iGCSE First Language English - Directed Writing: MY TOP 5 TIPS!
Summary
TLDRIn this educational video, the English teacher focuses on preparing students for the Cambridge First Language English exam. They offer five top tips to excel in the directed writing task, which is considered challenging and carries significant marks. Tips include practicing non-fiction writing, recognizing text features, assuming character roles, addressing all bullet points, and distinguishing between explicit and implicit ideas. The instructor encourages practice and provides additional resources for further assistance.
Takeaways
- 👋 Greeting and introduction to the channel, which is dedicated to helping students prepare for the Cambridge First Certificate in English exam.
- 📚 Emphasis on the importance of practicing non-fiction writing, including letters, speeches, articles, and reports, to succeed in the exam.
- 📝 Highlighting the directed writing question as a challenging part of the exam, worth a significant 25 marks, and the need to master it.
- 🔍 Clarification of terminology used for the exam's writing tasks, including 'directed writing question', 'directive writing question', and 'extended writing response'.
- 📘 Explanation of the differences between the coursework component and the exam papers, especially regarding the directed writing task.
- 🎭 Tip on understanding the character's role in the text to influence language, tone, and stylistic devices used in the response.
- 📋 Importance of addressing all three bullet points given in the exam, aiming for three paragraphs of equal length with relevant ideas from the text.
- 🤔 The need to distinguish between explicit and implicit ideas in the text, with a suggestion to watch a related video for further understanding.
- 📈 Stress on the process of extracting, rewording, and developing ideas from the text for the exam response.
- 📚 Encouragement to watch previous videos for model responses and walkthroughs on the directive writing question.
- ✍️ Invitation for students to leave comments if they are struggling with the exam, with a promise to respond quickly.
Q & A
What is the main purpose of the video?
-The main purpose of the video is to provide five top tips to help students succeed with the directed writing question in the Cambridge First language English exam.
What is the directed writing question also known as?
-The directed writing question is also known as the directive writing question, the extended writing response, and sometimes referred to as the non-fiction task.
Why is the directed writing question considered important?
-The directed writing question is considered important because it is worth a significant 25 marks and can greatly impact a student's overall score in the exam.
What is the first tip the teacher gives for the directed writing question?
-The first tip is to practice non-fiction writing, including different styles such as letters, speeches, articles, newspaper reports, formal reports, and dialogues.
What does the teacher suggest students should know about each given text type?
-Students should know the typical features associated with each text type, such as the use of direct and reported speech in newspapers, text types that use persuasive language, and those that require a more formal register.
What role does the character play in the directed writing question?
-In the directed writing question, students are often asked to imagine being a particular character in the text, which requires them to understand and adopt the character's perspective, tone, and language style.
What is the fourth tip the teacher provides for addressing the directed writing question?
-The fourth tip is to ensure that students address all three bullet points given in the question, aiming for three paragraphs of equal length with about five ideas from the text in each paragraph.
What is the difference between explicit and implicit ideas in the context of the directed writing question?
-Explicit ideas are directly stated in the text, while implicit ideas are inferred or suggested by the text. Students need to understand this difference to effectively develop their responses.
What does the teacher suggest for students who are struggling with the directed writing question?
-The teacher suggests that students should practice, practice, practice, and also check out previous videos for model responses and walkthroughs of the directive writing question.
What will the teacher focus on in the next video?
-In the next video, the teacher will be focusing specifically on non-fiction writing to further assist students with the directive writing question.
How can students get help if they are struggling with the directed writing question or other aspects of the First language English exam?
-Students can drop a comment on the video, and the teacher will get back to them as soon as possible to provide assistance.
Outlines
📚 Introduction to Cambridge First Exam Preparation
The video script begins with a warm welcome to the audience, particularly newcomers, and introduces the speaker as an English teacher who creates content on YouTube to help students prepare for the Cambridge First language English exam. The speaker promises to break down essential skills for exam success and mentions a previous video with five top tips for a different exam section. The focus of the current video is on the directed writing question, considered the most challenging part of the exam, which carries a significant 25 marks. The speaker acknowledges some terminological confusion among educators regarding this question and clarifies the difference between the coursework component and the paper-based exam structure.
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Keywords
💡IDC FC success
💡English teacher
💡Cambridge First Certificate in English
💡Directed writing question
💡Terminology
💡Nonfiction task
💡Coursework component
💡Bullet points
💡Explicit ideas and implicit ideas
💡Practice
💡Top marks
Highlights
Welcome to the IDC FC Success YouTube channel, an educational platform for English language learners.
The channel is dedicated to preparing students for the Cambridge First Certificate in English exam.
The presenter offers five top tips for succeeding in the directed writing question, a challenging part of the exam.
The directed writing question is worth 25 marks, emphasizing its importance in the exam.
Terminology confusion is clarified, distinguishing between 'directed writing' and 'directive writing'.
Different terms like 'extended writing response' and 'non-fiction toss' are mentioned, reflecting various teacher preferences.
The importance of practicing non-fiction writing in different styles is highlighted as the first tip.
Understanding typical features of text types is crucial for the exam, as outlined in the second tip.
The third tip involves assuming the role of a character in the text for effective writing.
Understanding the character's tone and style is essential for the success of the directed writing task.
Tip four emphasizes addressing all three bullet points given in the exam question.
Equal length paragraphs and incorporating ideas from the text are key components of the response.
The fifth tip focuses on distinguishing between explicit and implicit ideas in the text.
The presenter encourages viewers to check out previous videos for model responses and walkthroughs.
A promise to look specifically at non-fiction writing in the next video is made to aid with the directed writing question.
The presenter invites students to comment if they are struggling with the exam, offering to provide assistance.
The video concludes with a reminder of the importance of practice in mastering the directed writing task.
Transcripts
hello and welcome to IDC FC success and
if you're new here a big hello to you
I'm an English teacher and I post
content here on YouTube to prepare
students for their Cambridge first
language English exam and if that's what
you're looking for be sure to check out
my other videos where I break down a
number of core skills needed to succeed
with first language English so yesterday
I gave you my five top tips to ensure
you succeed with the righteousness of
that question and today it's all about
that directed writing question which i
think is probably the hardest question
on the paper
I remember this nonfiction task is worth
a massive 25 marks so it's really
important you get it right and before I
start I've had a few questions regarding
the terminology I have been using
I've always known this question to be
the directed writing question
it was the directive writing question up
until maybe 2019 maybe it still is I'm
not sure I need to double-check
I've seen some teachers referring to it
as the extended writing response
teachers may refer to it as the
non-fiction toss and I guess the
confusion kind of comes from the fact
that there are two papers now if you are
doing the coursework component like most
of my students are they do coursework
and paper one that's a hundred percent
of their grade if you are not doing the
coursework component then you do paper
one and paper two and paper two there of
course is a directed writing task and it
is called the directive writing task I'm
confusing myself let's just get on with
today's five top tips tip number one is
to practice non-fiction writing okay so
ask yourself can you write a letter
speech article newspaper report formal
report dialog okay when you are
confident that you can write in those
different styles then attempt or at
least start thinking about attempting an
exam styled question now tip number two
is make sure you know the typical
features associated with each given text
height so for exam
or do you know that newspapers feature
both direct speech and reported speech
do you know the text types which make
use of persuasive language do you know
those text types which you are required
to adopt a far more formal register for
example now number three is really
really important
quite often Cambridge asks you to
imagine being a particular character in
the text so in other words you have to
assume the role of a particular
character of course in order to do that
successfully you really have to
understand how the writer is trying to
present the character so is the
character sarcastic bitter humorous
woefully pessimistic it's so so
important than you understand the
character well because it will affect
your language your tone any stylistic
devices you choose to use in your piece
now my fourth tip is ensuring that you
address all three bullet points you are
given you want to end up with three
paragraphs of equal length and you
should have about five ideas from the
text in each paragraph remember there
are 15 marks allocated to reading number
five is understanding the difference
between explicit ideas and implicit
ideas and I have done a video on this so
be sure to check it out essentially the
process for this question is trying to
get five ideas from the text for each
paragraph you then need to reword those
quotations and you need to develop okay
so you need to make suitable inferences
so there's a lot that goes into this
question if you're you're certain leave
you're aiming for those top Mohawks and
honestly I could go on and on and on
really is just a matter of knowing the
correct approach to this question and
then practice practice practice that's
all for me today guys again please do
check out my previous videos there's
plenty of model responses and
walk through for the directive writing
question in particular and of course if
you are struggling with this question or
anything to do with first language
English please do just drop me a comment
and I will get back to you ASAP next
week I will be looking specifically at
non-fiction writing and hopefully these
videos will help with the directive
writing question until next time bye bye
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