GCSE English Language Paper 2 Overview (AQA GCSE English Language): Revision Notes
📚 Revision Notes
Paper 2 Overview
This paper is entitled 'Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives'. When reading the two sources, think about what the writers are trying to convey—how their viewpoints differ, how they are similar, and how the contexts in which they were written affect their perspectives. Keep this in mind as you answer the questions.
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Exam tip: make sure to understand the source texts, otherwise, your answers will be just as confused as you are!
Key timings:
| Total marks | Total time allowed |
|---|---|
| [80] | 1 hour 45 minutes |
Reading time: 10 minutes - make sure to read both sources carefully, thinking carefully about what each writer's viewpoint is on the topic they are writing about.
| Questions | Timing | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 5 minutes | Choosing which 4 statements are true [4] |
| Q2 | 10-15 minutes | Using details from both sources to write a summary of what you understand about the… [8] |
| Q3 | 15-20 minutes | (You will only be asked to look at one of the sources) How does the write use language to describe… [12] |
| Q4 | 20-25 minutes | (You will need both sources) Compare how the writers convey… [16] |
| Q5 | 35-40 minutes | Write a letter/article/speech/leaflet/essay [40] |
| TOTAL | 1 hour 45 minutes |