A2 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
ELLA 3 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND TEXT ADAPTATION
QUESTION 2 & 3 MOUNTAINSIDES OF HELL
Question 2
Read the source material which follows and answer both questions:
Text A is from an article entitled [Mountainside of Hell] by [Julie Flint]
It was first published in the [The Observer]
You are [You are an eighteen year old refugee fleeing Iraq. In your bags you have paper and pens and decide to write a letter to close relatives who live in the UK. Inform your relatives of the situation on this mountainside and ask them to raise awareness and support for the plight of the Kurdish refugees in the UK.]
Using the source material, write the [text of the letter]
Your audience will consist of [your close relatives and perhaps a larger public audience]
You should adapt the source material, using your own words as far as possible.
Your [letter] 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 [letter]
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)
