Paper 2: Overview (Edexcel IGCSE English Language A): Revision Note

• This section consists of one question about one text taken from the Pearson Edexcel IGCSE English Anthology

• The text may be either poetry or prose

• You will be provided with the anthology text in the exam

30 marks

45 minutes (including reading time)

• In this section, you will complete one imaginative writing task from a choice of three

• You can write to describe, recount or narrate (write a story)

30 marks

45 minutes

Analysis or “How does the writer…?”

30

Re-read the poem or text printed in the booklet or on the question paper

Read the question and the three bullet points given to guide you

Analyse how the writer has used language and structure to achieve specific effects

Support your answer with close reference to the text, including brief quotations

Imaginative writing

30

Read Questions 2, 3 and 4 and choose one to answer

Question 4 will offer two images as a prompt

Write in the given format, adapting your language and tone to suit your audience and purpose

AO1: read and understand a variety of texts, selecting and interpreting information, ideas and perspectives

• Show that you understand the obvious meanings and suggestions communicated in a text

• Select and use relevant and appropriate information from a text to answer the questions

• Interpret the meanings in a text in your own words

AO2: understand and analyse how writers use linguistic and structural devices to achieve their effects

• Explore how writers use language to achieve particular effects

• Explore how writers structure their writing in order to achieve particular effects

• Show your understanding of the whole extract, supporting your points with close textual references and brief quotations

AO4: communicate effectively and imaginatively, adapting form, tone and register of writing for specific purposes and audiences

• Write clearly, concisely and with maturity and flair

• Follow the conventions of a particular form

• Adapt your use of language and tone to suit the purpose and intended audience

AO5: write clearly, using a range of vocabulary and sentence structures, with appropriate paragraphing and accurate spelling, grammar and punctuation

• Use a wide range of sophisticated vocabulary and vary your sentences

• Structure your writing fluently and appropriately

• Write with technical accuracy