Paper 2 Revision Lesson

Morning all,

One paper down, one to go. Tomorrow you will sit your Paper 2 mock. This paper has 2 sections:

Section 1 - a choice of 2 data-based questions focusing on linguistic theory. Could be language and gender, occupation or sociolect. Your essay must explore the data, but it must also be discursive and you must incorporate your wider reading to demonstrate your knowledge of the theory.

Section 2 - creative writing. You will be given a brief, and will need to write an opinion article in which you explore language traits and quirks. You must clearly state your intended audience at the start of the article and ensure that what you write matches your stated audience.

Use the blog and your own notes to revise. Ensure that you are prepared for any theory which might come up.

Revision

Morning all,

Hope you have all had a nice half term. As you know, your mocks are next week with Paper 1 on Monday and Paper 2 on Thursday with a revision session in between on Wednesday. Tomorrow we will be going over some Paper 1 techniques and will be doing some practice paragraphs, so today you are free to get on with whatever revision you need to do.

There is a wealth of information available on both this blog and Dan Clayton's blog so you shouldn't be stuck for materials. Read the info and summarise on your blogs - remember that everything you learn this year will be relevant for your final exams next year, so you need to be able to revisit them.

(Additionally for language and occupation, here's a really useful revision source for the theories.)

Any issues, let me know.