2.1 Reading and Understanding Non-Fiction Texts

• How many main components is the Edexcel GCSE English Language specification structured around?

  Two
• Reading and understanding non-fiction texts is a key aspect of Component 2.


  True
• In Component 2, students must demonstrate their ability to read, understand, and respond to a range of non-fiction texts
• Understanding the layout and structure of text types is essential for effective writing in Component 2.


  True
• Reports are used to present detailed information and findings on a subject.


  True
• The purpose of a non-fiction text determines its organization, language, and tone
• Repetition is used to emphasize key points and make them more memorable
• Repetition in non-fiction texts is used to emphasize key points and make them more memorable.


  True
• Component 1 assesses students' abilities in creating fictional and imaginative texts.
• Match the non-fiction text type with its purpose:

  Articles ↔️ To inform or persuade readers

  Reports ↔️ To present detailed findings

  Speeches ↔️ To convey a message
• Non-fiction texts are based on real events, people, or ideas.


  True
• Why is understanding the audience crucial for non-fiction writing?

  To tailor the text effectively
• Rhetorical questions are used to engage the reader and prompt them to think about the topic
• Repetition is used to emphasize key points and make them more memorable.

  True
• Rhetorical questions engage the reader and prompt them to think about the topic
• Why is repetition used in non-fiction texts?

  To emphasize key points
• What is the first strategy for understanding difficult vocabulary in non-fiction texts?

  Use context clues
• What type of information is provided by facts and statistics in non-fiction texts?

  Objective
• Which language technique is used to evoke an emotional response from the reader?

  Emotive language
• What is the purpose of using facts and statistics in non-fiction texts?

  To support arguments
• Analyzing language techniques helps in understanding the writer's purpose and intended audience.


  True
• Understanding common prefixes, roots, and suffixes can help you decipher the meaning of unfamiliar words
• Supporting details provide evidence and elaboration to back up the main ideas
• Main ideas are the central, most important points that the author is trying to convey
• Analyzing the author's perspective involves considering their biases and rhetorical devices.


  True
• What is the purpose of evidence and reasoning in an argument?

  Support the main claims
• What is the purpose of rhetorical devices in analyzing perspectives?

  To persuade the reader
• Match the argument analysis element with its corresponding perspective analysis element:

  Main claims ↔️ Author's purpose

  Supporting evidence ↔️ Intended audience

  Reasoning and logic ↔️ Rhetorical devices

  Counterarguments ↔️ Author's biases/background
• What is the primary purpose of non-fiction texts?

  To inform, explain, or persuade
• The purpose and audience of a non-fiction text influence its structure, language, and tone.

  True
• Match the language technique with its purpose and audience:

  Emotive language ↔️ Persuade, general public

  Facts and statistics ↔️ Provide evidence, stakeholders

  Repetition ↔️ Emphasize key points, students

  Formal/academic language ↔️ Inform, experts
• Component 2 assesses students' ability to read, understand, and respond to non-fiction
• What are the two main aspects of Component 2?

  Reading and writing
• What does Component 1 of the Edexcel GCSE English Language specification focus on?

  Fiction and imagination
• An article aims to inform or persuade readers on a specific topic
• Match the text type with its audience:

  Articles ↔️ General public

  Reports ↔️ Stakeholders
• Emotive language is used to evoke an emotional response and persuade the reader.


  True
• Emotive language is used to evoke an emotional response and persuade the reader
• What are the two main components of the Edexcel GCSE English Language specification?

  Fiction and Non-Fiction
• Order the steps a student might take in Component 2:

  1️⃣ Read a non-fiction text

  2️⃣ Understand the text

  3️⃣ Analyze the rhetorical devices

  4️⃣ Respond to the text