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Analysing unseen texts Guided analysis of an original unseen text's language, structure and purpose, in the style of Paper 1.
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English A: Language & Literature SL Analysing unseen texts
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1 Read the following extract from a community noticeboard poster: 'Water is precious. Every drop counts. This summer, help your neighbourhood beat the drought — take shorter showers, fix that dripping tap, and water your garden at dawn, not noon. Small habits. Big difference.' (a) Identify the primary purpose of this text. (b) Identify one language feature used to make the message memorable, quoting directly from the text. (c) Explain how the short, fragmented sentences in the final two lines support the text's purpose. ✓ Reviewed Paper 1 style Medium 4 marks No calculator + 2 Marking analysis: A learner attempts the following task: “Read the following extract from a community noticeboard poster: 'Water is precious. Every drop counts. This summer, help your neighbourhood beat the drought — take shorter showers, fix that dripping tap, and water your garden at dawn, not noon. Small habits. Big difference.' (a) Identify the primary purpose of this text. (b) Identify one language feature used to make the message memorable, quoting directly from the text. (c) Explain how the short, fragmented sentences in the final two lines support the text's purpose.” Their response addresses only this point: “Identifies the primary purpose as persuading or encouraging readers to conserve water, a call to action.” Evaluate the response against the complete 4-mark task. Identify what earns credit and state every additional requirement needed for full marks. ✓ Reviewed Marking analysis Medium 4 marks No calculator + 5 A print advertisement for a fitness app shows a single bold word, 'START.', filling most of the page, with a small line of text beneath it: 'Your first workout is free. No excuses left.' (a) Explain the effect of using a single large word as the dominant visual element. (b) Explain the effect of the short second sentence, 'No excuses left.' (c) Identify the overall tone the advertisement creates, supporting your answer with reference to both elements. ✓ Reviewed Paper 1 style Medium 5 marks No calculator + 6 Marking analysis: A learner attempts the following task: “A print advertisement for a fitness app shows a single bold word, 'START.', filling most of the page, with a small line of text beneath it: 'Your first workout is free. No excuses left.' (a) Explain the effect of using a single large word as the dominant visual element. (b) Explain the effect of the short second sentence, 'No excuses left.' (c) Identify the overall tone the advertisement creates, supporting your answer with reference to both elements.” Their response addresses only this point: “Explains that the single large word dominates attention and functions as an immediate, unmissable command.” Evaluate the response against the complete 5-mark task. Identify what earns credit and state every additional requirement needed for full marks. ✓ Reviewed Marking analysis Medium 5 marks No calculator + 17 Compare these two headlines about the same event: Headline 1: 'Protesters Clash with Police Outside City Hall'. Headline 2: 'Residents Demand Answers as Police Respond with Force'. (a) Identify the different connotations of the verb choices 'clash' versus 'respond with force'. (b) Explain how each headline positions a different party as the primary actor, and what effect this has on a reader's initial impression of the event. ✓ Reviewed Paper 1 style Medium 4 marks No calculator + 18 Marking analysis: A learner attempts the following task: “Compare these two headlines about the same event: Headline 1: 'Protesters Clash with Police Outside City Hall'. Headline 2: 'Residents Demand Answers as Police Respond with Force'. (a) Identify the different connotations of the verb choices 'clash' versus 'respond with force'. (b) Explain how each headline positions a different party as the primary actor, and what effect this has on a reader's initial impression of the event.” Their response addresses only this point: “Identifies that 'clash' suggests mutual, two-sided conflict, while 'respond with force' implies the police acted, and specifically acted forcefully, in reaction to something else.” Evaluate the response against the complete 4-mark task. Identify what earns credit and state every additional requirement needed for full marks. ✓ Reviewed Marking analysis Medium 4 marks No calculator + Self-assessed 0 / 0
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