Give your learners a clear, confidence-building map of Paper 1 (Non-fiction Texts and Transactional Writing) with this structured, student-friendly guide. It distils the whole paper onto a set of pages pupils can actually use for revision and in-class modelling.
What is inside?
Paper essentials – title, code and format, including duration (2h 15 m), total marks (90), and section breakdown (Reading 60; Transactional Writing 30).
Assessment Objectives made simple
Section A – Reading (60 marks; 1 h 30 m) – concise notes and do/don’t tips for Q1–3, plus a writing frame for Q2 and Q3 to keep answers bullet-pointed and precise.
Question 4 - How to approach this
Question 5 (22 marks) – comparison guide showing how to organise ideas across Anthology and Unseen texts, including a comparative paragraph scaffold.
Section B – Transactional Writing (Q6/7, 45 marks) – AO weightings at a glance (AO4 27; AO5 18), quick checks for punctuation, sentence types, and Tier 2 ‘IMPRESS’ vocabulary, plus a model speech based on an exam-style task.
Bonus modelling – full model response including scenario, anecdote, data/ethos, analogy, and counter-argument sections for deconstructing structure and upgrading student craft.
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