Comparing Writers' Ideas And Perspectives
Overview
Twenty two of the forty five reading marks in Component 1 sit in a single question, and it is the only one that cannot be answered by reading either text carefully. It asks for the thing that exists between them. A candidate who writes eleven excellent marks worth about the anthology text and eleven about the unseen extract has not written a twenty two mark answer; they have written two eleven mark answers and left the connection to the examiner.
This note is about perspective: where each writer is standing, what they want from you, and what they will not say. You will learn the four axes on which non-fiction writers genuinely differ, how to build a comparison grid in six minutes when you have studied one text for two years and met the other four minutes ago, and how to keep the two texts in balance when one of them is far more familiar than the other.
Objectives
- Explore links and connections between writers' ideas and perspectives, as well as how these are conveyed
Lesson Note
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- How many marks does AO3 carry in Component 1? A) 11 B) 12 C) 18 D) 22 Answer: D
- Which pair of texts is set in Section A of Component 1? A) Two previously unseen extracts B) A Part 1 anthology non-fiction text and one previously unseen extract C) Two Part 1 anthology texts D) A poem and a prose extract from Part 2 of the anthology Answer: B
- Which of these is a comparison of perspective rather than of content? A) Both extracts are set in winter B) Both writers mention the cost of the rescue C) Both writers can leave the situation, but only one admits it to the reader D) Both texts contain direct speech Answer: C
- Which connective does the least AO3 work? A) whereas B) also C) by contrast D) where the first writer states this, the second arranges for the reader to conclude it Answer: B
- A candidate gives two thirds of the comparison to the anthology text because they know it better. What is the consequence? A) None, provided the analysis is accurate B) The answer is capped by its imbalance, because an unbalanced response cannot function as a comparison C) Half the marks are transferred to AO2 D) The examiner marks only the shorter half Answer: B
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