For this task, you will be asked to re-read certain paragraphs from Text C, and explain how the writer uses language to convey meaning and to create effects in these paragraphs. You are instructed to choose three examples of words or phrases from each paragraph to support your answer, and your choices should include the use of imagery.
You are advised to write between 200 and 300 words in your answer; this means about one side of A4 in standard handwriting. Up to 15 marks is available for this question, and you are being tested on the following assessment objectives:
- R1: demonstrate understanding of explicit meanings
- R2: demonstrate understanding of implicit meanings and attitudes
- R4: demonstrate understanding of how writers achieve effects and influence readers
This means, in order to get the highest marks, you need to demonstrate:
- Your ability to select language to analyse appropriately
- Your ability to explore the meanings of the language you have chosen, and why the writer may have chosen them
- Your ability to comment on the use of imagery with precision and imagination
- That you understand how language works