Reading 19th- and 21st-century non-fiction — Eduqas GCSE English Language C700
Eduqas GCSE English Language · C700
Reading 19th- and 21st-century non-fiction
Component 2 reading questions
What you need to know
Reading unseen non-fiction with confidence: articles, letters, diaries, autobiography and online texts, how to read older vocabulary and long sentences in a 19th-century text, and how to spot a writer's purpose, audience, viewpoint and tone.
The worked example uses two texts about pioneering journeys made possible by new technology, both printed in the lesson: a GOV.UK news story from 2016 about the astronaut Tim Peake's return from the International Space Station, and the actor Fanny Kemble's 1830 letter about riding beside George Stephenson on his new railway engine, from her memoir 'Records of a Girlhood'.
The news story is printed with the credit line its licence asks for: 'Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.'
Sentence starters and a short checklist for using the skill in the exam.
