Eassys
Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2007
GCSE
GCSE English B (1204/2F)
Edexcel Limited. Registered in England and Wales No. 4496750
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1204/2F: The Craft of the Writer
SECTION A: MODERN POETRY
There are six questions in this section. You should answer ONE of them.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this question.
In Such a Time as This
1. Look again at ‘Hide and Seek’ (page 1) and ‘Electricity comes to Cocoa Bottom’ (page 9).
How does each writer create a particular atmosphere and reveal the feelings of a child or children waiting for something exciting to happen?
For each poem you should comment on:
•
the way the writer describes the atmosphere of the place where the child or children wait
•
their feelings both as they wait and after it is all over
•
the use of language to show atmosphere and feelings.
Support your answer with examples from the texts.
(Total for Section A: 25 marks for Reading)
Assessment Objectives:
• read with insight and engagement, making appropriate references to texts and developing and sustaining interpretations of them
• understand and evaluate how writers use linguistic, structural and presentational devices to achieve their effects.
A successful answer will focus on:
• how each poet conveys atmosphere and feelings, for example through use of the senses
• the build-up of expectation to a climax/anti-climax
• the poets’ use of language.
Reward all reasonable, valid points and comments which show a sound grasp of the text and of the requirements of the question.
Candidates are free to select and comment on textual details in a variety of ways. They are not expected to deal with every possible point, and may be rewarded for a comparatively small number of points if these are effectively developed and supported by well-chosen textual evidence. The following section illustrates some points candidates may make, but examiners should evaluate other
Summer 2007
GCSE
GCSE English B (1204/2F)
Edexcel Limited. Registered in England and Wales No. 4496750
Registered Office: One90 High Holborn, London WC1V 7BH
1204/2F: The Craft of the Writer
SECTION A: MODERN POETRY
There are six questions in this section. You should answer ONE of them.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this question.
In Such a Time as This
1. Look again at ‘Hide and Seek’ (page 1) and ‘Electricity comes to Cocoa Bottom’ (page 9).
How does each writer create a particular atmosphere and reveal the feelings of a child or children waiting for something exciting to happen?
For each poem you should comment on:
•
the way the writer describes the atmosphere of the place where the child or children wait
•
their feelings both as they wait and after it is all over
•
the use of language to show atmosphere and feelings.
Support your answer with examples from the texts.
(Total for Section A: 25 marks for Reading)
Assessment Objectives:
• read with insight and engagement, making appropriate references to texts and developing and sustaining interpretations of them
• understand and evaluate how writers use linguistic, structural and presentational devices to achieve their effects.
A successful answer will focus on:
• how each poet conveys atmosphere and feelings, for example through use of the senses
• the build-up of expectation to a climax/anti-climax
• the poets’ use of language.
Reward all reasonable, valid points and comments which show a sound grasp of the text and of the requirements of the question.
Candidates are free to select and comment on textual details in a variety of ways. They are not expected to deal with every possible point, and may be rewarded for a comparatively small number of points if these are effectively developed and supported by well-chosen textual evidence. The following section illustrates some points candidates may make, but examiners should evaluate other