Semantic fields a group of words with a shared theme (a semantic field of war) – Lexis a group of words with a shared emotion/adjective (negative lexis, positive lexis, powerful – lexis) Rhetorical questions questions that are not meant to be answered – Repetition repeating words or phrases for emphasis – Declarative Sentence Stating a fact, sharing information Interrogative Sentence Asking a question Imperative Sentence Giving a command, starts with a verb Exclamative Sentence Sharing an emotional statement, ends with an exclamation mark Question 2: Language Analysis Level Skills Descriptor 4 Analyses the effects of the writer’s choices of language Perceptive, Selects a judicious range of detailed quotations Uses sophisticated subject 7-8 marks terminology accurately 3 Clearly explains the effects of the writer’s choices of language Clear, Selects a range of relevant relevant quotations Uses subject terminology 5-6 marks accurately Question 3: Structural Analysis Worth 8 marks – spend 10 minutes answering it in 2 PEESA paragraphs AO2 Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views This question assesses structure: Beginning & ending of a text / Perspective shifts / Topic change & topic shift / Paragraph lengths / Sentence lengths / Repetition / Lists Beginning & ending of a text Lists Focal shifts – a change in the topic the text focuses on / the perspective of the text Tonal shifts – a change in the tone of the text
Semantic fields – a group of words with a shared theme (a semantic field of war) Lexis – a group of words with a shared emotion/adjective (negative lexis, positive lexis, powerful lexis) Rhetorical questions – questions that are not meant to be answered Repetition – repeating words or phrases for emphasis Declarative Sentence Stating a fact, sharing information Interrogative Sentence Asking a question Imperative Sentence Giving a command, starts with a verb Exclamative Sentence Sharing an emotional statement, ends with an exclamation mark Question 2: Language Analysis Level Skills Descriptor 4 Perceptive, detailed 7-8 marks Analyses the effects of the writer’s choices of language Selects a judicious range of quotations Uses sophisticated subject terminology accurately 3 Clear, relevant 5-6 marks Clearly explains the effects of the writer’s choices of language Selects a range of relevant quotations Uses subject terminology accurately Question 3: Structural Analysis Worth 8 marks – spend 10 minutes answering it in 2 PEESA paragraphs AO2 Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views This question assesses structure: Beginning & ending of a text / Perspective shifts / Topic change & topic shift / Paragraph lengths / Sentence lengths / Repetition / Lists Beginning & ending of a text Lists Focal shifts – a change in the topic the text focuses on / the perspective of the text Tonal shifts – a change in the tone of the text