AS Level English 9093 Paper 2: Writing - Overview and advice

This video gives an overview of the structure of Paper 2: Writing for Cambridge International Assessment Education AS Level English Language 9093 exam.

The tasks included in this paper are:
shorter writing
reflective commentary
extended writing (fiction and non-fiction texts)

The video includes:
- the structure of each question of Paper 2
- sample tasks for both Section A an Section B
- analysis of tasks that helps students understand the task
- a breakdown of key elements being assessed in the exam
- tips for achieving higher grades.

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[verysmolmangoes]

Good luck for tomorrow, everyone! [zone 4]
Good luck to other zones too though!

[rowanmyboat]

PASSIG - Purpose, Audience, Structure, Style, Intentions, Genre

[chipochisala]

Thank you ma'am, the most challenging part for me is reaching the word limit for extended writing

[vennapoosasakethreddy]

Thank u so much mam. I have my Paper 2 today. This video really helped me a lot.

[SF-Rizky]

Thank you guys so much, You have no idea how much these videos Help me 🙏

[tkrmg]

Thank you Ma'am, really helpful. For me it is the time management and anxiety before the exam that I am struggling with.

[vasilisadruzina]

I’M GOING TO FAIL HOW ARE WE EVEN EXPECTED TO DO THIS WITHOUT EXTERNAL RESEARCH AND ‘THINKING-ABOUT-IT’?? Goodbye.

[sharonmatusik]

I'm saved!!! My paper two is on thursday, and your other videos helped me tremendously to prepare for paper 1 last week. Thank you so much for your uploads!

A tip that helps me in paper 1 and paper 2 is to focus on section B first . I found that when I tackle section A first I get lost with time management and then stress about not having as much time as I hoped for for the second part of the exam, that offers 25 points in total. I end up stressing.

[akritibhandari]

Thank you so much, my as level for paper 2 is next week this will be very helpful.

[tomtook]

Hello Ma'am. The most challenging aspect for me is the time limit of paper 2.

[theamateur]

Ma'am, can you please tell what do you mean when you said that we can even invent statistics that support our argument' 16:08 ? Like, really? We can do that? Invent some numerical data in our mind at the spot(e.g. screen time of toddlers in UK increased by 20% in 2020 due to pandemic)??

[montsomokake]

Hello. Can you make a video of how you would plan or build up content for question 1a? Planning tips for section b would also be much appreciated.

[sudarshanasrinivasan]

In the question that asks for a descriptive piece, can a student interpret the topic how they wish to, or must they be literal? For instance, if the topic is 'The Storm', does a student necessarily need to write about a storm in its literal sense, or can it be an inner conflict, or an intense argument that is written about (a metaphorical interpretation of the topic)?

[zoe.nothando]

hen it says linguistic choices is that also referring to form and structure? or only language?

[laurarigo]

Hi! Apart from giving the writing formats, their specific stylistic devices and structures, plus teaching how to go about the short wring, text commentary and extended writing stretegies, I always try to organize the teaching plan around thematic units so that I can provide my sts with more solid arguments and more mature ideas to enrich their writing about specific topics. For IGCSE, they have a passage to rely on, in AS Paper 2, they do not. So, here my question, a question I ask myself every single year, how do I cover the possible topics they may be asked to write about? I usually cover /media and technology /travelling/studying abroad and many more, but I always feel I may not be covering all the topics they may have to write about and that they may not have the advanced vocabulary they need to express themselves when talking about certain topics. Of course, I know they can choose the task, and thus, dodge a topic they have no knowledge about. Yet, can anyone share a list of topics you typically cover for sts to have more ideas to write about and to give them vocabulary? I could use some advice on this. Thanks in advance.

[janewangechi]

can you advice on how to approach both sections

[goldengamingmonster]

When should we add a heading to our text?

[nishthashah]

Amazing video!
I wanted to take a short survey for section B. Which one do you guys prefer to write; fiction or non-fiction?

[nabeeliqbal]

very informative video thank you so much mam

[gardenmenuuu]

When we are asked to produce a reflective commentary, are we supposed to comment only on the language and linguistic features or do we need to pay attention to the form and structure too ?