OCR A Level English Language Exam Prep Booklet Paper 1 Sect B-Writing about topical language issues

This booklet prepares students for the Section B ‘Writing about topical language issues’ section on Paper 1 of the A Level exam OCR H470/01. It is the second in a series of 6 revision booklets which prepare students for each of the different exam questions in turn.

The booklet describes this exam task in detail, breaking down the wording of the question and offering concrete suggestions for how students can meet the assessment objectives and achieve marks in the top bands and contains a principal examiner’s tips for success.

It models good examples of polemical journalism and includes a link to a Padlet full of style models as well as to several websites that are full of the type of journalistic writing about language issues that the examiners are looking for.

The booklet offers examples of topics the exam board has set in the past and suggests possible topical issues that may crop up in the future.

The booklet is accompanied by a series of videos (not professionally made) that can be used by teachers new to teaching the specification to help them prepare for lessons in advance or can be shown to students and shared with them as part of their independent revision. The playlist of these videos is included in the resource bundle.

[NB: I have also included in this bundle, the exam preparation booklet for the same task on the** AS paper**. There are many similarities but there may be extra information in it which teachers may wish to add to the A Level booklet I offer.

NB: Specifications do change from time to time so please ensure that specification information, detail and guidance is relevant at the time of teaching.