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WJEC GCSE English Language Paper 2: 12 Weeks to Grade 9

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  1. INTRODUCTION

    UNIT 1. START HERE. WJEC LANGP2
    11 Lessons
  2. UNIT 2. Diagnostic Assessment WJECLANGP2
    5 Lessons
  3. MARK SCHEME MASTERY
    UNIT 3. EFFECTS OF AUTHORS’ METHODS: Introduction: WJECLANGP2
    36 Lessons
  4. UNIT 4. MARK SCHEME MASTERY, EFFECTS & CREATIVE WRITING WJEC LANGP2
    27 Lessons

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  • Rukiya
  • Hammad Zahid
  • A A K HERATH MUDIYANSELAGE
  • A S M Didarul Alam
  • A Sowah
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COMPLETE ALL 3 STEPS BELOW

STEP 1: Read the following extract:

Mountains all around, climbing up to peaks, rolling into valleys, again and again. Bhutan
is all and only mountains. I know the technical explanation for the landscape, landmass
meeting landmass, the Indian subcontinent colliding into Asia thirty or forty million years
ago, but I cannot imagine it. It is easier to picture a giant child gathering earth in great
5 armfuls, piling up rock, pinching mud into ridges and sharp peaks, knuckling out little
valleys and gorges, poking holes for water to fall through.

STEP 2: Read the following model answer, which focuses on language:

In this passage from "Beyond the Sky and Earth: A Journey into Bhutan", Jamie Zeppa presents an asyndetic list that includes five items describing the actions of an imagined "giant child" shaping the Bhutanese landscape. Because the list is structured without conjunctions, it creates a sense of rapidity and momentum, with each item being a verb phrase describing a specific action, such as ‘piling… pinching… knuckling’. The asyndetic list also helps express the extent and variety of land features, such as peaks, valleys, and gorges, as well as the variety of processes from which they were constructed. However, the effect of the asyndetic list is compounded by combining it with the analogy of a giant child actively and energetically shaping the landscape, representing a force of creation in the natural world. Consequently, the combination of metaphor and an asyndetic list describing the child gathering earth in great armfuls and piling up rock encourages the reader to picture the landscape being formed through a process of accumulation and construction; however, Zeppa also employs alliteration such as in ‘piling… pinching… peaks… poking’ to draw the reader’s attention to the meanings of the specific verbs; for example, the use of the verb "pinching" portrays the creative process of the ‘ridges… and… peaks’ as being precise and controlled, suggesting the child is actively shaping the landscape in a deliberate manner. However, the use of the verb ‘knuckling’ to describe the creation of valleys and gorges suggests a more physical, hands-on approach to shaping the landscape, perhaps involving the use of force or pressure. Consequently, it appears as though Zeppa is trying to paint a picture for the reader about the formation of the Bhutanese mountains, almost as though they appear to have been formed through a unique process that includes both creativity and playfulness but also precision and deliberateness. Such a description ultimately conveys to the reader that the Bhutanese mountains are completely one-of-a-kind and a wonder of the creative power of nature.

STEP 3: Follow the instructions below to complete this lesson:

  • Open your scrap writing document.
  • Write, in your own words, 3 reasons why this answer scores well when analysing language.
    • Focus on the requirements of the mark scheme and the assessment objectives.
    • Remember to write in full sentences, not bullet points or lists.
    • Remember to give a good amount of detail.
    • Give some examples to support your views.
  • You can use Quillbot to help improve the quality of your writing.
  • Ensure SPAG is as perfect as possible.
  • Mark this lesson ‘complete’ when you are done with all of the above.

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