GCSE English Language Paper 2 – June 2017 Source Insert (AQA)
Year 11EnglishExam insert8 pages
The reading insert from AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 (8700/2), June 2017. It contains the two sources students compare in the exam: Source A, a 2016 Guardian article by Stuart Heritage ('How can my son be a year old already?'), and Source B, 'Boy Lost', a 19th-century newspaper piece in which a mother writes about her son. Both explore parents' feelings about their children.
What it covers
- Comparing a modern (21st-century) and a Victorian (19th-century) non-fiction text
- Writers' viewpoints and perspectives on parenthood
- Practice for summary, language analysis and comparison questions
Who it's for
Year 11 students (age 15–16) sitting AQA GCSE English Language; also useful for Year 10.
How to use it
This is the source insert only. Use it with the June 2017 Paper 2 question paper and mark scheme, available free from the AQA website.
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