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Paper 1 Writing Section- Topic Questions and Mark Schemes

Assessment Objectives:

AO2 Writing :

Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:

• W1 communicate information, ideas and opinions
• W2 organise ideas into coherent text using a range of linking devices
• W3 use a range of appropriate grammatical structures and vocabulary
• W4 use appropriate register and style for the given purpose and audience

Note:

•  Learners should practise writing for different purposes and different audiences.
• Learners should understand the features of different text types and should be encouraged to plan, draft and check their writing.

Content Examples :

• communicate factual information, ideas and arguments clearly and with expansion •
• purpose of a text: informational, argumentative, discursive 
• a range of everyday/familiar topics to write about • models of clear language 
• planning – what to include in the writing and how to organise it 
• produce written texts that show control of language • grammatical structures 
• vocabulary, punctuation and spelling 
• check writing for accuracy 
• select and organise relevant information and ideas into coherent text using appropriate linking devices 
• linking devices for different purposes: – cause/effect – therefore, because of, as a result, consequently, etc. – addition – in addition, moreover, furthermore, as well as, etc. – contrast and concession – however, in contrast, whereas, although, etc. 
• ways of organising texts into a logical or clear order, and use of paragraphs 
• produce written texts with a range of grammatical and lexical structures
• a range of grammatical structures – different verb forms and tenses, conditional forms, a variety of sentence structures 
• a range of lexical structures – words, set phrases, phrasal verbs, collocations (words which typically go together), idioms
• avoid repetition – using synonyms
• respond to a written stimulus and use appropriate register, style and format for the given purpose and audience 
• purpose of a text, and what sort of information it should include 
• audience of a text: how this might affect what to write, and what type of language (e.g., formal or informal) is appropriate 
• conventions of: – informal correspondence – emails – more formal correspondence – reports, essays, emails, reviews, articles – discursive/argumentative/persuasive styles