Read the source material which follows and answer both questions:
Text A is from an article entitled [Fat is Ugly]by [Angela Carter]
It was first published in the [New Society].
You are a [journalist]
Using the source material, write a short section [of a biography on Angela Carter]
Your audience will consist of [general members of the public]
You should adapt the source material, using your own words as far as possible. Your [biography]
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)
