A-LevelEnglish LanguageDirected writing9093/12 · May/June 2019 · Q225 Marks

The following text is a blog post taken from the website of a company which sells lifestyle events and experiences.

(a)Comment on the language and style used in the text.[15]
(b)After reading this blog post you want to hold a 'silent disco' in your school. Write a letter to your Head Teacher explaining how students will benefit from this. Write a section of the letter (120 to 150 words). You should use your own words and base your writing closely on the material of the original text.[10]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2019). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

[13-15] (a) Shows perceptive appreciation of content and ideas.
[13-15] (a) Fluidly relates content to structure, form, audience, purpose, genre, style.
[13-15] (a) Shows keen awareness of intentions of passage.
[13-15] (a) Analyses text with sensitive and discriminating awareness of how language creates effects.
[13-15] (a) Moves with ease between part and whole in discussing specific examples of language use and the effect of the whole passage.
[13-15] (a) Strong structure; may be concise; quotation is used fluently, 'embedded' in the argument.
[8-10] (b) A perceptive recognition of context, audience, form, and purpose supported by a good range of appropriate vocabulary and expression suitable for the task.
[8-10] (b) Responses at the top of this band will be persuasive and confident, supported by a consistent, and at best personal, engagement with context and purpose, using fluent and accurate expression accompanied by a strong sense of audience.

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