Paper 1 Section B Writing to Argue

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Paper 1 Section BWriting to Argue

• Improving your Performance in Writing

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What is Writing to Argue?

• Discusses an issue or idea
• Considers both points of view balanced
• Reaches an overall judgement to influence the
  reader

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Assessment Objectives

• AO3(i) Communication
• Ideas, addressing the audience, meeting the
  purpose
• AO3(ii) Organsiation
• Type of text, overall structure, use of
  paragraphs and sentences
• AO3(iii) Sentence structure, punctuation and
  spelling
• Accuracy of writing skills and vocabulary

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Whats it worth?

• Section B is worth 27 marks out of 54
• These 27 marks are worth 15 of the final GCSE
  (45 minutes worth of work)
• Each assessment objective is worth 5 of the
  final GCSE grade
• IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO DO WELL!!

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C Grade Criteria

• AO3(i)
• Clear identification with purpose and audience
• Sustains readers repsonse
• Detailed argument with a clear awareness of other
  viewpoints
• Varies tone e.g. humour, seriousness, anger
• Confident use of rhetorical devices
• AO3(ii)
• Clear structure
• Paragraphs are linked together using connectives
• Connectives are used to develop the argument
• Range of vocabulary for effect
• AO3(iii)
• Different types of sentences used for effect
• Secure spelling
• Accurate punctuation especially to mark sentences
  and clauses

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What do I need to do?

• Structure your writing carefully, showing
  different viewpoints
• Make your writing interesting to read
• Use a range of rhetorical devices for effect
• Use a range of paragraphs and types of sentence
  for effect
• Use a range of punctuation for effect
• Spell words correctly and use an interesting
  vocabulary

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Examples of tasks

• Write an article for a teenage magazine arguing
  that nowadays TV or radio can be an important
  source of education.
• Write an article in which you argue for or
  against the view that people should not be
  encouraged to take part in dangerous sports or
  activities
• Older people often blame younger people for
  todays problems. Write an article in which you
  argue that older people are the ones to blame.

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Writers ToolkitOverall Structure

• Remember to create a detailed plan
• Write an imaginative opening to engage your
  reader i.e. a rhetorical question
• Link your conclusion back to your opening
• Vary the length of your paragraphs e.g. a
  one-sentence paragraph
• Use a range of connectives to link your
  paragraphs together

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Writers ToolkitRhetorical Devices

• Rhetorical questions x 2
• Lists of three x 2
• Emotive language
• Anecdotes
• Facts and Statistics
• Audience involvement

• Direct address
• Personal involvement
• Alliteration
• Repetition
• Over-exaggeration
• Expert opinions

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Writers ToolkitSentence Structure

• Questions
• Exclamations
• Short sentences for impact
• Complex lists e.g. There are many reasons not to
  smoke it is bad for your health it makes you
  smell it is very expensive.
• Begin with a reason
• Begin with a verb
• Move your subordinate clauses around e.g. at the
  beginning

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Writers ToolkitRange of Punctuation

• Exclamation / question marks
• Brackets to show sarcasm
• Inverted commas for irony
• Apostrophes for omission and possession
• Use a colon instead of because or so
• Use a semi-colon to show that 2 statements are
  closely linked
• Put a comma after a connective at the beginning
  of a sentence

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Why use a Text Skeleton?

• It helps you to visualise what your writing
  should look like
• It helps you to structure the writing
  effectively
• It shows the examiner you know what you are doing

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Plan an interesting opening e.g. anecdote,
question
Add connectives e.g. Some might say however
Add your ideas 3 pros 2 cons
Decorate your tree with interesting rhetorical d
evices
Plan an interesting ending e.g. loop back to
anecdote
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Approaching the task

• Analyse the task work out the PAFT
• Think of an interesting opening
• Plan your ideas 3 pros and 2 cons
• Think of an effective conclusion link back to
  your opening
• Add connectives
• Add rhetorical devices

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Age Interests Lifestyle Gender
Education Class Job Hobbies Politics
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Interesting openings

• Begin with an anecdote tell a story
• Use a complex list to summarise your main points
  e.g. there are many reasons to
• Use a rhetorical question (NOT WHAT DO YOU
  THINK?)
• Begin with a controversial statement

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3 Pros

• Think of three points that support your view
• Add evidence case studies, facts and statistics,
  quotations
• Explain how these examples support your views and
  prove your argument

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2 cons

• Consider what other people might think
• Give examples that might support this opinion
• Explain why these arguments arent right

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Conclusion

• Link back to what you said in your opening
  paragraph
• Repeat or reinforce your main arguments
• Answer any questions you may have asked
• Think about what might happen in the future if
  people dont do what you want

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Connectives
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Task

• A newspaper has suggested that women are less
  suited to doing certain jobs than men are.
• Write an article for a newspaper in which you
  argue for or against this view.

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Approaching the task

• Analyse the task work out the PAFT
• Think of an interesting opening
• Plan your ideas 3 pros and 2 cons
• Think of an effective conclusion link back to
  your opening
• Add connectives
• Add rhetorical devices