Question
How does the writer structure the extract to interest the reader? You could write about: what the writer focuses on at the beginning; how and why the focus changes; any other structural features. [10 marks]
Mark scheme (AO2 — structure):
- Band 5 (9–10): Perceptive, conceptualised analysis of structural craft; sophisticated terminology (in medias res, zoom, juxtaposition, cyclical structure, motif, foreshadowing, denouement); explores effect on reader at whole-text level.
- Band 4 (7–8): Thoughtful tracking of structural shifts; accurate terminology; clear effects.
- Band 3 (5–6): Clear identification of beginning/middle/end shifts; some structural terminology.
- Band 2 (3–4): Generalised comments on structure; limited terminology.
- Band 1 (1–2): Simple identification of order of events.
Indicative: opening in medias res; widescreen-to-close-up zoom; juxtaposition of past/present; tonal volta; foreshadowing planted early then paid off; cyclical return to opening image with altered meaning.
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