AO5 Content and Organisation Flashcards

AQA GCSE English Language specification

AO5 Content and Organisation

Assessment objective focusing on clear, effective, and imaginative communication, adapting tone, style, and register for audience, purpose, and form.

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Terms in this set (10)

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AO5 Content and Organisation

Assessment objective focusing on clear, effective, and imaginative communication, adapting tone, style, and register for audience, purpose, and form.

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Tone

The overall attitude conveyed through language choices, adapted to suit the audience and purpose.

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Register

The level of formality appropriate to the audience and purpose of the writing.

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Audience

The intended reader or listener for the writing, influencing tone, style, and content.

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Purpose

The reason for writing, such as to describe, narrate, argue, persuade, inform, or explain.

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Organisation

How information and ideas are structured, including openings, endings, paragraph cohesion, and discourse markers.

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Cohesion

How ideas are linked within and across paragraphs, ensuring the writing flows logically and smoothly.

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Paragraphing

Logical units of meaning that organise ideas effectively, supporting clarity and coherence.

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Sentence forms

The deliberate use of simple, compound, and complex sentences to vary structure and achieve clarity, purpose, and effect.

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Planning a whole text

The ability to plan and produce a complete response that meets the specified audience, purpose, and form.

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