Read the source material which follows and answer both questions:
Text A is from an article entitled [Bridget Jones’s Diary]by [Helen Fielding]
It was first published in [The Independent in 1995].
You [have been asked to produce a guide to speaking to singletons for married people. It will be published in the Life and Style section of The Independent’s website]
Using the source material, write the text [of the guide]
Your audience will consist of [readers of The Independent website and married couples]
You should adapt the source material, using your own words as far as possible. Your [guide] 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)
You will find a helpful study guide on approaching the recasting question here and also in the course book. Details can be found here.
