Read the source material which follows and answer both questions:
Text A is from an article entitled [Report From Vietnam 1: The Home Programme] by [Mary McCarthy]. It was first published in the [New York Review of Books in 1967].
Using the section from 'The war they say,' on page 27 to 'his office headquarters' on page 30, you [have been asked to create a properganda leaflet for the US public, to reassure them that the US presence in Vietnam is a postive force].
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 [leaflet]
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)
