Exam practice qustion
Read the source material which follows and answer both questions:
Text A is from an article entitled [Feminists and the Right to be Ugly] by [Jill Twedie]
It was first published in [The Guardian in 1970].
You are a [a feminist activist seeking to persuade women they should rebel against social expectations and grooming. Using the whole text produce the text for the flyer]
Your audience will consist of [mainly women – mixed age, class and status]
You should adapt the source material, without using any direct quotations.
You text 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 text
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)
