Explore how the writer presents the atmosphere of the old house. You should refer to details from the text to support your answer.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme. The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. AO1 (4 marks): Develops a sustained, critical argument with clear focus on the question. Selects judicious textual details to support points. Organises ideas coherently and uses appropriate academic register.
2. AO2 (12 marks): Offers sophisticated and perceptive interpretations of the text. Explores the writer's methods in depth, showing clear understanding of effects. Integrates subject terminology naturally and precisely.
3. Level 5 (13-16 marks): Excellent analytical response. Highly insightful exploration of atmosphere, supported by well-chosen, integrated textual evidence. Clear focus on writer's methods, with sophisticated use of terminology and coherent structure.
4. Level 4 (9-12 marks): Good analytical response. Clear exploration of atmosphere, supported by relevant textual evidence. Explains writer's methods, using appropriate terminology and logical structure.
5. Level 3 (5-8 marks): Sound descriptive and some analytical response. Identifies aspects of atmosphere, supported by some textual evidence. Comments on writer's methods, with some use of terminology.
6. Level 2 (3-4 marks): Limited descriptive response. Identifies general features of the house, with limited textual support. Attempts to comment on writer's methods, but often basic or descriptive.
7. Level 1 (1-2 marks): Very basic/minimal response. Simple comments, possibly with tenuous link to text. Little or no focus on writer's methods.
8. Level 0 (0 marks): No response or irrelevant response.