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GCSEs 2018 (12) Are we nearly there yet?!

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mmzz · 08/06/2018 12:40

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Sostenueto · 08/06/2018 21:30

No point worrying! Nite to all have a good rest over weekend to all. Weather supposed to be nice so that's a plus!!

Sostenueto · 08/06/2018 21:28

Did it state in question it had to be newspaper article? If so then she would have, if not then who knows! ( currently pulling out petals of flower, do i ask, do I not ask, do I ask, do I not ask.........)

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mmzz · 08/06/2018 21:25

Yes, loose you've made a huge difference. Thank you. Flowers

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mmzz · 08/06/2018 21:23

Ellenjane I was impressed with the respectful, witty, concise way the boy wrote it. He said a lot in a few words! I wish DS had that boy's flair.

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Sostenueto · 08/06/2018 21:20

Unanimous here for loose!Gin

Sostenueto · 08/06/2018 21:19

Hope dgd wrote it like a newspaper article, dare not ask her anymore ( tongue bitten off)Sad

BlueBelle123 · 08/06/2018 21:18

I'll second that Flowers and Wine

EllenJanethickerknickers · 08/06/2018 21:15

loose maybe you ought to start up a YouTube channel! You have also been really helpful on this thread. Flowers

kitnkaboodle · 08/06/2018 21:14

Then it's a question about genre then ... quite hard to do I'd imagine, though I guess they've all been doing it since primary school!

EllenJanethickerknickers · 08/06/2018 21:13

Just clicked on your twitter link mmzz.

I think lots of us have a big debt to pay to MrBruff. DS1 and DS2 used him as well. I hope he makes a good living from his YouTube channel.

LooseAtTheSeams · 08/06/2018 21:13

Those responses to the AQA question all sound good to me. It can be answered in many different ways. They're looking at use of English not in depth sports knowledge.

EllenJanethickerknickers · 08/06/2018 21:07

Cross post, kit! Yes, a newspaper article.

BlueBelle123 · 08/06/2018 21:06

I think that's what my DS has done.........reason why we shouldn't probe too much, he could have totally misunderstood Shock

EllenJanethickerknickers · 08/06/2018 21:06

Yes, knowledge of the subject isn't important, but you do need to know how newspaper articles are written.

DS3's headline was 'Is the urge to win too strong?'

kitnkaboodle · 08/06/2018 21:03

were they asked to write it in the style of a newspaper article then?

kitnkaboodle · 08/06/2018 21:02

snap - bluebelle@

kitnkaboodle · 08/06/2018 21:02

presumably they're just 'judging' your use of language, though - not your subject knowledge - otherwise that would be a PE exam!

BlueBelle123 · 08/06/2018 20:54

I could be wrong as I haven't seen the spec but won't marks be for how it's written ie in the style of a newspaper article so short snappy sentences, headline grabbing content ect to get the readers attention, I don't think it has to be factually correct, can't they just make the whole thing up ie refer to fake people they've interviewed or am I completely wrong???

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mmzz · 08/06/2018 20:44

I think you would need aware of the news about drug taking, or FIFA corruption and also be aware that there is a huge public health concern regarding obesity with more exercise being seen as one of the answers. You could talk about football or cycling or the Olympics, but if you were like me at15 and avoid of that, then you'd be left just cobbling together an answer from news headlines.

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kitnkaboodle · 08/06/2018 20:38

Thanks for welcome. Yes, history questions seemed quite easy to me but English essay (? or whatever) on sports corruption seemed to require certain knowledge that not every kid would necessarily have - surely a no-go in a language exam, which ought to focus on ... language

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mmzz · 08/06/2018 20:34

DS wrote about the discrepancy between sports at grassroots level, where there is very little cash, community participation, lots of health benefits to the population and negligible corruption versus at elite level where there is a lot of money, leading to corruption (FIFA), drug taking and winning is all that matters. Then he noted that following the "escapades" of their favourite team brings pleasure to millions.

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BlueBelle123 · 08/06/2018 20:33

Petal the sports question was on the AQA English GCSE paper, plenty on here have found its best not to probe as it doesn't always end well Grin

Sostenueto · 08/06/2018 20:29

I will be so nervous on results day I think my dgd will have to hold sick bag for me!Grin

Petalflowers · 08/06/2018 20:27

My dc hasn’t revealed anything of the exams content, English and history. Hope he got the sports question as he should be able to answer that alright, with example. Don’t like to probe to much.

Sostenueto · 08/06/2018 20:25

All sounds good to me kit and welcome! Nice bunch on here and plenty if room for newbies!Wine