The Village That Lost Its Children

The village that lost its
children
P2 – Q3
Q4 – Comparing writers’ methods AND ideas
(16 marks – 20-25 mins)
• What did the Examiners’ Report say?

• Spend around 20-25 mins on this question.
• You must comment on methods and ideas so that they don’t lose
marks.
• Think of this, therefore, as a combination of the skills from
questions 2 and 3.
Q4 – Comparing writers’ methods AND ideas
(16 marks – 20-25 mins)
For this question, you need to refer to the whole of Source A, together with the
whole of Source B.
Compare how the writers convey their different ideas and perspectives of the events
that they describe.
In your answer, you could:
• compare their different ideas and perspectives
• compare the methods they use to convey their ideas and perspectives
• support your response with references to both texts.
[16 marks]
whole of Source B.
that they describe.
[16 marks]
What is the Focus of the question?

whole of Source B.
that they describe.
[16 marks]
What is the Focus of the question?

How is the Event described Language Feature + quote Inference
Text A –
Aberfan
Text B –
London
How is the Event described Language Feature Inference
+ quote
Text The writer is ‘everyone His choice of the word
A– concerned that the has … seen ‘endured’ tells us that the
Aber disaster is shocking danger in people of Aberfan have put
fan and should not have them, but up lot of hardship and are
happened in the first mostly they brave, but shouldn’t have
place. He describes are had to face that landslide.
the village as a endured as
dangerous place to live a part of
and work. life’.
How is the Event described Language Feature Inference
+ quote
Text B – The writer of Source B ‘Broke This tells us that only a
London makes fun of the crockery’ few cups/plates were
earthquake. One broken as a result of the
method he uses is Earthquake, which tells
exaggeration where us that the earthquake
he describes the wasn’t really that serious
incident out of all or dangerous.
proportion, with the
Midlands for example,
where it merely,
‘broke crockery’.
• Now, read Source A and B, and identify 1 way in which the writers
describe the vents.
P2 – Q4 – 16 Marks
Answer the question referring to Source A AND Source B
S1) Answer the question referring to Source A
S2) give a relevant quote
S3) explain the quote and refer to what method the writer is using
S4) Answer the question referring to Source B
S5) give a relevant quote
S6) explain the quote and refer to method writer is using/effect on the reader
Example – P2 – Q4 -16 Marks
• S1) In source A, the writer is concerned that the disaster is shocking and should
not have happened in the first place. He describes the village as a dangerous
place to live and work.
• S2) An example is: ‘everyone has … seen danger in them, but mostly they are
endured as a part of life’.
• S3) His choice of the verb ‘endured’ tells us that the people of Aberfan have
put up lot of hardship and are brave, but shouldn’t have had to face that
landslide.
• S4) In contrast, The writer of Source B makes fun of the earthquake.
• S5) An example is: ‘Broke crockery’
• S6) This tells us that only a few cups/plates were broken as a result of the
Earthquake, which tells us that the earthquake wasn’t really that serious or
dangerous.
Example – P2 – Q4 -16 Marks
In source A, the writer is concerned that the disaster is shocking and
should not have happened in the first place. He describes the village
as a dangerous place to live and work. An example is: ‘everyone has …
seen danger in them, but mostly they are endured as a part of life’. His
choice of the verb ‘endured’ tells us that the people of Aberfan have
put up lot of hardship and are brave, but shouldn’t have had to face
that landslide. In contrast, The writer of Source B makes fun of the
earthquake. An example is: ‘Broke crockery’. This tells us that only a
few cups/plates were broken as a result of the Earthquake, which tells
us that the earthquake wasn’t really that serious or dangerous.
Start by stating what kind of Support Refer to methods
view the writer is taking. points with used by the writer to
quotations. convey their ideas.
In source A, the writer is concerned that the disaster is shocking and should not have happened in the first
place. He describes the village as a dangerous place to live and work. An example is: ‘everyone has … seen
danger in them, but mostly they are endured as a part of life’. His choice of the verb ‘endured’ tells us that the
people of Aberfan have put up lot of hardship and are brave, but shouldn’t have had to face that landslide. In
contrast, The writer of Source B makes fun of the earthquake. An example is: ‘Broke crockery’. The use of the
verb ‘broke’ and noun ‘crockery’ tells us that only a few cups/plates were broken as a result of the Earthquake,
which tells us that the earthquake wasn’t really that serious or dangerous.
Develop your discussion of the effect

Make
of the method and how it reveals the
comparisons.
writer’s perspective.
• Now use the structure provided and write your own paragraphfor
Question 4 comparing Texts A and B
Paper 2 – Question 5
‘Floods, earthquakes, hurricanes and landslides – we see more
and more reports of environmental disasters affecting the world
and its people every day.’
Write the text of a speech for a debate at your school or college in
which you persuade young people to take more responsibility for
protecting the environment.
• 24 marks for content and organisation

• 16 marks for technical accuracy
[40 marks]
Identify the Subject/Topic
you are being asked to
write on?
Do you agree/disagree with
the statement?
What are you being asked
to write?
Who are your audience?

What is your purpose?

• You first, need to plan your response
Paragraph 1 – Introduction Paragraph 2 – Reason 1
Re-word the statement as What is your first

a rhetorical question reason?
(begin with: Do you…?)
Explain in detail

Introduce your topic and Expert opinion
yourself

Present your opinion as a children shouldn’t be working because it is,

list

Paragraph 3 – Reason 2 Paragraph 4 – Counter Argument
What is your second However, some

reason? people think…

Explain in detail

These people are
Statistics wrong because…

Paragraph 5 – Reason 4 Paragraph 6 – Conclusion
What is your Third your opinion as
reason? repetition

Explain in detail
thank the audience
Anecdote – short
story (2-3 lines) that feedback/questions
proves your point

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• What did the Examiners’ Report say?

What is the Focus of the question?

What is the Focus of the question?

Develop your discussion of the effect

• 24 marks for content and organisation

Re-word the statement as What is your first

Present your opinion as a children shouldn’t be working because it is,

What is your second However, some

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