4. Marking Guideline

Focus questions

1. How do writers craft language forms and features to comment on the world around them?

2. In what ways do the writer’s purpose and intended audience impact on their choices of form, medium, language and techniques?

3. How does social, cultural, geographical, historical context influence meaning?

4. How does recontextualization invite reconsideration of attitude and values?

5. In what way does the reader’s(student) contexts influence their response to the text?

6. How can reflecting on our own and others’ texts help us become better writers?

The markers want you to…

□ Remember that you are attempting to emulate a certain idea (themes), narrative convention (genre conventions, textual conventions, plot structure) and/or feature (characterisation, specific literary techniques, writing style) found in one of your prescribed texts into your own writing as a means to craft your writing

□ Take ideas and features from different composers that you have studied

Do not try to copy the composer. Instead of trying to copy them, take ideas and features of their text to enhance or refine your own writing, while also critically assessing what exactly makes this idea or feature effective, and empathising with the composer’s creative, stylistic and aesthetic decisions and processes

□ Consider the required structure (persuasive, imaginative or discursive)

□ Respond to stimulus effectively (integrate them throughout your response)

□ Reflect on the wonderful lessons you have learnt from the Advanced course

□ Show what you value about language

□ Make use of your prescribed texts

How to prepare for Mod C?

• Know each of the text types (discursive, imaginative, persuasive) and their features/how to write them
  • Techniques, structure, tone etc. 
• Know how to write a reflection
• Know your prescribed texts well (Mod C and all other modules – these will be used as inspiration in your original pieces and you will reflect on how you were inspired by their ideas/techniques/narrative voice etc.) 
  • Ideas/themes
  • Techniques used (that are discursive, imaginative, persuasive) 
• Prepare for the 5 types of questions
  • Write an original piece for each question which you can use as a skeleton piece for possible exam questions 
  • Use the Mod C tables to brainstorm for each question type 

Let’s get started!