What do AQA Examiners Want in Descriptive Writing? Mr Salles

[@polinavekchina8513]

you legend thank you for helping me get a grade 8 on my mock

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Well done!

[@RianaSilvadacosta]

great job🎉

[@misan2002]

normal people : "try and you will succeed" examiners: "try and you will fail"

[@najiyachoudhury2197]

@Misan 😅😅 I agree

[@jamie_sg]

@Thanos People: Snap your fingers and you hear a sound Thanos: Are you a joke to me?

[@mahmood2018]

@@jamie_sg That was so cringe

[@dexyboy5237]

😂😂

[@just.call.me.zeeeeee3553]

@@mahmood2018 really really cringe

[@favourosunbitan1144]

This taught me that the examiners don’t give a damn about half of what you write And to try hard but not to hard 🤯 God help meee😭

[@TBC1599]

Teachers always tell me to write for quality, not quantity - but I've found that you sometimes achieve quality by writing more.

[@azhalhalil9429]

the more you write the better quality you have to throw in, language is purely writing as much as you can in the amount of time you have. how you're able to balance your work and the quality while having a time limit also you need to keep your work at a high grade there's a lot more pressure on this than literature.

[@irrelevance3859]

Quality always wins though. Someone could write one page and still get more marks than one who wrote three poor pages

[@unaestrella1876]

Yes. Although I'm a student about to take this test in a week's time, I like writing in my free time. Never done a set of mocks before, and started revising two days ago (but I have revised before like for tracking tests in-between , as I was only warned a whole month if or when we had some mocks) so I spent a lot of time stressing out. Even though I attempted to revise in the unseen poetry I still only got half marks 🥺. I do better in the poetry anthology however in the mocks I won't do great becaus I only did well as the teacher told us what poems were going to be in the lit. So that gave me the night before JUST the night before to revise them two.poems.which compared well to get 25/30. I was so proud of that. But unfortunately I'll just have to revise twice as hard. However i have to cram every subject revision into a whole week. Can I do it? 😔. Now I know for next time not to leave it until one week notice :(

[@krisha9413]

My friend wrote 1 and a half ages with medium handwriting it was like 350 words or less and he got 36 while I wrote like 3 whole pages with so many words and only got 28 so idk

[@user-ye9bc7nw2c]

@@unaestrella1876what did you get?

[@RF-gj4wb]

'you have plenty of time' *stresses out*

[@CClikesteatea28]

"filling every crack and nanny" nook and cranny?

[@laissa3501]

LMAO

[@BJ-tw5xr]

My handwriting is really messy but hopefully it makes me look intelligent lol

[@aleena9495]

Brian Jones same it becomes slanted and scruffy so it is joined up but not because I want it to be it’s because it takes longer to lift the pen off the page😂

[@saad-bc1by]

As long as it's readable👍

[@unaestrella1876]

The one time I don't envy people with neat handwriting

[@Mjeuro992]

Lol same

[@user-ye9bc7nw2c]

Loo

[@mildridgeiii]

my teachers opinions and explanations are starkly different to yours Mr Salles and I wish I had discovered you sooner then the day before my exams. I love the way you acknowledge that you have you understand why you are using the techniques at a given moment and how you can use it to reflect the senses etc. This was amazingly helpful thank you!!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Thank you!

[@misan2002]

these examiners are so annoying for god's sake it's a bloody language paper not a handwriting paper and how can they just assume whether someone did good or bad just by reading the 1st paragraph, it's like reading 1 paragraph of a book and they just assuming it's a bad book, they wouldn't do that with a novel then why do it with a student's work aka their life?

[@mohammadmujahid199]

They are humans my friend...and humans can be unjust at times

[@tmuto5119]

Ok first imo just reading the first paragraph of a short story isn't the same as reading the first paragraph of a novel. It's more like reading the first chapter. And if u read the first chapter of a book and it was lacklustre you wouldn't want to read more so what the examiners are doing by giving a rough grade at the first paragraph is pretty reasonable because to get good marks and show that you're a skilled writer you have to grip in the reader in immediately or else the they will have a lack of interest in the development of the text.

[@jamieeddolls5605]

can't expect them to care for each student when it gets into their 100th+ essay, they want the money

[@misan2002]

@@jamieeddolls5605 true

[@misan2002]

@@tmuto5119 the introduction of an essay would never be the same as the rest of the essay

[@KushSudra]

lool night before my exam... thank you so much :)

[@AlexisAshi72]

Hi Mr Salles, Thanks to your videos I got two grade nines in English Literature and English Language! Keep doing what you're doing because you're great at it :)

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Brilliant news, well done. I will keep going this year!

[@sbegum29]

Ayesha Khan omg that's amazing well done !! Xx

[@KS-wp3wj]

Ayesha Khan 😡

[@aimannawaz3364]

I’m rlly bad at description any examples that u can give me for sentences for a bad picture (a picture like the one In the video) and a good picture( sunny etc )

[@abdirahimmussa2708]

is this a levels or gcses

[@aanisahbx]

I have my exam this year and I’m having some really bad panic attacks because I wanna pass English Language and I hope. Thank you for this video, it’s helping me.

[@fanshionandissy4817]

You have plenty of time.... *exam is tomorrow*

[@rachaelskipworth3787]

same

[@miaworth6936]

same

[@em-ov5vd]

This is the section I dropped marks in my mocke. In the first half of the paper I only dropped 4 but here I ended up with 15/24 which prevented me from getting a 9 annoyingly. Thank you for this, Im hoping to improve this section for the exam next week xx

[@ellies3258]

Got my English paper 1 today. Watching videos hoping that I will suddenly become a genius😊

[@singsavmusic]

Same tbh😭

[@lorisabujupi2241]

I watched this video the night before my exam and it happened to actually appear in my real exam 😂 this helped me so much

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Lorisa Bujupi Great news. I hope it went really well.

[@lewis8550]

you get demarked for trying to hard bloody hell XD

[@hasannavqi5131]

too*

[@blankmindtheory3446]

Ikr, why are examiners such d#cks when it comes to marking, this stuff is really hard, I'm 3 months before my exam and can't even hit a level 4 nothing I do seems to be right, at this stage it feels futile

[@Klaizee]

@@blankmindtheory3446 same broo im stuggling

[@azhalhalil9429]

demarked isn't a word and by the way you posted this comment tells me that you didn't work hard.

[@azhalhalil9429]

@Mino Nasri didn't work hard to create it, who are you one to question you said the word 'init' like sym

[@KatieJones-iq1qj]

I get that - sometimes super neat handwriting gives the examiner (subconsciously) the impression that you've spent too long forming each word perfectly rather than focusing on the actual content. I loved the way you described the lighthouse as being pockmarked - the plosive was a really good way of expressing the sound of the bullet-like rain and I think you don't get enough credit or recognition and I don't think it's fair how people complain to you about examiners when you're just helping us understand what they're like so I subscribed :)

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Thank you very much Katie

[@KatieJones-iq1qj]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish 🙂✌️

[@AA-io7ml]

For once my messy joined hand writing will come in handy😂

[@SeraVicky]

It's a good lesson for those adults struggling with creative writing as well. Thank you.

[@CHANELLEPLAYS]

7:30 “its like Cinderella at midnight.” 💀🤣😭

[@zigaudrey]

I love comparaison of both version. There are multiple way to describe a landscape.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Thanks

[@bynx3959]

I got 18 out of 40 in this section, it brought my grade down massively in the mock, in my head I was doing all this stuff but I guess not

[@jacktheman2360]

Did u pass the gcse

[@midnightmoon9511]

@@jacktheman2360 mock

[@ketchurself7979]

Thank you so much Mr salles, i used your videos and got a 9 for english language!

[@naima2242]

if you can remember can you tell me which specific videos you watched and that helped you

[@natalieowen8487]

“Plenty of time” exam in less than 24 hours

[@BobBob-qy6tl]

Natalie Owen It’s not

[@abdullahahmed3843]

Doctors’ handwriting makes the most sense now

[@Naholro]

Greetings from S.Korea. Well, Thanks a lot for sharing even though I don't understand fully what you say because I have lack English. I'm glad to meet you. Please joy yourself and happy time 🙏

[@Enternity_edits]

thought kin jun on doesnt alow u to watch yt?

[@lollypop3508]

Thank you so much! very helpful. please continue with these AMAZING GCSE language videos. I will buy the revision guide too! :)

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

lolly pop Thanks! I will continue. I hope you enjoy the Guide. I'm really pleased with it.

[@ultraviolet16]

Because I watch your videos I managed to get 30/40 I was very proud of my self I wished I discovered you sooner 😢❤

[@rusulanezi7657]

I need your help plz

[@aesthetical5196]

“Highly accurate spelling” Me being dyspraxic: well Ima just fail

[@bellalott4248]

This has been really helpful and encouraging for practicing the coming CEAIs.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Thanks

[@joonseolee7005]

same

[@joonseolee7005]

same

[@johndoe-xr9jm]

How do I change my handwriting in 12 hours

[@alicerose9269]

Henry Reid lmao ME

[@gossipgal8913]

Just join everything together

[@wiktoriafronc]

Henry Reid help

[@izzyb6456]

Henry Reid How did it go?

[@thomasmcwilliams1171]

I got mocks on Wednesday I'm so glad I managed to find this guy. You make English revision so much easier

[@sarahh5547]

Hi, could possible make a video on all the possible language techniques and how to identify them e.g nouns and many more complex features that will contribute in achieving a higher mark?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Sarah Adams I could...they're all well explained in my guide though!

[@upgradeabdiplease2575]

Past my gcse because of you thank you so much

[@butwhytho1094]

passed* lmaoo

[@A-RK]

in the "What do AQA Examiners Want in Descriptive Writing?" video, you misread the student's word high-lighted in blue. You read it as "ordered" when it says "circled" ; the light above circled the perimeter. Having said that love your videos and the way you teach.

[@philipmckenna942]

Mr Salles i wrote this during the mock (45 min) and want to know what you think of it (descriptive) Hacking and slashing. Hacking. Slashing. That is all what these tyrant waves were capable of doing. The clouds loomed menacingly over the pathetic shelter, making themselves look like fierce lions compared to the building which looked like a mouse. There were a few ships beyond the cliffs, trespassing in the territory of the omnipotent ocean. You can see and hear the rocks. Screaming. Begging for your help, yet you do nothing. Strolling up the stairs calmly, as if you were walking along the sandy beaches of Barbados with your gorgeous wife. You make it at the top of your mouse, staring in absolute agony beyond the tyrants. You see two ships, and in one of them was a lonely woman sleeping calmly. She woke up! What had awakened her was the immense noise from the storm: wind lashing her precious rucksacks, rain on the boat flooding her to death, and thunder. You could hear it too. Roaring. The roaring ocean battling the tiger above. It was a massacre. The two ships toppled over, consumed by the tyrants with no mercy. Darkness. The rain pattered dismally against your smooth face. Something smashes against you. You fall. Blue was the colour of the rocks. A sick blue. The tyrants were clubbing, lashing and suffocating the rocks. Walking down safely some of the tyrants start to bully you. They threw fish and salty water at you, as if it were the Olympics and the tyrants were playing javelin or shotput. Some of the salty, irritating, horrid water slowly creeps into your dry mouth. It tasted like rubber-tyres. Immediately spitting it out, the tyrants saw that as a self-defence mechanism. The tyrants began hacking and slashing at you like before. Trampling calmly over you, the rock squealed in pain dictating for the pain to stop. Ugh! The smell of fish was worse than the pain of the rocks! Wait...everything...was just fading away. The rocks closed their annoying mouths, the tigers started to sleep, and the tyrants were no longer tyrants. It is as if an omnipotent figure had all put them to a deep sleep... Hacking and slashing? No more! The beautiful, smooth yet dirty rocks were in place. The ships floated back calmly up towards the heavens, yet the power of the tyrants sunk down to the abyss of hell. The tiger above became a kitten, softly purring in the background. Everything was calm and cold. Silence. You awaken. Next to your gorgeous wife, you see her giggling at you. Finally realising, this was all an eye-popping, beautiful nightmare...

[@TheComplicationGame]

dat boiio Remove the end bit about waking up. You'll lose marks for that

[@rustynipples7318]

why

[@rustynipples7318]

how many marks do i need for a 7 on this question

[@rustynipples7318]

that's some hot erotica

[@philipmckenna942]

Mr Unknown thank you very helpful :)

[@cece873]

tbh my favourite english teacher

[@laurenkezzy181]

Thankyou so much! I have an end of year test tomorrow and this is the sort if thing we have to do!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Good luck

[@okubityemane8515]

Thanks you so much

[@caraselway1845]

thank you so much for all your gcse videos they help loads!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

caralouise Thanks, that is the plan. I just need to persuade my own students to watch them!

[@mangelo_1855]

Could you ever make a video for how papers gets marked to like understand what examiners would react throughout your answer including for other questions??

[@dannybeast6660]

Thanks for the vid, my practice paper got a 9 thanks to you 🙏

[@xoxox9197]

How did u get a 9?

[@synmx_2037]

Omds I just had this exam wish it was up earlier

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Cynthia Mumbaya But that was just a mock? Plenty of time to review it before the real thing, and practise your own.

[@oldrecollections6854]

Hello, thank you for your content I find it incredibly useful. As a student who receives 7s, 8s and sometimes 6s, is there any advice or helpful tips that you could give me to tip them over into grade 9s because I have been stuck on these for quite some time. Thanks.

[@myc_tv]

Try to be bilingual and pass this exam... It is extremely hard to write in a similar way as the English do. Especially when it comes to having a sophisticated vocabulary which takes almost a lifetime to learn. I don't even want to mention the use of idioms which are impossible to master. I'd like to see the native English speakers taking the similar exam, but in a second language they learned.

[@TBC1599]

Having looked at the two pieces, the round handwriting makes (in my head) the writing look worst. And when I see the joined up handwriting, I think that it is a better response. Strange.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

T BC But exactly how an examiner will look at it

[@A-RK]

This is my answer to question 2 of paper 1. Heart of Darkness. I did not time myself. I hope you will use it for one of your videos. I would really appreciate some feedback. Ij hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Any feedback will be much appreciated. Paper 1 Q. 2 Heart of darkness The main technique Conrad uses is one of comparison; in two detailed complex sentences “Black rags were…” and “I could see every rib...” he lists vivid descriptions of the men and the chain. Conrad first creates an image of the men as animals. This is suggested by the “iron collar” around their necks which reminds us of a dog’s collar. The “chain” reminds us of a dog’s leash. The collar and leash are symbolic of men who have no rights. Like animals, these men are completely naked except for a “rag” which conceals their manhood. The adjective “black” implies the rag is filthy and unwashed in keeping with the image of an animal. Conrad continues to describe this loin cloth using a simile “the short ends behind waggled to and fro like tails.” The verb “waggle” is suggestive of a dog wagging its tail. Conrad purposefully shocks the reader as even the least discerning reader could hardly fail to pick up on the comparisons and the explicit language. However, there is a layering of comparisons. Conrad could see “every rib” this brings to mind a skeletal torso where the shape of the ribs is clearly visible, and this shape is reflected in roundness of each link of the chain. Another comparison can be drawn between the “limbs” and the chain that “swung” between them. Conrad uses a simile likening the limbs to “knots in a rope.” A mental image is created of long, rope-like arms swinging beside them, similar to the long “chain whose bights swung between them.” Horrifyingly, the comparison of the animate with the inanimate suggests these men are not even considered as living beings. The strong parallels drawn between the men and the chains indicates perhaps they are nothing more than a link in the chain; they are so intricately woven into the chain that they have become part of it. It makes the reader question the cause of the rhythmical “clinking” sound. Is it their footsteps or the chain? Are the men nothing more than “links” in a chain? When a link breaks will it be discarded and replaced by another? Conrad uses the chain to symbolise slavery, the dehumanisation of man and perhaps the creation of a new kind of property. The matter-of-fact tone adopted by Conrad and the absence of emotive vocabulary suggests that Conrad wants the reader to make up their own mind as to how they feel about the plight of these men. He conveys what he hears and sees objectively, which perhaps suggests he hasn’t made up his mind on the issue as yet, or he might be involved in these practices in some way, and maybe as the story progresses he will begin to think of slavery as repugnant thereby creating conflict. However, Conrad suggests a distinct human quality, which is in stark contrast to the humiliation of the men, when he states “they walked erect.” This word “erect” implies they are not beaten yet; their pride is intact, as they are standing tall. They are suffering terribly but they are holding onto their dignity. The overall effect of this contrast is to introduce conflict, which encourages us to dare to hope the men will rise and fight against their oppressors.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Yes, this isindeed brilliant, though much more than you need for this question! Thank you very much for posting it.

[@ppaul1847]

Interesting video. As someone who is not a native English speaker, I am always trying to improve my linguistic skills. It seems, however, that both the marker and the commentator have missed that the student on the left has misspelt "it's" instead of "its" - taking into account the student has repeated the same mistake twice, it may be the case they don't actually know the difference.

[@ramaboy10]

I did this for my mock and I did the description, got 35/40! I got 24/24 for the actual writing but my apostrophe's were bad and my some of my sentence length was lacking

[@crispyfries_214]

This is the exact question i was asked on my EXAM

[@aidensgames1419]

I love these types of video, thanks!

[@IlannaGane]

night before my exam ahhh

[@E_blanknamehere]

how did the exam go?

[@joemarmer4125]

Day of the exam squad

[@anastasiaivanova5600]

You Tube your not alone buddy

[@user-du8my9pg6c]

messy hand writing and i’m guaranteed a high mark, good neat handwriting and all of a sudden i’m not as great🙃

[@prongs0611]

Mr Salles, when it says "write a description", can I do it from the perspective of a character? And make the character move onto different scenes? This way I won't be writing about rocks for 40 minutes.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

yes, as long as moving scenes does not turn into a story

[@prongs0611]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish Thanks for the reply. I was very grateful to find that Q5 was a short story today about time travel, of all things!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Hope it went really well

[@sohafarhinpine1474]

I tried to use pathetic fallacy here (also some sibilance): The rancorous clouds viciously spat onto the ground, raining down a shower of fury upon the locals. It was a grandiloquent manifestation of rage and wrath, as the heavens were torn apart by the torrential gusts of wind. As a thunderstorm brewed, the people scampered and scurried to seek shelter. At this juncture, they had little hope of weathering the seething storm.

[@aryan.2384]

I wish I was this clever Also thank you You could of helped him get a better mark in the future When i do the exam

[@piano-fe4bv]

Thank you so so so so so much. Is it possible if you could make more videos like these!!!?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

piano123456789 I shall try

[@piano-fe4bv]

OMG!!! Thank you!! Your videos are the BEST!!!

[@fitnesst.r3053]

Looks like ik bringing back my old handwriting

[@Andrew-re8np]

Basically what u gotta do is write a insane first paragraph and then write about shit in the rest. Thanks for this !

[@jake6711]

This really really helps, thanks

[@AliAli-li1yo]

Anyone here before their language paper?

[@H3N6Y60]

Thank you this video really helped me... wish me luck tomorrow!

[@washx2k755]

This is really for personal statement for applying to uni

[@miarivers953]

Hi, I was wondering if you could give me feedback on this piece of work I did and possibly a grade? It’s about a storm but not this picture. Shades of black filled the atmosphere as the athletic waves of air did its best attempt at chasing the cadaverous-white clouds. A blinding horizon desperately tried to crawl on top of the murky, blue blanket but was instantly squashed by a deadly shadow trying to dispose of the brightness-just witnessing this terrifying scene made my whole soul darken. Murkiness filled the air as the thunder rumbled hungrily in the distance, searching for its prey. Birds shrieked in the distance, searching for a place to hide; searching for solidarity. Pebbles tinted with blue began to plummet to the ground and fall into a nearby lake with a crash. Everything happened at once. Some kind of organised chaos. Suddenly, the surrounding area changed. Pellets of cobalt water continued to spit to the ground; a diamond clear, rebellious bolt ripped open the colossal sky with a smash. Thunder carried on bringing noise to this desolate area making everyone surrounding feel fury alongside it. The perpetual rumbling stopped as if confused but, this time, it sent wind with it, tossing around the once steady trees. The merciless ever growing breeze caused the water in the nearby miniature lake to race in all directions panicking. This once silent area had now become a medley of many sounds creating music: crashing, banging and rumbling all contributed as the sky continued to grow grey. Vast area of soft emerald green grass were being thumped by the strong rain as the bright white bolts acted like scissors; slicing up the sky. Darkness was in control. Every time a saviour ray of sun broke through the barrier of clouds it was instantly concealed, like a badly kept secret. An army of trees in the distance were continually zapped by light which made them all lean away from each other with the help of the wind. Thankyou!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Rachael Honey It’s pretty good. My advice is hard. To get 7 and above, take out anything you don’t need. This needs some ruthlessness I am afraid.

[@miarivers953]

Mr Salles Teaches English okay thankyou so much!

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Rachael Honey post the updated one, and I’ll make you a video.

[@kimmry9406]

Its still rlly good. Extremely fluid and fluent. I love it

[@lolajones7236]

I’m now worried because I’ve never just written a description. I’ve always written a story..

[@Elvis-guy1973]

Me too!

[@manu-du3ps]

That's what we are practising for our mock

[@M5FTZ]

Thank goodness my doctor handwriting can be useful

[@beatadecay_4422]

"fill every crack and nanny" 💀

[@gsyxr3822]

this was the exact paper that he had for GCSE Eglish the other day :( wish id had seen It earlier

[@PrincessMinaSailorVenusTM]

Bruh my retake is tomorrow I really need a grade 5

[@jasminewatson1039]

BTs「ARMY」 V sameeeee

[@PrincessMinaSailorVenusTM]

Jasmine Watson OMG I need sleep but can’t cus of stress

[@jasminewatson1039]

BTs「ARMY」 V literally same, it’s cause I don’t wanna have to retake it in June again 😭😂 fgs I failed it the first time cause I missed out the 20 mark question so yeh it helps to read the questions peeps

[@thereaper3517]

Boi exam in 7 and a half hours plenty of time to get a grade nine

[@alexandergonzalez435]

same here.

[@emmawhite9386]

I had this exact test to day, I wish I saw this video sooner 😫😂

[@veganatheist4983]

i gt 36/40 marks for this question(but i wrote a story)

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Well done. Unless you wrote a story in the description question, in which case the examiner would mark you down.

[@abdullahahmed3843]

Vegan Atheist WOWWWWW

[@marinaahmed8003]

in the “better” piece they used apostrophe in it’s wrong didn’t they? you don’t use for possession?

[@mohammedkarim320]

would u recommend the description or the story

[@janicearibisala4797]

description

[@ridita6704]

Handwriting doen't make a driffrence in your actual marks

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Not on the mark scheme, but in reality, it will influence the examiner.

[@Sa17648]

how will it influence the examiner..please answer

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Salim A If I struggle to read your hand writing I hate you a tiny bit! If it is big and rounded, I think you are not very academic. If it is joined up, fast, not beautiful, but legible, I assume you are academic, rushing to keep up with your many ideas.

[@FrazzledPineapple]

Mr Salles Teaches English well that comment makes me happier after my english exam😂 (thank you so much for the great vids)

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Hope it went well!

[@ramizarahman689]

This video was really helpful! I just had a question, if i were to write mostly about the storm but also describe other things e.g. have a girl in the lighthouse watching the storm happen and describe her and her feelings e.t.c would i lose marks? or is better to only use what's given in the picture?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

No, the picture is just to give you ideas - your idea sounds great

[@emmaacollinsxo]

“From above, everything was *silent safe* ...” is it just it me or does that just not make sense

[@Riiiii777]

Yh, but maybe he meant to add a break/comma in between silent and safe for example” From above everything was silent, safe” it still seems a little off tho

[@millysirl3739]

Nah they said 'save' as in everything is silent apart from the sea

[@zakariaaitibba4872]

Hi sir, can you talk about the use of 5 senses for question 3 paper 1

[@samuelagho1557]

Last day of revision wish me luck for English resit.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Good luck

[@eloisewright3536]

Why did watching this stress me out more??? I've always got high(ish) grades in my section Bs but what??? The examiner looks at my hand writing and things oh yeah their work is worth a 3??? Like what?? I've never liked my hand writing but how is it fair that the examiners can judge our work purely on our hand writing? If that's true I've already failed a good 7 of my exams 😂 Also how come every English teacher has nailed into us that we need to use all these techniques and now we can be restricted in our marks for using them? We're told to use our senses to improve the descriptions so how can that now restrict our marks? I don't mean anything by this but I genuinely am worried about this now. Thanks.

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

You do need to use these techniques, but they must fit the description. Think of it like a cereal bowl, where you are making your own granola - you can't just chuck in everything you think is tasty, as they won't fit - chorizo, tomato sauce, chilli, ice cream. Examiners won't deliberately mark your hand writing, so it will have a small impact on your grade. Stop stressing.

[@KS-wp3wj]

Eloise Wright 😂🤦‍♂️

[@misan2002]

18:16 can u make a video on that? ps sorry for commenting so much

[@caitlinheads]

I did this exact description at school and got 34/40

[@aimannawaz3364]

Caitlin Heads which one did u use

[@nothanna3045]

'That's terrible!' 'Who cares' 😭😂

[@minarohani4549]

Would you advise to pick the picture or write an opening to a short story?

[@SonicBlueberry-k4e]

Do you think examiners will still accept responses as long as the left one as convincing/compelling? I know it's quality > quantity, but the left answer was ~ 208 words.

[@simranatwal1516]

This is so helpful!

[@phoebelong3312]

It’s ridiculous that handwriting could make a difference to your mark, I’m actually so annoyed at that

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

Maybe, but we judge most things on appearance, why not hand writing?

[@hannah-md8rz]

@@MrSallesTeachesEnglish maybe because on the mark scheme for english language it’s all about the content of the candidates writing and not what their handwriting appears to look like?

[@A-RK]

interestingly, not many people know, but mountains have roots under the ground just like icebergs

[@tubefreakmuva]

If this is how examiners mark then I am not surprised clever people hate school. Bloody ridiculous.

[@SSS-de8me]

I have the example of the same paper for Question 2,3 and 4.

[@piano-fe4bv]

What were the questions for that paper? Do you have a link for it?

[@SSS-de8me]

piano123456789 Yes I do

[@piano-fe4bv]

Is it possible if you could share a link to it... if you have the time to do so? Thank you, XD

[@SSS-de8me]

piano123456789 Sorry, but I cannot share it pubulicaly.

[@piano-fe4bv]

That's fine, thank you though!

[@sambarber7657]

When you said the maker has made his mind up with the first paragraph does that apply for all questions?

[@naveedkhan5045]

yes mr salle very cool

[@TheUltimateHackertron]

What happens if you don’t finish part B but finished part A, does the examiner keep in mind about what they would’ve got if you finished or do they just take away all the marks?

[@jimmyturner4909]

hi thanks it really helped

[@sandramae1998]

Good morning How would you help students who has problems articulating themselves on paper?

[@jeremyjade2947]

Good day

[@Kellestial]

Okay now i need to change my handwriting in 5 days

[@judep6077]

2 days ffs

[@vanillasplash6198]

kill me now

[@eror6701]

i have about 6 hours to change my handwriting and somehow get good at english language... o.o why just why

[@irrelevance3859]

Just write fast. It will be messy

[@ellamayward1057]

hi Mr Salles, I had the idea of writing a hell description and a heaven one and I'm trying to learn them now.Do you think that's a good idea, ​in which I can interpret them into any picture?

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

You could certainly prepare these. They might be applicable to the exam.

[@naomiparsons462]

Yes, it's been 5 years. But, your idea is genius and I'm gonna do it for my mocks tysm!

[@ibzy1211]

do examiners actually analyse handwriting, they're so in depth its crazy 😭

[@MrSallesTeachesEnglish]

No they just react emotionally to it