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First Language English

Original reading, directed-writing and composition practice for Papers 1 and 2.

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Paper 1

Reading

Inference, summary and analysis of writers' effects for Paper 1.

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Paper 2

Directed writing and composition

Audience, purpose and crafted composition for Paper 2.

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Paper 1

Summary skills

Selecting, synthesising and paraphrasing relevant points from a source text for Paper 1.

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Paper 2

Narrative and descriptive writing

Creative composition skills: setting, character, pacing and sensory detail for Paper 2.

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