're similar or different That's step number two then step number three when answering the summary question Try to go for a really obvious similarity or difference. I know this sounds kind of obvious But it isn't for some students sometimes some students say hang on I was reading the extracts both of them and both of them you know in terms of similarity the both were talking about sweets That's an obvious similarity if you're asked to look for similarities. Okay a difference could be okay I was reading both extracts one of them was talking about jaffa sweets another one was talking about fantail sweets That's a difference. Okay go for something that's super obvious. Don't over complicated That's too easy an obvious difference on obvious similarity make your life easy go for that similar or difference point That's really really obvious. Okay, so take the text. That's face value. That's step number three and finally step number four This is how you now bring it all together mistakes student made for question two in the language for two exam is they're like Okay, great. I've got my two bits of evidence from source a and source B Paragraph one I'm gonna talk about source a and then paragraph two I'm gonna talk about source B you need to compare you need to talk about them comparatively So you're integrating this in one paragraph or if you've got time you can do it in two paragraphs How'd you do it? What's the easiest way to do it? My preferred paragraph structure is the peel paragraph Okay, point evidence explanation link. This is how I would suggest you integrate both source a and source B Start off with the point talk about source a and source B refer back to the key words Whilst source a shows sweets in this way source B also shows sweets in this way Whatever the key word is asking is it similarity or is the difference you reinforce that in your opening Point and you're talking about both source a and source B That's your opening point then you find the bits of evidence, okay? So then again you embed your quotations source a shows me this about sweets source B shows me this about sweets Okay, you want embedding you're constantly talking about both sources throughout your paragraph Then second in your pill paragraph you are explaining here great thing about this question You don't need to talk about any techniques language or structure. Okay, you're simply summarizing are they similar or different? So you say whilst in source a we can see this in source B We can see that if it's different or in source a we can see this similarly in source B We can see that that's literally yet for the explanation and then of course when you're finishing off your paragraph You're linking it back to the question in the keywords to show the examiner You know what you're talking about so in your link you simply link it back to the question that therefore means in source Say this is happening. What's in source B? This is happening super straightforward to get some really really good marks in the summary questions And now what I'm going to do is show you guys how I'm going to apply this To a past paper model response question So let's apply the approach that I've suggested for the summary question to this particular paper Remember that this paper and the example I'm going to be giving you guys is taken from the June 2020 exam This exam is available to download for free on a QA's website therefore of course you can go ahead and download it and read the extracts and Of course if you want to practice after watching this video go ahead and do so I would really encourage you to do so now guys I'm going to be going over a worked response that I've already created But I'll show you piece by piece and step by step how you can integrate your analysis and of course write a Summary either of similarities or differences that come up in both sources remember that question number two is the first Comparative question you always of course as you know by this stage source a you get one source Which is modern so this is source a written in 1988 by the author Joe Simpson And it's called touching the void is an autobiographical account and source be which is a Victorian text called climbing the major in this case. It was written by a lady called Gertrude Bell in 1899 now I'm not going to read through the insert because you can do that in your own time when you download this paper But just a quick summary source a essentially describes Joe Simpson's really really painful his excruciating descent down the mountain okay, so he's descending down the mountain He's broken his leg and he's with somebody else who's helping him descend Okay, so he's with his fellow climber called Simon Yates Simon is basically kind of carrying him as he descends But Simon isn't that great in carrying him gently. Okay, so Simon is kind of Helping him down the mountain, but he still kind of makes mistakes Joe's legs snags on the side and so on so Joe really describes this horrible horrible experience of trying to descend the mountain And of course the end is quite climactic in the sense that we're kind of left on a cliffhanger Okay, we're not entirely sure whether they've actually managed to get down safely That's source a however source be which is similar in terms of the ideas that they explore Okay, so you've got Gertrude Bell unlike Simpson and Simon. Okay, so in source a they're both experienced climbers Gertrude Bell actually isn't an experienced climber. She's a Victorian climber But she's simply an explorer and so she needs the help of an accompanying person called Marius Okay, so she hires this local guide who accompanies her and he helps her climb the Meiji in the Alps Okay, so of course the similar theme in both texts is to do with climbing But whilst Joe has a broken leg He's really suffering and we're not entirely sure whether that he manages to get down safely with Simon in Source be we find that Gertrude when they set off quite in the darkness Okay, and of course we even given an image here of the Alps to help us when she sets off You know, it's really beautiful. It's this perfect night that she describes and Marius is a great guide Okay, so he really looks after he's quite gentle unlike Simon, okay So he is quite gentle helping a climb up the mountain and also he helps her descend and by the end And this is a letter that she's written to her friend Or relatives at home She basically says, you know, we had this amazing climb. It was really difficult But actually Marius really helped me and then I got back to my hotel and you know I had these nice cups of tea and I got back safely So unlike of course the ending of source a where there's still this sense of suspense We're not sure whether they get to the bottom in source B. There's this really really optimistic ending She's really proud of herself for climbing and scaling the Alps or the Meiji but with the help of Marius And as I mentioned, I'm not going to read through this I want to keep this lesson fairly brief But I just want to show you more Technique and approach when it comes to answering question number two if you want to read this you can read this in your own time Just literally download this paper from a QA's website the June 2020 paper So let's have a look at the summary question now as you can see I've highlighted several key words because that's going to guide My focus and as I mentioned when answering this eight marker Try to aim to write at least one comparative peel paragraph peel meaning point evidence explanation link But you are talking about both sources now if you can only manage in ten minutes to do just one paragraph Do the one paragraph and move on however what you're going to see in my example is I've written two paragraphs Of course in the ten minutes that therefore means I need to write two comparisons with five minutes per paragraph Okay, so let me show you how you can integrate to your analysis in your first Summary paragraph and how you can talk about both sources in your point both sources in your evidence both sources in your explanation and both sources in your link Now remember for this question you're asked You're told firstly that both writers are accompanied by another person on their adventures Simon in source a and Marius in source b Okay, so you're being asked in this question to look not actually at the writers But the people that are with them in the extracts and then you're told to use details from both sources to write a Summary of what you understand about the differences who are being asked to focus in on the differences between the two companions Simon and Marius Now of course what I did is I selected the first difference I took one bit of evidence from source a a bit of evidence from source B And then I did that again So then I took another bit of evidence from source a and source B to emphasize these differences Okay, so here's my first pill paragraph This is how you compare and write a perfect summary paragraph for question number two. So start off with my point Firstly, it's evident that Simon sees Joe as his equal and he's just as qualified as him yet Marius is subservient to Gertrude and he's far more experienced in Climbing subservient means he's a servant. He's helping He's lower ranking than her because of course is Gertrude that hires Marius whilst Simon and Joe They are equals, okay They're just climbing the mountain together and it just so happens that Joe breaks his leg This is my opening point when basically talking about how whilst Simon is The is just as qualified as Joe as a climber Marius actually is far more qualified than Gertrude But he is subservient to her because it's not her friend. He actually is working for her That's my opening point and as you can see I've integrated both source a and source B now Here's my evidence and of course I'm making it clear that I'm talking about clear differences between the two companions Simon and Marius So here's my evidence While Simon is in a partnership Marius is hired I've taken just two bits of one word Quotes from source a and source B and embedded them. Here's my explanation it is evident that Simon seems to view his fellow climber as a Partner and he treats him more casually than Marius. I'm saying here's what Simon believes in source a versus Marius in source B Nevertheless Marius evidently does not see Gertrude as experienced enough so he helps her yet He is aware of her power as his employer. That's my explanation I'm constantly integrating my discussion of both source a and source B consistently I'll start off with my point talking about source a and source B I've added two bits of evidence one from source a and one from source B now I've then zoomed in on how this is illustrating Differences between the two companions in source a and source B now finish off by linking in my pill paragraph Thus whilst Simon is just as qualified as Joe and he views him as his equal Marius is more experienced and Gertrude And he is subservient to her. That's my opening point Okay, we'll rather my opening paragraph again if you only have enough time to do this in 10 minutes Have one chunky comparison paragraph then be vault question number three. Okay, because this is worth just eight marks So you don't know was spent too long on this question and then steal that time away from the big marker questions However, if you've got time you can do a second pill paragraph if you're rapid enough in writing this and say around five minutes So here's the second peel paragraph. So this is my opening point talking about additional differences In addition, it's clear that Simon seems far more playful than Marius indeed Marius seems serious and Cautious that's my second point. Here's my evidence from both sources Simon speaks cheerfully yet Marius is perfectly fearful again I've used evidence cheerfully from source a and perfectly fearful from source B now Here's my explanation for both sources There's a vast difference in the attitudes they adopt towards mountain climbing Simon takes a jovial approach Joville means happy to climbing and descending the mountain However, Marius seems far more somber which means serious and measured on the mountain That's my explanation talking about why they are different as you can see I don't mention any language and technique and either my paragraph because this is simply a summary question Okay, in your explanation, you don't need to add any techniques You just simply say here's a difference between both of them now Here's my link consequently whilst Simon seems to be a playful companion Marius is a serious mountainous So here again, I've highlighted why they are different what I'm going to do is I'm going to read through both Comparison paragraphs one last time just in case you missed anything but pay attention to the fact that I'm literally using the pill paragraph structure And at each stage in my pill paragraph, I talk about both sources Consistently your comparison must always be integrated into the same paragraph. So here's my first paragraph one last time Firstly, it's evident that Simon sees Joe as an equal and he is just as qualified as him Yet Marius is subservient to Gertrude and he's far more experienced in climbing While Simon is in a partnership Marius is hired It's evident that Simon seems to view his fellow climber as a partner and he treats him more casually than Marius Nevertheless Marius evidently does not see Gertrude as experienced enough. So he helps her yet He is aware of her power as his employer thus whilst Simon is just as qualified as Joe And if used him as an equal Marius is more experienced than Gertrude and he is subservient to her in addition It's clear that Simon seems far more playful than Marius indeed Marius seems serious and cautious Simon speaks cheerfully Yet Marius is perfectly fearful. There's a vast difference in the attitudes. They adopt towards mountain climbing Simon takes a jovial approach to climbing and descending the mountain However, Marius seems far more somber and measured on the mountain consequently whilst Simon seems to be a playful companion Marius is a serious mountaineer And that's really how to approach the summary question for question number two