Writing Examination
Task information: You will be asked to write a formal letter to a specific audience about a specific topic.
Purpose: to persuade.
Audience: ?
Text type: Formal letter
Revision
Revise persuasive techniques (covered in the Autumn term)Use BBC Bitesize and look back Literacy Quizzes to revise punctuation.Refer to class notes on how to set out a formal letter (will be covered before the examination).
Success Criteria for the writing examination
To be successful, you should...
Consider the features and layout of a formal letter.Plan your work in detail before you begin (approx. 4-5 key points)Use discourse markers to organise your points (e.g. Firstly)Develop each key point (explain in detail, give examples and maybe offer suitable evidence)Use a variety of persuasive techniques.Link back to your specified audience.Use an ambitious vocabulary. Vary sentence structures for deliberate effects.Use accurate paragraphing, punctuation and spelling.Improve and check work
Reading Examination
Task information: You will be given a text to read and then a series of questions to answer.
Revision
Look back over your reading assessment and targets from the Autumn term.
Success criteria for the reading examination
To be successful, you should...
Read the question carefully and underline key words.Look at how many marks a question is worth as an indication of how much you should write.Answer the question!Support key points you make with quotations from the text (and punctuate quotations).Explain yourself in detail. Try and develop answers/take ideas further.Use all the time you are given to read the text carefully, answer questions fully and check/improve work.