Y12 Exam Content

91098 Analyse specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), supported by evidence (4 Credits)

Write an essay on either:

a. Macbeth by William Shakespeare,

b. Lord of the Flies by William Golding or

c. Anthem for Doomed Youth and Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen

Possible questions: write at least 400 words minimum!

o Analyse how a main character OR individual matures and takes action in a text (or texts) you have studied.

o Analyse how the growth OR breakdown of a relationship(s) affects the climax in a text (or texts) you have studied.

o Analyse how the writer(s) has influenced your opinion of a choice made by a character OR individual in a text (or texts) you have studied.

o Analyse how the setting of a text (or texts) you have studied influenced your understanding of the ideas in the text (or texts). (Note: Setting may include reference to time, place, historical or social context, or atmosphere.)

o Analyse how an idea is developed in a text (or texts) you have studied.

o Analyse how the writer(s) has created impact in a section of studied text (or texts).

o Analyse how symbols are used to develop an idea in a text (or texts) you have studied.

o Analyse how techniques of a genre or text type make a text(s) particularly effective for you. (Note: Genres and text types may include short story, novel, types of poetry and song, drama script, print or non-fiction texts.)

91099 Analyse specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s), supported by evidence (4 Credits)

Write an essay on ‘The Truman Show’ directed by Peter Weir

Possible questions: write at least 400 words!

o Analyse how verbal AND visual features of a text (or texts) you have studied are used to give audiences a strong idea.

o Analyse how important techniques are used to engage your emotions in a text (or texts) you have studied.

o Analyse how atmosphere is established and maintained in a text (or texts) you have studied.

o Analyse how the beginning AND ending of a text show an important change in a character or individual in a text (or texts) you have studied.

o Analyse how a character or individual is influenced to make decisions in a text (or texts) you have studied.

o Analyse how the growth of a relationship affects the climax in a text (or texts) you have studied.

o Analyse how symbols are used to develop an idea in a text (or texts) you have studied.

o Analyse how successful a text (or texts) you have studied has been in influencing you to think differently about an issue.

HOT TIP: Make sure you have an essay plan based on a couple of topics for each text. ‘How’ means techniques – if you do not include techniques in your essays you will not pass.

91100 Analyse significant aspects of unfamiliar written text(s) through close reading, supported by evidence (4 Credits)

• 3 questions: on column/opinion, prose, poetry

• (20min to answer each question. I.C.E.T your answers (Ideas, Comment, Examples, Techniques)

• You need to know and be able to recognise the following language features: P,M,S, rhetorical question, personal pronouns (I, me, you, we, us, they), imperatives, hyperboles, adjectives, verbs, contrast, cliché, connotations (feelings/thoughts associated with words), sarcasm, pun, oxymoron, alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, sibilance, direct address, jargon, symbolism, slogan, imagery, rule of thirds, layout, dominant image, listing, repetition, emotive language.