GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 8700/1 Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing . Insert . The source that follows is: Source A: 20th Century prose-fiction The Tiredness of Rosabel by Katherine Mansfield An extract from a short story written in 1908. Please turn the page over to see the source . 2
AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1, question 2. ... the writer uses juxtaposition which 'turned their dullness to opal and silver' creating an idyllic, almost mythical fantasy like picture for the reader, as if Rosabel's bus journey has been transformed and elevated. ... suggests that Rosabel is uncomfortable and the alliteration of 'sickening ...
characterization of Rosabel as poor at the start of the story = establishing her poverty so the hat shop reaction makes sense. outside the bus (magical) just before inside the bus (grim) = juxtaposition to emphasize the difference between her own life, and the life of those around her where she works
GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE . Paper 1 Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing . Report on the Examination . 8700 . June 2017. Version: 1.0 . Further copies of this Report are available from aqa.org.uk : ... Rosabel’s thoughts with the key sentence, ‘She began to think of all that had happened during the
This is my response to the june 2017 aqa gcse paper 1 question 2. Feedback would be appreciated The writer uses contrast to suggest that there is still some hope for Rosabel's bus journey home. This is shown through when the writer reveals that 'the light striking on the panes turned their dullness to opal and silver' The juxtoposition between the dullness of the streets and the 'fairy palaces ...
GCSE English Language Model Answers: English Language (8700) (NEW SPEC) June 2017 ... The writer uses language to portray Rosabel’s journey home as ... using relevant subject terminology to support their views. Language techniques such as metaphor and juxtaposition are recognised. The effects of these techniques on the reader are analysed and ...
Questions and model answers on Question 1 for the AQA GCSE English Language syllabus, written by the English Language experts at Save My Exams. Home. Start studying; Study tools. Search. No subjects found. Show all subjects. ... List four things about Rosabel from this part of the source. ...
Rosabel looked out of the windows; the street was blurred and misty, but light striking on the panes turned their dullness to opal and silver, and the jewellers’ shops seen through this were fairy palaces. Her feet were horribly wet, and she knew the bottom of her skirt and petticoat would be coated with black, greasy mud.
Now that the dust has settled on the new format for English Language GCSE, I felt it was time to share some things that have worked and helped me in teaching Paper 1. We always run the danger of exam fatigue with repeated exam practice. It is so easy to find papers and walk students through the papers, yet we possibly need to vary things.
Paper 1 rosabel answers Question 1 1. Rosabel brought a bunch of violets 2. She swung onto the step of the bus 3. She grabbed her skirt with one hand 4. She thought she would have sacrificed her soul for a good dinner Question 2 In the extract the writer describes Rosabel’s journey as disturbing. “there was a sickening smell of
Points are fully expanded and linked back to the question. Q3. Model Answer As this is taken from the beginning of the story, the writer establishes Rosabel’s character as a ‘hat shop’ worker, and indicates her poverty by mentioning that she can afford only a ‘little tea’ after buying flowers. The dirty London setting is also established as the writer introduces the reader to ...
A student said, ‘This part of the story, set in the hat shop, shows that the red-haired girl has many advantages in life, and I think Rosabel is right to be angry.’ Through the passage, the reader is made to sympathise with Rosabel and see how the entitlement of the red-haired girl has made her to become filled with fury.
GCSE; CCEA; Form, structure and language - CCEA Juxtaposition. How Many Miles to Babylon? is written in the style of a memoir and uses techniques such as foreshadowing, juxtaposition and animal ...
That doesn’t mean that I talk about GCSE questions in Year 7. It means that I am places a stronger emphasis on narrative and, in particular, the construction of a story. ... Juxtaposition of characters ... Hartop learnt that there’s more to life than money. Rosabel learnt that the beautiful people lack personality and integrity. Mr Fisher ...
Is this a good language answer? Here’s the Paper 1. It’s question 2 Here’s my answer We can see that the juxtaposition between the panes turning from ‘dullness’ to ‘opal’ and ‘silver’ suggests that the lightning ‘striking’ has been used as a construct to exemplify the contrast between the jewellers shop in comparison to the vacant streets. The violent verb ‘striking ...
