Elements of political and social protest writing Resource package - Paper 2B, Section B - Version 0.2 - First published 02/07/2015

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AQA A-level English Literature B (7716/7717) resource package for Paper 2B, Section B focuses on creating and refining practice exam questions in the political and social protest writing genre. It includes guidance for constructing one’s own questions, specimen question commentaries linked to assessment objectives, exemplar student responses with examiner marking commentary across different mark bands, and text overviews explaining how chosen texts can be read through this genre lens. Instructions support planning for teaching from September 2015 and using documents to build debate and select relevant elements.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages19

Reading Time48 min

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Introduction

Resources in this package

Creating your own questions

Specimen question commentaries

Exemplar student responses with marking commentary

Text overviews

How to use these resources

Exemplar student response and examiner commentary

Elements of political and social protest writing resource package A-level English Literature B (7716/7717) Paper 2B, Section B For teaching from September 2015 Introduction We have developed a range of resources to help you plan your teaching and to create practice exam questions for every component of AS and A-level English Literature B. In this package you find a variety of resources , including: 􀁸 creating your own questions guidance document , to give you the power to create your own practice exam questions 􀁸 specimen question commentaries, which explain how a question taken from the sample assessment materials addresses the assessment objectives, and which give some suggestions of how the task might be approached 􀁸 exemplar student responses with marking commentary, including two responses of different mark bands are given to a specific question from the Sample Assessment Materials 􀁸 text overviews, which show you how the texts you have chosen can be read through the lens of the genre of political and social protest writing. Resources in this package 􀁸 Creating your own questions-Paper 2B, Section B 􀁸 Exemplar student response-Paper 2B, Section B-band 5-Harvest 􀁸 Exemplar student response-Paper 2B, Section B-band 2-Harvest 􀁸 Specimen question commentary-Paper 2B, Section B 􀁸 Text overview-Harvest How to use these resources These documents are clearly an excellent starting point when planning your teaching. If you haven’t yet decided on which texts or text combinations to teach, the text overviews and specimen mark schemes give you details about some of the elements of the genre each text covers, which can help you decide. Don’t forget to consult the specification for a list of possible elements. Once you have decided, these documents will help you to focus your teaching on those elements and to work towards the relevant exam question in the specimen assessment materials. The exemplar student responses with marking commentary act as models for the students and help you to assess their work. Version 0.2 First published (02/07/2015) Last updated (02/07/2015) AQA Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (number 3644723). Our registered address is AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX. Creating your own questions A-level English Literature B (7716/7717) Elements of political and social protest writing Resource package: Paper 2B, Section B For teaching from September 2015 Introduction Below you will find instructions on how to use the accompanying resources to create your own exam practice questions. This example shows you how to use this resource package to set questions for Paper 2B, Section B. Paper 2B, Section B If you have used the relevant question from the specimen assessment materials and want to set a question on a different text combination or a different element of political and social protest writing, you can use these documents in the following ways. 1. Look at how the relevant questions from the specimen assessment materials are constructed, for example: ‘In Harvest, the world is unmade in seven days and it is those with political power who are solely to blame.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? Remember to include in your answer relevant detailed exploration of Crace's authorial methods. The question wording (To what extent authorial methods) can remain unchanged, with the exception of the name of the writer (here ‘Crace') .You will need, however, to construct a different‘view’ depending upon the element of political and social protest writing you want the students to explore. 2. Read the relevant text overview to help you construct a different ‘view’ to debate. Look for elements of political and social protest which occur in the text but don’t forget that the absence of elements in a text is equally valid for debate. Other sources can be used to construct a

FAQs

What resources are included in the A-level English Literature B Paper 2B, Section B package?

The package includes guidance for creating your own questions, specimen question commentaries tied to assessment objectives, exemplar student responses with examiner marking commentary, and text overviews that interpret selected texts through the political and social protest writing genre.

How can teachers use the package if they want a question on a different text combination or element?

Teachers can study how specimen questions are constructed, keep the question wording where appropriate (changing the writer name), and then use text overviews and the specification’s element list to build a debatable “view” for students.

How does the exemplar response section support learning and assessment?

It provides model student responses to a Section B question along with examiner commentary, including examples from different mark bands, helping students understand how to develop their answers and how examiners apply marking criteria.

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