Tuesday 26 February 2013

A2 LL - SLIMEBALLS QUESTION

Cupcakes and Kalashnikovs Eleanor Mills (Ed.)

Read the source material which follows and answer both questions 

Text A is from an article entitled [] by [Slimeballs Always Hate a Strong Woman by Julie Birchill]

It was first published in [The Times in 2004] 

You are [part of a Margret Thatcher support group or fan club who are raising money to build a Margret Thatcher memorial statue. You have been asked to write the text of a leaflet to  promoting this memorial and persuading people to donate money]

Using the source material, write the [text of the leflet]

Your audience will consist of [am general adult audience]

You should adapt the source material, using your own words as far as possible. Your [leaflet]

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 commentary must comment 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)