English revision

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English revision

• PAPER 1 SECTION A READING

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There are 5 main assessment objectives for this
paper

• Copy assessment objectives for reading paper

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Today we are going to focus on

• AO2 (ii) to distinguish between fact and opinion
  and their uses

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Fact and Opinion

• Comparing the uses of fact and opinion is the
  highest order of skill
• (Best)
• Explaining the use of fact and opinion is a
  higher order of skill.
• (Better)
• Merely identifying fact and opinion is a low
  order skill
• (Basic)

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AO2ii. Distinguish fact from opinion.

• The weather was a bit on the chilly side for me.
  Four degrees centigrade, the thermometer said. I
  shivered. My mind was in a sort of daze. There
  were no clouds in the sky and the sun was a kind
  of pale eggy colour. The birds didnt seem to
  want to sing and there was silence all around.
• How many facts and how many opinions here?

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London to Brighton

• Read newspaper article London to Brighton Bike
  Ride
• List as many facts as you can from the article.
  You should be able to identify about 7.
• Explain to your partner why they are facts and
  not opinions
• Now list as many opinions as you can.
• Explain to your partner why they are opinions.

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Foundation practice question

• Identify three facts and explain how the writer
  uses them to advise someone intending to take
  part in the London to Brighton bike ride.

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Higher Practice Question

• Explain how the uses of facts and opinions would
  help someone intending to take part in the London
  to Brighton Bike Ride

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Model answers

• Read model answers ABC
• Using assessment objectives
• Basic - Identify fact and opinion
• Better Explain fact and opinion
• Best A fully detailed, well shaped and
  thoughtful answer
• Grade each piece with your partner annotating the
  sheets with reasons for your choice of grade.
• Be ready to feedback to the class on these.

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Assessing your own progress

• Grade yourself
• Basic Better or Best or in between these.
• Set yourself a target to be able to answer an
  examination question well on the fact and opinion
  assessment objective.
• Well done!