English Language AQA GCSE Exam 3rd June 2014 Discussion

Is this a valid point for Question 4:

Source 3 used mainly opinions and feelings but it also used 1 fact (I think it was when he said that there is "4000 miles" till the next bit of land). This helps reinforce how isolated he is but by using facts he also matches his purpose which is journalism because in journalism, facts are also important. In Source 1, similarly, facts are used in "200 million users in the coming year" to show how Facebook will keep on growing. This helps reinforce the idea that Facebook's growth should be stopped. He uses facts to give his persuasive piece authority and authenticity, essential for any type of persuasion.

Obviously, I wrote more clearly in the exam but this was the general idea.

I'm annoyed they didn't just say 'argue' or 'persuade'! Cheeky AQA folk. I fell in the trap of persuade. Oh well, hopefully I don't get heavily marked down...


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Guys i got a high B for my coursework, i'm not sure number wise how much i got, do you know how many marks i would need in the exam, to 1) get an A 2) maybe(probably not) an A*

If I got an A in coursework and a C in the exam would that be a B overall?


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Yes its almost certain it will be lower. I'll explain why: as the S and L has been removed, it has been predicted by AQA themselves (there is an article on this) that they expect grades to fall by 4 - 10% this year because candidates no longer have the support of the S and L. So they must lower the grade boundaries by 1 or 2 marks in order to match last year's grade statistics. And then they will change it depending on how well people done overall. So, i think it will be 53 for an A and 58 for an A*.

There's no point worrying about the exam now, there's nothing you can do about it now so just forget about it for now!


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I know, but cant help getting stressed!!!!

What's S and L


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speaking and listening, they said that they expect marks to fall from 1-2 marks so around 58 for an A*. I can't remember the article but it was an official examiners report somewhere...

I thought speaking and listening didn't have any weighting in the overall grade?


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yeah it did only a small amount though.

The exam is now worth 65%

60% to be more accurate!

No it's worth now 65% because speaking and listening isn't worth anymore

Lol...The latter is true, but it's worth 60%.

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