EXAM AO1: Articulate creative, informed and AO2: Demonstrate AO3: Explore AO4: Demonstrate understanding of

RESPONSES relevant responses to literary texts, detailed critical connections and the significance and influence of the
using appropriate terminology and understanding in Comparisons contexts in which literary texts are
MARKING concepts, andcoherent, accurate analysing the ways between different written and received
GRID written expression in which structure, literary texts,
form and language informed by
shape meanings in interpretations of
literary texts other readers

Band 4 Candidates Candidates Candidates Candidates

35-45 characteristically: characteristically: characteristically: characteristically:
a) communicate relevant knowledge and a) identify relevant a) explore links and a) communicate a mature
understanding of literary texts with aspects of structure, connections between understanding of the
confidence form and language in literary texts with relationships between
b) present relevant, well informed literary texts with confidence literary texts and their
responses, fluently using appropriate insight b) communicate contexts
terminology to support informed b) confidently explore understanding of the b) comment in a
interpretations how writers use views expressed in sophisticated manner on
c) structure and organise specific aspects to different interpretations the influence of culture, ext type,
their writing in a cogent manner shape meaning or readings in a literary genre or
d) communicate content and meaning c) show a mastery Of mature,sophisticated historical period on the ways in which
through sophisticated and mature writing detail in their use of manner. literary texts were written and were -
specific references to and are received.
texts to support their
responses.

Band 3 Candidates Candidates Candidates Candidates

23-34 characteristically: characteristically: characteristically: characteristically:
a) communicate relevant knowledge and a) identify relevant a) explore links and a) communicate understanding of the
understanding of literary texts aspects of structure, connections between relationships between
b) present relevant responses, using form and language in literary texts literary texts and their contexts
appropriate terminology to support informed literary texts b) communicate b) comment appropriately on the
interpretations b) explore how understanding of the influence of culture, text type, literary
c) structure and organise their writing writers views expressed in genre or historical period on the ways
d) communicate content use specific aspects different interpretations in which iterary texts were written and
and meaning through expressive and to shape meaning or were - and are -received
accurate c) use specific readings
writing references
to texts to support
their responses.

Band 2 Candidates Candidates Candidates Candidates

11-22 characteristically: characteristically: characteristically: characteristically:
a) communicate some a) identify obvious a) make a) communicate some
basic knowledge and understanding of aspects of structure, straightforward basic understanding of
literary form, and language links and connections context through
texts b) describe some between literary texts descriptions of culture,
b) make simple use of appropriate aspects with b) reflect the views text type, literary genre or
terminology reference to how they expressed in other historical period.
or examples to support shape meaning interpretations of
interpretations c) make related literary
c) communicate meaning using references to texts. texts in a basic way.
straightforward
language.

0-10 Candidates Candidates Candidates Candidates

characteristically: characteristically: characteristically: characteristically:
a) communicate limited a) identify few a) make few links and a) communicate limited
knowledge and aspects of connections between understanding of context
understanding of literary texts structure, form, and literary texts through descriptions of
b) make few uses of language b) reflect the views culture, text type, literary genre or
appropriate terminology b) assert some expressed in other historical period.
or examples to support aspects interpretations of
interpretations with reference to how literary texts in a
c) attempt to they shape meaning limited way.
communicate meaning by c) make limited
using inaccurate references to texts.
language.
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