SECTION A: POETRY SONGS OF OURSELVES VOLUME 1: from Part 5 Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Either 1 Read this poem, and then answer the question that follows it: Praise Song For My Mother You were water to me deep and bold and fathoming You were moon's eye to me pull and grained and mantling You were sunrise to me rise and warm and streaming You were the fishes red gill to me the flame tree's spread to me the crab's leg/the fried plantain smell replenishing replenishing Go to your wide futures, you said (Grace Nichols) How does Nichols memorably express a sense of admiration for her mother in this poem?

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [25] demonstrates knowledge by incorporating well-selected reference to the text skilfully and with flair (AO1)
2. [25] sustains a critical understanding of the text showing individuality and insight (AO2)
3. [25] responds sensitively and in considerable detail to the way the writer achieves her/his effects (AO3)
4. [25] sustains personal and evaluative engagement with task and text (AO4)
5. [22] demonstrates knowledge by integrating much well-selected reference to the text (A01)
6. [22] shows a clear critical understanding of the text (AO2)
7. [22] responds sensitively and in detail to the way the writer achieves her/his effects (AO3)
8. [22] sustains a perceptive, convincing and relevant personal response (AO4)
9. [19] demonstrates knowledge by supporting with careful and relevant reference to the text (AO1)
10. [19] shows a clear understanding of the text and some of its deeper implications (AO2)
11. [19] makes a developed response to the way the writer achieves her/his effects (AO3)
12. [19] makes a well-developed, detailed and relevant personal response (AO4)
13. [16] demonstrates knowledge by showing some thoroughness in the use of supporting evidence from the text (AO1)
14. [16] shows understanding of the text and some of its deeper implications (AO2)
15. [16] makes some response to the way the writer uses language (AO3)
16. [16] makes a reasonably developed relevant personal response (AO4)
17. [13] demonstrates knowledge by using some supporting textual detail (AO1)
18. [13] shows some understanding of meaning (AO2)
19. [13] makes a little reference to the language of the text (AO3)
20. [13] begins to develop a relevant personal response (AO4)
21. [10] demonstrates knowledge by making a little supporting reference to the text (AO1)
22. [10] makes some relevant comments (AO2)
23. [10] shows a basic understanding of surface meaning of the text and language (AO3)
24. [10] attempts to communicate a basic personal response (AO4)
25. [7] demonstrates knowledge by making a little reference to the text (AO1)
26. [7] makes a few straightforward comments (AO2)
27. [7] shows a few signs of understanding the surface meaning of the text and language (AO3)
28. [7] some evidence of simple personal response (AO4)
29. [4] demonstrates knowledge by limited textual reference (AO1)
30. [4] shows some limited understanding of simple/literal meaning (AO2)
31. [4] a little awareness of surface meaning of text and language (AO3)
32. [4] limited attempt to respond (AO4)
33. [0] No answer / Insufficient to meet the criteria for Band 1.