Tuesday 13 January 2015

A2 LL - CUPCAKES - SLIMEBALLS - A QUESTION

I'm sorry but I'm unable to be in college this afternoon - Tuesday 13 January and will not be in college on Wednesday 14 January all day.

Below is work to do following the work on reading, annotating, making notes on the article.

We'll discuss this artical when I see you next.

Below is a question on Slimeballs Always Hate a Strong Woman by Julie Birchill


Read the source material which follows and answer both questions:

Text A is from an article entitled [] by [Slimeballs Always Hate a Strong Woman by Julie Birchill]

It was first published in [The Times in 2004]

You are [part of a Margret Thatcher support group or fan club who are raising money to build a Margret Thatcher memorial statue. You have been asked to write the text of a leaflet promoting this memorial and persuading people to donate money]


Using the source material, write the [text of the leaflet]

 Your audience will consist of [am general adult audience]

You should adapt the source material, using your own words as far as possible. Your [leaflet]

should be approximately 300 – 400 words in length.

In your adaptation you should:

• use language appropriately to address purpose and audience

• write accurately and coherently, applying relevant ideas and concepts.


(25 marks)

 AND

Question 3

Write a commentary which explains the choices you made when writing your commentary must comment on the following:

• how language and form have been used to suit audience and purpose

• how vocabulary and other stylistic features have been used to shape meaning and

 achieve particular effects.

You should aim to write about 150 – 250 words in this commentary.


(15 marks)