Structure for Longer pieces of Writing

Worked examples (6)

• 1The three-section structure of a review
• 2Balancing description and judgement — judgement on top
• 3Structuring an evaluative ARGUMENT, not a list
• 4Evaluative lexis deployed across the whole
• 5The critic's voice and the evidenced verdict
• 6One structure, many subjects — flexing the form

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2 Section A, directed-response style
• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2 Section A, directed-response style
• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2 Section B, extended writing
• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2 Section B, extended writing
• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2 Section B, extended writing
• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2 Section A, reflective commentary

Worked examples (6)

• 1Scale Freytag's Pyramid for a LONGER piece (not just a short story)
• 2Scene vs summary — controlling pace across a whole piece
• 3Open in medias res and circle back — the retrospective frame
• 4Structure a LONGER description — controlling movement (zoom, pan, time-lapse)
• 5Withholding and reveal as STRUCTURAL choices across a whole piece
• 6The deliberate, resonant ending of a longer piece

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2 Section A, short writing task
• ✓Model answer 2
• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2 Section B, extended writing
• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2 Section A, reflective commentary
• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2 Section B, extended narrative
• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2 Section A, reflective commentary

Worked examples (6)

• 1The dialectical spine — thesis, antithesis, synthesis
• 2Block arrangement vs point-by-point (ping-pong)
• 3Weighting and sequencing the sides fairly
• 4Cohesion and signposting across a long essay
• 5Engineering a genuinely QUALIFIED conclusion
• 6Framing the debate — and the discursive register

Model answers (6)

• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2 Section A, short writing style
• ✓Model answer 2
• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2 Section B, extended writing
• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2, reflective commentary style
• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2 Section B, extended writing
• ✓Model answer — 9093 Paper 2, reflective commentary style