AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1 (8700/1) - 23rd May 2024 [Exam Chat]

yeah i find it's best for the time cuz 3 is the hardest one in my opinion so if i don't finish it then at least it's on the hardest one and usually on q3 whatever u can say is usually right but seems kinda limited and vague sometimes, so less is more but that means that i'd be able to do the best i can on the rest of them so yeah i've always done it that way and it makes total sense in my head lol
lots of ppl in my year only wrote a page and three quarters for the description but ppl who did stories wrote more because they left more lines in dialogue and also in more, shorter paragraphs to add impact so i wouldn't worry about how much you write, the examiner is more likely to lose interest if u just keep going on and on and on with little change in what ur writing so don't keep writing for the sake of it i just make sure i've included all the literary devices i want to (i have it set out so in paragraph 1 i want to include metaphor//semicolon//pathetic fallacy//alliteration etc.)

MY Q5 TIPS (IM NOT A professional BUT i think they’re worth something)
Start with an extended metaphor with a semi colon to get more in… make the first paragraph one very long sentence and a shorter one for effect that leads into the description
Zoom into an object and describe it, try and use personification, oxymoron, alliteration, simile (not all)
DO NOT PACK LONG PARAGRAPHS… it might seem impressive but it bores the one reading (my teacher once said she will not mark any work you give her if the paragraph is longer than a half of a page, preferably not more than a third)
Follow it up with a single line sentence that is short but hits, incorporating some nuance (foreshadowing, an oxymoron, a potential shift in tone, introducing a change etc)
Other fillers
End with a cyclycal structure back to the first image, either shifting or maintaining the same tone. Make it a captivating ending that, despite being the end, seems like the beginning of something new (to end on a ‘cliffhanger’)
Generally, the picture is easier to do for me as it takes less thinking time and is less versatile (it will most likely have something weather related - think of an extended mataphor that fits three weather events (ie storm, sunset, greenery and one on the sound of a storm) in advance to start that will give you a starting point and something impressive straight away in the exam… even if it is a picture of a room, you could start of by talking about the sound of the weather pelting the roof, then shift into the room creating a sinister tone, and end with the weather again)
Good luck everyone! Remember, the whole country will be sitting at the same time as us

what are some ambitious vocab i can use twmr?

Does anyone have tips for question 3? I got a grade 8 in lit on my mock but a 5 in Lang. Does anyone have tips cus I'm kinda predicted 8/8 for both?

My English teacher says do 3 paragraphs of
S- structure
E- evidence
A- analysis

This is what I'm using
https://www.teachme2.com/en-za/blog?p=50-words-to-impress-your-english-examiner

Does anyone know if we are allowed to use vocabulary from the source in question 5?

does anyone know the limits of q5?? like can i write mature content eg suicide, self harm drugs and stuff? idk i find it easy to write about idk id ill get low marks though?

does anyone know the limits of q5?? like can i write mature content eg suicide, self harm drugs and stuff? idk i find it easy to write about idk id ill get low marks though?

so what i've heard is that if it's something really concerning they might report you, but like, for your own safety, to make sure that you're alright, but i doubt they'd take points away.
if you write something undeniably good, despite the mature themes, they'd still give you the marks, but to be on the same side maybe refrain from anything too graphic or too mature that might make the examiner feel concerned, because it might take away from the experience of reading it.
that's just my opinion though 🤷

Are sentence forms part of structure for Q3?

no i think that is language, because for q2 it says to analyse sentence forms