Read the source material from ['I wanted to eat...' on page 111 to '... my father was quite progressive.' on page 112] and answer both questions:
Text A is from an article entitled [The Summer I Left Childhood was White] by [Audre Lorde]. It was first published in the [Zami: A New Spelling of My Name].
Using the article [you have been asked to write an editorial on the injustices of racism. The paper you write for is actively campaigning and supporting civil rights.
Adapt the source material, using your own words as far as possible. Your [editorial] 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 [editorial]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)
