Eduqas GCSE English Language Component 2 EWT

Exam Walk-Through
GCSE English Language
Component 2

19 and 21 Century Non-Fiction and
th st

Transactional/Persuasive Writing

, What do I need before I begin?

• A printed copy of the
Eduqas summer 2019 Component 2 Question
Paper and Resource Material
• An answer booklet / lined paper
• A pen/pencil/ruler
• Highlighters - at least three different colours
• A watch/timer
• Post-it notes

, What Component 2 is all about

• This paper is Component 2 19th and 21st Century Non-
Fiction and Transactional/Persuasive Writing
• It assesses a number of skills including information retrieval,
evaluation, synthesis, comparison and your own non-fiction
writing
• The paper is made up of 2 sections. Section A assesses your
reading skills and Section B assesses your writing skills
• In Section A you need to answer all 6 questions (total marks
40) 2 questions on the 21st century text, 2 questions on the
19th century text and 2 questions on BOTH texts
• In Section B you need to answer both writing questions (total
marks 40)
• The exam lasts 2 hours
• It is worth 60% of the overall qualification

, What should I do first?

1. Read the front cover of the exam paper.