A2 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
ELLA 3 INTEGRATED ANALYSIS AND TEXT ADAPTATION
GEORGIA O'KEEFFE - QUESTION
Due 25 January
Read the source material which follows and answer both questions:
Text A is from an article entitled [Georgia O’ Keeffe] by [Joan Didion]
It was first published in The White Album
You are [preparing an exhibition of 20th century women’s art and have been asked to write an introduction to Georgia O’Keeffe.]
Using the source material, write the [text for the introduction]
Your audience will consist of [general members of the public interested in art.]
You should adapt the source material, using your own words as far as possible. Your [introduction] should be approximately 300 – 400 words in length.
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 introduction to Georgia O'Keeffe 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)
