GCSE English language help

Hey! Not sure which exam board you are talking about but I do AQA. Try past papers and practicing the writing. Tbh I think for English most of it comes from practice. Each time you write your essays, you could go thru it afterwards with a thesaurus and maybe add some new words to improve it. If u can, try and get a teacher to mark it to see where you are at. Good luck!

There is no structure in general that guarantees a high mark. An examiner at AQA will look for original ideas, applications of various language and structural techniques, and also an emotional and spatial focus. One very common piece of advice in Paper 1, Q5 in particular, is to introduce and describe (setting and atmosphere), zoom in (Focus on sensory details for a specific character(s) or object(s), zoom out (Refocus on the story, engaging in a character's actions, with a focus on how it affects the overall atmosphere), and then to conclude. An important thing to keep in mind in descriptive pieces and narratives is that examiners (and readers, at a professional level) will look for a masterful control of spatial and atmospheric elements. Put simply, they want to see a writer that knows how to use an atmosphere, environment, and mood to make the reader feel exactly the emotion that the story is written to evoke. For example, a writer that wants to evoke some pity or sadness may attempt to make the atmosphere bleak, and dull, while also focusing on individual character movements in a slow fashion, while a writer trying to evoke joy would involve colour, lots of activity, and fast, active scenes (But not too fast to the point where it feels angry). Overall, the best suggestion is to adapt your personal writing style in order to include how you best feel comfortable in incorporating a suitable atmosphere for your story/descriptive. As I'm sure you can tell, I'm more of a narrative person, hence my narrative involved tips. However, if you feel more comfortable with descriptives, this can still be applied, it just has to be reworked in order to make the narrative less of a focus.

Alright thanks in the past I’ve chosen narratives and done a drop zoom analepsis ending type structure with an extended metaphor or a motif, is there anywhere I can find some model answers? Also, is it possible to plan for the q5 as the question is different every time like on my mock is was about a conflict
Thanks.

My first mock for Language Paper 1 was about a life-saving rescue, which I managed to get (I think) 37 or 38 out of 40. This will obviously be different every time, but I think one particular thing you can do that will be able to stay constant is (assuming the exam comes up with a narrative question and not two descriptive ones. I'm praying this doesn't happen) to generate some memorable characters that are easily applicable to multiple scenarios. This will save you from having to come up with a/some character(s) on the spot. As for preparation, I'd say the best thing is probably still to practice the questions running up to the exam. This should allow you to be as prepared as possible.
As for model answers, here's a band 4 answer I found online for a question 'Write a story with a title "Abandoned"':
Abandoned
The house had been the epitome of life and joy, and yet it was now dead. It was merely a shadow of its former glory, for the house was no longer alive, and never would be again.
Sunlight no longer danced through the windows and sounds of laughter were no longer heard; all that was left were the remains of a long since dead house. Cobwebs littered the wooden slats and broken walls. Dusty light-fittings stared down miserably at a table that would never again be laden with food and fun, with chairs that had not been warm for years. As I stood in the hallway, the silence crept through the empty rooms towards me, mocking me with its quiet.
The house was not always dead. I can forlornly recall all of my visits to this once beautiful place. Every summer holiday, my parents brought me to this house, where my grandparents lived, and their parents before them. Living in the city, my summers spent in nature were filled with joy and laughter. The bright sunshine, the gentle winds and the solitude that had been introduced to me in this wonderful place had all come to be things I loved. My sister and I would spend hours climbing the trees surrounding the house, building dens and having endless adventures, before returning, wild and weary, for our family meal and the analysis of the day.
But on the day of the accident, everything changed. And nothing changed. The sun was still bright; the wind still gently grazed the trees and the silence felt just as comforting as before. Except it was different. We were different. There was one less chair occupied at the table. There was no one to climb trees with or build dens. In fact, one tree in particular would never be scaled again. In his grief, my grandfather cut it down, hacking it with all of his strength as though he could cut out the event itself. I remember watching from the front window, as he chopped, chopped, chopped until finally, with an almighty shove, the guilty tree creaked and fell.
My parents could not watch, locked as they were in their sorrow. We returned to the city, leaving my grandparents and the blame which they bestowed upon them for not making everything safer. I had tried to help them keep up with the chores; handing my grandfather the right bolts and nails for fixing the fence, or helping to paint the house. But the treehouse had seemed so sturdy - so reliable. It seemed impossible that anything bad could happen there.
It was twenty years before I returned. At first, I thought I had arrived at the wrong house. I could not match the ruin standing before me with the bright, happy place I had known. Flowers of all colours had filled the elegant front garden, but now there were just weeds. In that one simple house, birthdays had been celebrated, laughs were shared and fireworks were watched. Now, it was a mere shadow. It was no longer alive, and never would be again.
Feel free to go and find more on the web if you can, and of course, you're always welcome to message me on either this discussion or privately if you wish for a bit more advice.
Yours faithfully,
D.J

If you'd like I could even find you my Year 10 trial answer (Since that's virtually the same as being given a Band 4 model response).
Edit: I do have the paper somewhere in my room, the only hard part is finding it.

Yea please i could incorporate some high level sentences into my plan

I'll have a look for you and see if I can find it by tomorrow. Message if I forget, because I legit might 💀

Ok

I think I may have it saved on my phone somewhere, so I'll set myself a reminder and send it through tomorrow.

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Hi I need a 6 for English language gcse but I’m on a 5 can you or anyone help me for AQA maybe mark my work ?????
I need assistants im a private candidate.