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Paper 1 Question 1

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2006     Photographic record

              Prose extract

              Poem

 

2005     Front book cover

              Inside book cover

              Visual arts review

 

2004     CD Rom cover

              Powerpoint presentation

              Non-fiction extract

              Literary reflection

2003      Essay

               Poem

               Prose extract

 

2002     Song lyric

               Cartoon

               Poem

               Website

2001     Cartoon

               Speech

               Narrative

 

Paper 2: Advanced Modules

  • Module A: Comparative Study of Text and Context

2001 Essay
  • Question specific to the elective
  • comparative: text and context
  • thematic focus provided
 2002 Essay
  • Generic question for all electives studied
  • discussion text type
  • comparative: context and values
  • personal evaluation required
 2003 Essay
  • comparative: text and context
  • evaluation: the shaping of your understanding

 
2004 Essay
  • Question specific to the elective
  • comparative: text and context
  • evaluation: understanding of the elective
 2005 Essay
  • Question specific to the elective
  • comparative: text and context
  • thematic focus provided

 

 2006 Essay
  • Question specific to the elective
  • thematic focus provided
  • comparative: text and context
  • detailed reference required

  • Module B: Critical Study of Text

2001 Essay
  • generic critical question for all texts studied
  • focus on techniques and meaning
  • at least two poems
 2002 Conversation
  • general creative style question
  • conversation: text type
  • valuing texts: different perspectives
  • ideas and techniques
  • at least two poems
  • one poem specified
 2003 Essay
  • generic critical question for all texts studied
  • exposition text type
  • form and language features
  • valuing texts in different contexts
  • at least two poems
2004 Essay
  • generic critical question for all texts studied
  • valuing texts in different contexts
  • requires personal evaluation
  • shaping understanding
  • at least two poems
 2005 Conversation
  • specific question for the text studied
  • valuing texts in different contexts
  • exposition text type
  • requires personal evaluation
  • ideas and techniques
  • reference to three poems
 2006 Essay
  • specific question for the text studied
  • valuing texts in different contexts
  • requires personal evaluation
  • specified ideas in the verse
  • techniques and meaning

 

  • Module C: Representation and Text

2001 Speech
  • Generic question for all electives studied
  • "creative': speech text type
  • central focus provided
  • representation and impact on meaning
  • evaluation of texts chosen
 2002 Essay
  • Generic question for all electives studied
  • personal evaluation of own understanding
  • representation shaping understanding
  • at least two related texts
 2003 An article
  • Generic question for all electives studied
  • 'creative' question: article text type
  • focus audience
  • focus  provided
  • representation and meaning
  • at least two related texts
2004 Speech
  • Question specific to the elective
  • "Creative": speech text type
  • focus audience
  • focus provided
  • representation and meaning
  • composers' purpose
  • composers' techniques
  • at least two related texts
 2005 Essay
  • Question specific to the elective
  • Quotation
  • exposition text type
  • representation and meaning
  • at least two related texts
 2006 Essay
  • Question specific to the elective
  • perspectives
  • impact of representation on meaning
  • at least two related texts

Paper 2: Standard Modules

  • Module A: Experience Through Language

2001

Conversation or Essay

 

 2002

Essay

 2003

Essay
2004

Essay

 

 2005

Essay

 2006

Essay

  • Module B: Close Study of Text

2001

Essay

 

 2002

Essay

 2003

Essay
2004

Essay

 

 2005

Essay

 2006

Essay

  • Module C: Texts and Society

2001

Speech or Essay or Review

 

 2002

Essay

 2003

Website essay
2004

Speech

 2005

An address

 2006

Essay

 
 





































 

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