AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing June 2017 question paper 8700/1

List four things about Rosabel from this part of the source.

How does the writer use language here to describe Rosabel’s bus journey home?

You could include the writer’s choice of:

words and phrases

language features and techniques

sentence forms.

This text is from the beginning of a short story.

How has the writer structured the text to interest you as a reader?

You could write about:

what the writer focuses your attention on at the beginning of the source

how and why the writer changes this focus as the source develops

any other structural features that interest you.

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.’

To what extent do you agree?

In your response, you could:

consider your own impressions of the red-haired girl

evaluate how the writer conveys Rosabel’s reactions to the red-haired girl

support your response with references to the text.

Either

Describe a journey by bus as suggested by this picture:

Write a story about two people from very different backgrounds. (24 marks for content and organisation 16 marks for technical accuracy)