Q4 — Comparing writers' perspectives across Sources A and B (AO3)

Compare how the two writers convey their attitudes towards the natural environment in Source A and Source B. (12 marks)

Mark scheme (AO3) — Levels:

• Level 6 (11–12): Perceptive, conceptualised comparison of ideas/perspectives; convincing exploration of methods; sustained synoptic argument.
• Level 5 (9–10): Detailed comparison; thoughtful analysis of methods.
• Level 4 (7–8): Clear comparison of ideas and methods.
• Level 3 (5–6): Explained comparison; some method analysis.
• Level 2 (3–4): Simple comparison; identification of methods.
• Level 1 (1–2): Surface comparison.

Indicative content: Reward a conceptual thesis naming the contrast (e.g. Source A presents nature as Gothic antagonist via personification and pathetic fallacy, whereas Source B's literary non-fiction frames nature as proving-ground via bathos and self-deprecation). Reward integrated connectives ('conversely', 'by contrast'), balanced textual support, and analysis of how methods produce the perspectives — not merely what the perspectives are.