MARK SCHEME

MARKING CRITERIA

Demonstrate expertise and creativity in using language appropriately for a variety of purposes and audiences, drawing on insights from linguistic and literary studies

AO4(Marks out of 30)

Select and apply relevant concepts and approaches from integrated linguistic and literary study, using appropriate terminology and accurate, coherent written expression.
AO1(Marks out of 15)

IMPORTANT NOTES
The AO4 mark assesses the candidate’s ability to do the following: show awareness of genre; write in an appropriate style for audience and purpose; create a convincing sense of a character’s voice; choose appropriate information from the text in order to complete the task.

AO1 applies to this question solely in terms of the candidate’s accuracy of spelling, punctuation, grammar and expression.

Notes from Examiners report.

Successful candidates:
• showed a sound sense of form/genre
• created a convincing sense of their character’s voice
• revealed sound knowledge of the text
• used significant details from the text
• produced sustained responses
• produced well expressed and technically accurate writing.

Less successful candidates:
• showed limited or patchy awareness of form/genre
• used language that was inappropriate for form or character
• showed limited awareness of characters’ attitudes
• revealed limited knowledge of the text
• copied extracts from the text
• revealed errors in understanding of the text
• produced very brief responses
• produced writing that contained technical errors and flaws in expression.

Mark scheme