OCR A Level English Language Revision Paper 2 Section B - Language in the Media

This package of materials helps you to support your students’ revision for the OCR A Level English Language Paper 2 Section B - Language in the Media

In this task (worth 24 marks) students are presented with a text taken from contemporary media and are expected to examine the how the language in the text might:

• represent power and/or
• represent gender and/or
• show how technology might have affected the language in the text

Students can take any approach to the text they feel is relevant, so do not have to make comment on all 3 of the above within the time they are given. They should, however, be led by the text and make judgements about what to focus on within their essay although their answer should include language concepts they have encountered over the 2 years of study.

This package leads students through revision of** language concepts** related to the representations of power and gender as well as how technology has affected language.

The package consists of the following:

1. PPT: Representations of power - what to consider - linked to video below
2. PPT: Representations of gender - what to consider - linked to video below
3. pdf: Recall practice of AO2 concepts - language and technology
4. PPT: Recalling AO2 concepts - of power and gender
5. pdf: Representation of gender - concepts arranged by language level
6. Word doc: contains links to 15 videos that contain:

• Recall practice for power, gender and technology concepts both at normal speed (with sound) and sped up versions (no sound) to share with students in their independent study
• Demonstrations of how to annotate the exam text and essay plan for 2 past paper texts: House of the Future and Spyware
• PPTs 1 and 2 (perhaps for use by the teacher in preparation for the revision sessions)

1. Spyware annotated text - pdf