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Component 1: Non-fiction Texts and Transactional Writing (examined) flashcards
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Section A: Non-fiction texts
- How is 4EA1 Component 1 set out?
- 2 hours 15 minutes, 90 marks (45 per section), 60% of the qualification. Section A reading non-fiction (about 1 hour 30 minutes) and Section B transactional writing (about 45 minutes).
- What are the five assessment objectives in 4EA1?
- AO1 read and understand texts, selecting and interpreting information; AO2 analyse how writers use language and structure for effect; AO3 compare texts; AO4 communicate effectively, adapting form, tone and register; AO5 write with a range of vocabulary and sentence structures, accurately.
- Which texts are used in Component 1 Section A?
- One previously unseen non-fiction extract and one non-fiction text from Part 1 of the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Anthology, which is supplied in the exam.
- Name some Part 1 Anthology texts for 4EA1.
- The ten include The Danger of a Single Story, A Passage to Africa, The Explorer's Daughter, 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place, H is for Hawk and Chinese Cinderella.
- What three stages do 4EA1 reading questions move through?
- Literal comprehension (explicit information), inference (implied meaning) and analysis of language and structure (the effect of word choices or organisation).
- How should you structure a comparison of two non-fiction texts?
- Point by point: take the same feature or idea in both texts in each paragraph, using connectives such as whereas, similarly and by contrast, and compare how the writers achieve effects, not only what they say.
- What is the effect of an anecdote in non-fiction?
- It makes an abstract issue personal and concrete, so it is harder for the reader to dismiss.
- What is the effect of statistics or expert quotation?
- They lend authority and an air of objectivity to a claim, though it is worth asking whose expertise is being used and why.
Section B: Transactional Writing
- What does 4EA1 Component 1 Section B require?
- One piece of transactional writing chosen from two prompts, marked on AO4 and AO5 only. There is no source text, so no reading marks.
- Which six transactional forms does 4EA1 specify?
- An article (for a magazine or newspaper), a speech, a letter, a guide, a review, and the text of a leaflet. A report is not one of the named forms.
- What three things should you fix before transactional writing?
- Form, audience and purpose, and keep all three consistent through the whole piece, not just the opening line.
- What conventions does a 4EA1 article need?
- A headline, a hook in the opening, an engaging semi-formal register and clearly structured paragraphs.
- What conventions does a guide or leaflet need?
- Headings, clear step-by-step or sectioned structure, bullet points where helpful, and direct address to the reader.
- What is a comma splice, and how do you fix it?
- Two complete sentences joined only by a comma. Fix it with a full stop, a semicolon or a conjunction.