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AO2 on Source B (twenty-first-century)

GCSE · English Language · WJEC · C2.A.AO2AO2 — Analyse how each writer uses language and structure to convey their viewpoint

Question

WJEC Eduqas Component 2 Section A

How does the writer of Source B use language and structure to express their views on the same valleys today? (10 marks)

Mark scheme (AO2):

  • Reward analysis of language AND structure tied to the writer's modern viewpoint.
  • Indicative language: contemporary journalistic register; direct address ("you"); contrast lexis ("then... now"); inclusive "we" implying shared culture; emotive nouns ("hope", "grief", "regeneration").
  • Indicative structure: standfirst hook; sub-headed sections; embedded interview quotation as case study; final-paragraph call to action.
  • Banding identical to Source A AO2.

Total: 10 marks (AO2).

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