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GCSE English Language · key term
The type of text being written, such as a letter, article or speech.
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Paper 2
The kind of text being written, such as a letter, diary, newspaper article or report.
Revise: Reading 19th-century non-fictionEstablish purpose and perspective from the actual wording as well as the form.
The type of text being written, such as a letter, article, speech, essay or leaflet.
Identify the precise issue, audience, purpose and form before planning. From June 2026, failing to address the task’s focus directly caps AO5 at 12/24.
Make the form recognisable through its language and organisation. Addresses, columns and decorative layouts are not substitutes for effective writing.
Identify the form, audience and purpose before planning: your response must fit all three.
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The type of text being written, such as a letter, article, speech, essay or leaflet, with its characteristic organisation and conventions.
The type of text being written, such as an article, letter or speech, with its associated conventions.
Paper 2
The kind of text, such as a speech, letter, article or autobiography.
Revise: Reading 20th- and 21st-century non-fictionA text’s form is the kind of writing it is. Knowing the form helps you recognise what the writer might be trying to do, but you must check that expectation against the actual passage.
The type of text being written, such as an article, letter, review or speech.
Paper 1, Paper 2
The type of text, such as a newspaper article, speech, journal or instructional guide.
Revise: Reading 19th-century non-fictionThe form is the kind of text; the purpose is what it aims to achieve. These are connected, but they are not interchangeable.
The type of text being written, such as a blog, article, letter or report, with its recognisable conventions.
Paper 1, Paper 2
The type of text, such as a letter, diary entry or short story, with conventions that help shape how it communicates.
The type of text, such as a journal, letter, speech or newspaper article.
Component 2
The type of text, such as a letter, diary, report or article.
Revise: Reading 19th- and 21st-century non-fictionThe forms vary. An article addresses readers of a publication or website; a report presents information about a subject or event. A letter addresses a recipient, while a diary records experiences and reflections, often close to the time they happen.
The type of text, such as a news story, letter or diary entry, with its characteristic ways of presenting information.
The type of text, such as a letter or news story, which helps shape how its ideas are presented.
The type of text being written, such as a letter, article, review or speech.
