Exam structure

Question 1

Section A (a) = “Write about how the story is told in….”

Answer 1

• A 30 minute short answer NOT an essay, no intro no conclusion
• As many ways as possible ideally 21 points directly answering the question
• Don’t worry about extensive analysis, use critical terminology associated with narrative, wider vocab about narrative

FOCUS ON: AO2

• Narrative/ perspective/ voice
• Setting/ time/ place
• Structure/ patterns in structure
• Form/ story progression/ stanzas/ rhyme if relevant
• Language/ patterns/ groups/ techniques used often

Question 2

Section A (b) = “How far do you agree that…”

Answer 2

• A 30 minute short answer NOT essay, no intro/ conclusion
• set up a DEBATE, put forward a viewpoint (ideally 10) then challenge them “one the other hand…”
• AO1: terminology/ concepts
• A03: different interpretations/ debate
• AO4: limited interest in this, significance of contexts written in NOT history

Question 3

Section B = gives statement/ quote: “Write about the significance of …. in the stories of the three writers you have studied”

Answer 3

• 1 hour answer, NOT an essay, no intro/conclusion
• DONT compare texts, think of it as 3 short (20 minute) answers, write about 3 large paragraphs
• Write about 1 or two scenes/ episodes/stories from the texts as evidence to the question
• Do NOT include text referenced in section A, compare aspects of narrative within texts, not across them
• AO1: terminology/concepts
• AO2: how structure/ form/ language shape meanings
• A03: debate, different interpretations
  NO AO4