Question 2
Read the source material which is taken from The Iron Butterfly: Helen Gurley Brown, by Catherine Stott. Read [from "When she began..." on page 325 to "...in a very quiet and deadly way" on page 326.] and answer both questions:
It was first published in the [Guardian in April 1968]
You [have been asked to script a radio documentary about the editor - Helen Gurley Brown - of Cosmopolitan - - the woman's magazine.
Produce the script for a section introducing Helen Gurley Brown and her editorship.
You should adapt the source material, using your own words. Your [scripted radio documentary] 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[scripted radio documentary] 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)
