1a
20 marks
Anita and Me by Meera Syal and Waterland by Graham Swift
Read the two extracts and then answer both part (a) and part (b).
Case Study
Case Study
You should spend about 45 minutes on part (a) and 30 minutes on part (b).
For part (a), you should focus only on the extracts here rather than referring to the rest of your studied text.
Compare how these two extracts present characters’ feelings about the people they want to help them. You should consider:
the situations and experiences faced by the characters
how the characters react to these situations and experiences
how the writers’ use of language and techniques creates effects.
1b
20 marks
Explore another moment in Anita and Me where Meena memorably describes someone.
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