Genre Conventions for Writing Paper

Genre Conventions for the Writing Paper Online Blog Headline Space for picture – with description / caption Slightly less formal Magazine / Newspaper Article Headline Sub heading By Line Space for picture – with description / caption Letter You address on the left Date Dear X, leave a line blank Appropriate ending – Faithfully (Sir, Editor etc) or Sincerely (named) Speech Introduction: ‘Fellow students…’ Direct address Conclusion: ‘Thank you for listening…’ Generally Write formally For Band 4, use language devices such as irony, satire, hyperbole, rhetorical question, parody etc Discursive markers (punctuation to guide reader, cohesive paragraphs with connectives) Match purpose and audience to style. Use indents, bulletpoints and dialogue.

Who's for the game? Jessie Pope

P. Jessie Pope’s poem uses a lot of rhetorical questions – the majority of the lines end with one. Q. ‘Who’ll give his country a hand?’ E. The writer uses rhetorical questions to get the reader to… As there are so many rhetorical questions we have to… In war, and in the trenches, we often have to think about the consequences. This poem tries to encourage as many people as possible to fight for ‘his country.’ (Write a personal opinion, do you think that it is right to do that?) P. The poem compares the war to a ‘game.’ Q. ‘Who’s for the game, the biggest that’s played.’ E. Pope creates an extended metaphor as the comparison continues through the poem. He mentions ‘grip’ and ‘tackle’ and ‘who will toe the line’ which could be compared to Rugby. He also says ‘who wants a seat in the stand?’ This makes us think of a football stadium. (Personal opinion, is it a good metaphor? Is it good to compare war to a game?)

Anthem for Doomed Youth - Wilfred Owen

Anthem for Doomed Youth The poem takes the form of a sonnet Owen doesn’t completely follow the traditional rhyme scheme because… The poem is about the love of… P. As well as using a sonnet to convey emotion, Owen also uses emotive language: Q. “monstrous anger of the guns” E. Owen creates personification by giving the guns emotions. Here they are angry. This also connects with us on an emotional level. If we saw our comrades gunned down, we might feel…. So when Owen says ‘monstrous anger’ this is also what he is feeling towards the enemy. P. Another way Owen informs us about life in the trenches is through his emphasis on sound. Living in the trenches must have been incredibly loud. Q. Owen says “the stuttering rifle’ rapid rattle.’ E. The key sound words here are ‘stuttering’ and ‘rattle.’ These words are emphasised by Owen when he repeats the ‘r’ sounds, the phrase is alliterative. As a reader the effect on us is that the pace is quickened and it leaves an impression on us; we get a sense of the panic and distress that Owen felt in the trenches.

Example of Band 4 - Eng Language Q3

In both texts there is the use of Emotive Language. Source 2 says: “Only now can we begin to smile” while in emotional contrast source 3 describes: “Panic entered the hearts.” Source 2 is a newspaper article, it is full of facts and figures. The emotive language comes from a man the reporter has interviewed. This offers us a emotional perspective describing how the waiting families have been feeling. We can infer relief from this quote, the use of the word ‘smile’ connotes happiness. It is modified by “Only now,” which suggests that previously the speaker was distressed. As a reader we can empathise with this person’s point of view. In contrast, while the technique in source 3 is the same, the effect is different. Here the narrator tells us of the emotions of the two characters. The word panic suggests fear and again we are asked to empathise with them with the use of a rhetorical question: “What if an impassable torrent now blocked their way?” The emotive language is boosted in its effect on the reader as the narrator asks us to consider its effect. The word “entered” suggests a deeper penetration of feeling.

World War 1 Poetry - in English, Turkish and Russian!!

Point: One of the ways Owen explores the conditions of the trenches is his use of description. Quote: ‘He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.’ Explanation: Here he uses three significant adverbs. They are very negative words to describe the man’s gas poisoning. Owen makes them stand out, by putting them in a list of three and by having them in a stanza of their own. He tells us how he sees the man in his nightmares for days after the event. Owen is clearly effected badly by his experience in the trenches. Noktası: Owen siperlerde koşulları araştırıyor yollarından biri açıklaması onun kullanımıdır. Alıntı: 'O, hendekler boğulma, boğulma, bana daldırır.' Açıklama: İşte o üç önemli zarfları kullanır. Bu adamın gaz zehirlenmesi tanımlamak için çok olumsuz kelimelerdir. Owen onları üç listesini koyarak ve kendilerine ait bir dörtlük bunları alarak, kılan. O olaydan sonra gün boyunca onun kabuslar içinde adam nasıl gördüğünü söyler. Owen açıkça siperlerde onun tecrübe ile kötü etkilenir. Точка: Один из способов Оуэн исследует условия траншей является его использование описания. Цитата: "Он погружается на меня, водоотводы, удушье, утопление. Объяснение: Здесь он использует три значительных наречий. Они очень негативных слов, чтобы описать отравления газом человека. Оуэн выделяет их, поместив их в список из трех и при наличии их в строфу своих собственных. Он рассказывает нам, как он видит человека в его кошмары в течение нескольких дней после события. Оуэн явно плохо осуществляется его опытом в окопах.

Question 2 - English Language Paper

What's Involved? Commenting on picture, heading and (possibly) subheading and how it relates to an article. Tips Make sure you are spending equal time on all 2 or 3 aspects. To get Band 4 Connect what you're saying to the text. Think about the techniques the writer uses and how it persuades us to read the article.

Question One - English Language Paper

What's Involved? Show understanding of the article. Tips Use quotes. Don't do a 'Ducks like bread' - embed instead! 3 PQE, 6 pieces of info (a range - from beginning, middle and end) To get Band 4 Make perecptive connections between the text and your life / experiences (As I live in the Uk...)