Transcript Exam Preparation

Section B: Of Mice and Men
Exam Quiz
1) How many questions do you have to answer
on the exam?
2) How long do you have to respond to each
question? 45 minutes
3) What is important to remember about each
question? They have part a and part b
4) What do you need to remember about
Section B that doesn’t apply to Section A?
You have to address context.
Breaking Down the Question
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Have a look at the questions.
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In pairs, annotate each question – what is
it asking you to do?
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Underline the key words.
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(a) What methods does Steinbeck use in
this passage to present Candy?
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(b) How do you think Steinbeck uses the
character of Candy in the novel as a whole
to convey important ideas about society at
that time?
Part (a)
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Now that you’ve broken down this
question, read through the extract.
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You can underline/highlight/annotate as
you read to pick out ideas that might be
useful to answering the question
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How much time should you take to do
this?
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Have a look at the work you submitted in
March.
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Transfer all of your targets onto the target
sheet, then have a good look at what you
need to do to improve.
Part (a)
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Now, in groups of 3, pick out 3 key things
that you could talk about to answer the
question (3xP).
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Write these three things down – think
about what order would make sense.
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Then, find quotations from the text that
would best work to demonstrate these
three things (3xEg).
Part (a)
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Divvy up the three points amongst the
three you were working in.
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Each of you will be responsible, right now,
for writing a detailed paragraph using that
PEG (from yesterday) to write a PEGEX.
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How long should you each take to write
your paragraph?
 7 minutes max! (3x7=21, you have about 22.5
minutes to deal with each part)
Part (a) – 5 minutes
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Share your paragraphs and make any
improvements your group sees as
necessary.
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Decide on a logical order for presenting
your points and number them accordingly.
Mark Scheme
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This exam has 6 bands instead of the 5
we’ve had on controlled assessments.
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Band 1 is the bottom and Band 6 is the
top.
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For the skills to be demonstrated:
 .1 and .2 refer to AO1
 .3 refers to AO2
 .4 and .5 refer to AO4
Part (a) – 5 minutes
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Swap your three paragraphs with another
group.
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Using the mark scheme as a guide and
focusing on AO1 and AO2, give the group
a target area to improve upon.
Part (b)
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Take 2.5 minutes to plan, individually, what
you could write for part (b).
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Again, try to think of about 3 strong points
and jot them down on paper.
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Remember that these need to come from
across the whole text – so try to think of 3
things from different parts of the book.
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Take a minute to share and develop one
another’s points in pairs.
Example Responses 
These are copies of actual answers given in this
exam.
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Working in pairs, read each of the responses and try
to figure out what skills they’ve used and which band
they’re in.
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EG: If you think they’ve shown:
‘4.1 Thoughtful consideration of ideas/themes’ then
write 4.1 in the margin beside that section.
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Then, try to give it an overall mark out of 30.
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What is one thing that the candidate(s) do well that
you would like to improve upon? Write this down on
your paper under the heading ‘Section B Target:’
Band Descriptors
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Band
Band
Band
Band
Band
Band
1
2
3
4
5
6
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Limited
Some
Clear understanding
Thoughtful
Analytical
Insightful
Part (b) – 7 minutes
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Okay, finally: take 7-10 minutes and write
one of the points into a detailed,
developed PEGEX.
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Take a look at the mark scheme now –
between your point for part (a) and your
point for part (b), in which band do you
think you are working?
Peer Assessing
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Give it a band and a mark.
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Give a very specific target of what they
need to do to improve.