Spend 40 minutes on this section
There are 30 marks available for this part of the exam
I suggest you spend 10 - 15 minutes planning, 20 - 25 minutes writing and 5 - 10 minutes reading, editing and correcting your answer
In the analysis question you are being assessed on your ability to - [AO 1] to show you can choose relevant linguistic and literary concepts and terminology to analyse the text.
15 marks
[AO 2] And your ability to show in detail that you understand and can analyse the ways in which form (the novel), structure (the organisation of events for effect), and language (used in narrative - story telling, descriptive language, dialogue and reflective language - Stephen's internal monologues ) are used to create effects / impact.
15 marks
A TEMPLATE ANSWER
Brief introduction - answer the question in summary - no quotations, jot down a list of the key points you are going to explore in detail in the rest of your answer. Make a summary comment about language features and narrative perspective
Write a series of 3 - 5 analytical paragraphs in which you:
- make an assertion - an important short simple declarative statement that you feel confident in making that is completely relevant to the question
- use a good quotation - a word or a phrase that contains at least two language features that you feel confident in identifying
- identify two or three language features - depending on time limits - choose one or two language features in your quotation and
- comment on the effect of these on a reader - this could include: feeling sympathy for a character, creating emphasis, highlighting conflict and creating atmosphere
- comment on narrative viewpoint - you don't have to do this for every paragraph but mention it in your introduction and at least two other paragraphs
Finally write a concluding statement - this will be a sentence or two at most. You can summarise the main points of your answer, make an interesting observation or give a final concluding comment.
