All hail Jeff Bezos the philanthropist! The rest of us will just keep paying our taxes

This page allows for you to practice skills relevant to Paper 1 by walking you through, this practice paper. (You can also find the original article here.) Consider practicing the paper by yourself before engaging with the skill-building exercises below.

GUIDING QUESTION: How does Marina Hyde’s article speak to a particular audience?

Accessing the text

To make sure that our response to the guided question aligns with the intentions and focus of the prescribed text, we need to take a moment to understand the key aspects of the text. You can use the mnemonic PAST to help with this:

P - Purpose
A - Audience

S - Subject

T - Text Type & Title

Don’t forget to include this information in your introduction.

Identifying Audience

Identifying Purpose

Building Arguments

The walkthroughs below explore different ways to answer the guiding question. Treat them as possible approaches: you do not need to include every argument in your essay.

When writing an essay, choose arguments that develop distinct ideas. Some approaches overlap, so check that each paragraph adds something new rather than repeating the same point with different evidence.

As you work, ask: What does this argument add to my explanation? What perspective am I exploring within the text?