Describe how music affected you in different ways on two separate occasions. (Remember, as well as how it made you feel, you can describe the music itself and the atmosphere it created.)

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2017). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [30 marks Language/Content] Highly accurate, apart from very occasional slips.
2. [30 marks Language/Content] Sentence structure varied for particular effects.
3. [30 marks Language/Content] Verb forms largely correct and appropriate tenses consistently used.
4. [30 marks Language/Content] Vocabulary wide and precise.
5. [30 marks Language/Content] Punctuation accurate and helpful.
6. [30 marks Language/Content] Spelling accurate apart from very occasional slips.
7. [30 marks Language/Content] Paragraphs have unity, are linked, and show evidence of planning.
8. [30 marks Language/Content] Consistently relevant.
9. [30 marks Language/Content] Interest aroused and sustained.
10. [30 marks Language/Content] Tone and register entirely appropriate.
11. [30 marks Language/Content] Descriptive essays have well-developed images helping to create complex atmospheres.