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Paper 1 (4EA1/01) — Reading
Reading skills
AO1 - Retrieval and interpretationA reader can copy a true sentence and still miss the mark. In Component 1 Section A, AO1 asks you to select and interpret information, ideas and perspectives in the unseen text; the short sequence is worth 11 marks across 2-, 4- and 5-mark questions. This lesson is about what a text says and sugg...
AO2 - Analysing language and its effectsA single verb can turn litter into a suffocating threat, while a number can make the same problem seem measurable. This lesson develops AO2 language analysis for Component 1: choose brief evidence, explain how its wording shapes a precise effect, and connect that effect to purpose or perspective....
AO2 - Analysing structureA writer can change the meaning of the same events simply by changing when we learn them. This lesson develops the structural analysis needed for the 12-mark AO2 response in Component 1 Section A, where language and structure must be considered together. Structure reaches from the opening and end...
Component 1 - Reading unseen non-fictionLearn to understand a new non-fiction text, recover meaning from difficult wording and select evidence for a precise answer. In Paper 1, Questions 1–3 assess AO1 on the unseen text; Question 4 analyses the supplied anthology extract; Question 5 compares the unseen and anthology texts. Language an...
AO3 - Comparing seen and unseen textsThis lesson develops the 22-mark comparison in Component 1 Section A: one studied Part 1 anthology text is paired with a supplied unseen text. The task is to compare writers' ideas and perspectives and how they convey them, using balanced support from both texts. It does not require contextual co...
Anthology Part 1 — Non-fiction
Anthology Part 1 - The Danger of a Single StoryChimamanda Ngozi Adichie's personal stories show how one repeated account can hide the complexity of a person or place. Read the complete anthology speech, then trace its changing perspectives, analyse precise choices and practise a short comparison.
Anthology Part 1 - A Passage to AfricaGeorge Alagiah recalls a reporting trip in which one man’s smile changes how he sees his own work. Read the complete extract, then explore how its sensory detail, shifting pronouns and narrowing structure turn observation into personal responsibility.
Anthology Part 1 - The Explorer's DaughterKari Herbert watches a narwhal hunt with admiration, fear and divided sympathy. Read the complete extract, then connect the beautiful distant view, explanations of local need and close focus on danger to her complex response.
Anthology Part 1 - Explorers or boys messing aboutSteven Morris’s report turns an Antarctic rescue into a debate about private adventure and public responsibility. Read the complete article, then examine how its headline, selected voices and interrupted chronology shape a judgement while preserving uncertainty.
Writing foundations (AO4 and AO5)
Purpose, audience and control
Paper 1 (4EA1/01) — Transactional writing
Writing forms
Coursework (4EA1/03)
Choosing a focus
Anthology Part 2 — Poetry library
Anthology Part 2 — Prose library
Developing the reading response
Imaginative writing