AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2: Cyclists & Drivers Grade 9 responses Compare writers’ viewpoints

AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2: Cyclists & Drivers Grade 9 responses Compare writers’ viewpoints & Perspectives

This lesson is based on the AQA spec English Language Paper 2 comparing writers’ viewpoints and perspectives looking at the paper on cyclists and drivers. Achieve a grade 9!

Looking at the two source documents:
Source A: 21st Century non-fiction. All cyclists fear bad drivers An article published in The Guardian newspaper in 2016 written by Peter Walker

Source B: 19th Century literary non-fiction. ON A BICYCLE IN THE STREETS OF LONDON An article published in a magazine in 1896 written by the Countess of Malmesbury

Packed full of engaging activities: Do now activity, starter activity, full paper assessment activities and plenaries, with every question modelled with a grade 9 responses for questions 1 to 5.

The lesson breakdowns each question on the reading section 1-4 giving tips and strategies and grade 9 model responses to answer these questions on cyclists and drivers.
-Q1 Select true statements
-Q2 Summarising similarities adding inference
Q3 Commenting and expanding on language techniques
Q4 Comparing viewpoints and perspectives, using similar connectives
Question 5 writing gives a grade 9 model response looking at tips and an ideas builder.
Q5 writing task will focus on letter writing, expressing viewpoints and developing ideas on cyclists and drivers. Grade 9 model letter response included.
Self-assessment marking task, highlighting the language techniques.
This lesson will focus on the paper 2 reading and writing tasks on cyclists and drivers.

This lesson is full of activities and covers 45 slides, focus on developing ideas & justifying opinions and viewpoints, summarising, developing inference, comparing similarities and differences and using exit cards to review learning. Compare images, discussion points, reflect and review.

Lesson objectives:
• Identify and justify what picture is the odd one out?
• Highlight & annotate persuasive language techniques from a piece of text
• To familiarise ourselves with two unseen (21st and 19th Century) texts All cyclists fear bad drivers by Peter Walker and ON A BICYCLE IN THE STREETS OF LONDON written by the Countess of Malmesbury
• Identify true statements using the text as evidence
• Summarise similarities applying quotes and inference
• Develop language techniques and explode inference
• Compare viewpoints and perspectives identifying how the writer feels
• Review and discuss a grade 9 piece of writing
• Share and discuss opinions and viewpoints on cars and cycling
• Complete a persuasive writing task and plan
• Express our own viewpoints and perspectives on the theme of cyclists
• Self-assess the writing task before submission
• Demonstrate your learning & understanding of Paper 2 with your exit card