Reading 19th-century non-fiction — AQA GCSE English Language 8700
AQA GCSE English Language · 8700
Reading 19th-century non-fiction
Paper 2 reading questions
What you need to know
Reading older non-fiction with confidence: vocabulary, long sentences and the conventions of letters, diaries, journalism and reports.
The worked example uses two linked sources about working underground in coal mines: from George Orwell's 'The Road to Wigan Pier' (1937), and children's evidence to the 1842 Children's Employment Commission, both printed in the lesson.
Sentence starters and a short checklist for using the skill in the exam.
