Paper 1 Question 6: evaluating an opinion — Edexcel GCSE English Language 2.0 1EN2
Edexcel GCSE English Language 2.0 · 1EN2
Paper 1 Question 6: evaluating an opinion
Paper 1 reading questions
What you need to know
The 12-mark AO4 question on the whole of Text 2: a reader's opinion about what the text shows, and how far you agree with it, based on your evaluation of the text.
Ranging across the whole text, weighing how successfully the writer makes the case, and why the question deserves the largest share of Section A's time.
The worked example uses two linked texts about exercise and getting fit, both printed in the lesson: Text 1, the introduction to Eugen Sandow's fitness guide 'Strength and How to Obtain It' (1897), and Text 2, from William Blaikie's 'How to Get Strong and How to Stay So' (1883), which argues for physical education in every school.
What separates the levels, in our own words, and a model answer with the level and mark an examiner would give, and why.
A weaker and a stronger answer to the same task side by side, with what lifts the weaker one to the next level.
Sentence starters for the question and a short checklist of the steps, for students aiming at Grade 4 and above.
