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Synthesis vs summary — self-marking

GCSE · English Language · OCR · SC1.3Summarise the central ideas of a text and synthesise across two related texts

Question

A student writes the following response to a synthesis question. Mark it out of 8 and explain why it does or does not reach the top band.

Student response: "Source A talks about how high streets are evolving and getting better. Shops that sell experiences are doing well. Source B says the high street is in trouble because the government has made bad decisions. There are fewer shops now."

[4 marks]

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