A2 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
ELLA 3 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND TEXT ADAPTATION
MOUNTAINSIDES OF HELL – A QUESTION
DUE 30 November 2012
Read the source material which follows and answer both questions:
Text A is from an article entitled Mountainsides of Hell by Julie Flint
It was first published in the Observer on 14 April 1991
Imagine that you work for the Red Cross and are seeking to raise awareness of the Kurds’ plight. Drawing from the whole text, produce the text of a talk to be given to a woman’s group who are looking for a good cause to adopt for their fundraising. You should adapt the source material without using direct quotations and write 300 – 400 words.
In your adaptation you should:
• use language appropriately to address purpose and audience
• write accurately and coherently, applying relevant ideas and concepts.
(25 marks)
AND
Question 3
Write a commentary which explains the choices you made when writing your talk
commenting on the following:
• how language and form have been used to suit audience and purpose
• how vocabulary and other stylistic features have been used to shape meaning and
achieve particular effects.
You should aim to write about 150 – 250 words in this commentary.
(15 marks)
