Course Content – Syllabus CAIE (0990)
Unit 1 – Persuasive Texts
– Reading persuasive texts (Topic 01 Travel)
– Persuasive writing (Topic 02 Environment)
– Preparing to write
– Developing a persuasive voice
– Supporting your ideas
– Proofreading
Unit 2 – Descriptive Texts
– Reading descriptive texts
– Explicit and implicit understanding
– Inferring attitudes
– Descriptive writing
– Creating atmosphere
– Sequencing your description
– Proofreading
Unit 3 – Discursive Texts
– Reading discursive texts
– Recognising bias
– Identifying fact and opinion
– Analysing the writer’s methods
– Understanding perspective
Unit 4 – Narrative texts
– Reading narrative texts
– Defining a character
– Identifying a voice
– The importance of setting
– Exploring structural techniques
– Analysis of language techniques
– Writing a journal
– Structuring a narrative
– Planning your story
– Enhancing your vocabulary
Unit 5 – Argument Texts
– Degrees of formality
– Counter argument
– Revising persuasive features
– The importance of anecdote
– The structure of an argument
– Writing an argument
– Using the correct style
Unit 6 – What is comprehension?
– Explaining implicit meanings
– Writing an informative speech
– Genre transformation
– Descriptive features
– Sentence structures
– Paragraphing and text organisation
– Features of informative writing
Unit 7 – Creative Writing Skills
– Language features
– Explaining imagery
– Noun phrases
– Paraphrasing
– How to analyse non-fiction
Unit 8 – Comprehension 2
– Defining words and explaining connotations
– Writing a formal report
– Synthesis of information from two texts
– Identifying relevant material
– Revising commas
– Linking paragraphs
Unit 9 – Revision for Paper 1
– Exam revision and tips
– Exam Tips for Reading Paper 1 (Core)
Unit 10 – Revision for Paper 2
– Letter writing
– Article writing
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