A Level English Language and Literature Sample Assessment Materials Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in English Language and Literature (9EL0) First teaching from September 2015 First certifi cation from 2017 Issue 2 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in English Language and Literature (9EL0) Sample Assessment Materials First certification 2017 Issue 2 9781446925379_GCE_A_ENGLANGLIT_SAMs Iss2 PRINT.pdf 1 3/19/2015 2:57:29 PM Edexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications Edexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked. For further information, please visit our qualification websites at www.edexcel.com, www.btec.co.uk or www.lcci.org.uk. 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(Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.) All information in this document is correct at the time of publication. Original origami artwork: Mark Bolitho Origami photography: Pearson Education Ltd/Naki Kouyioumtzis ISBN 978 1 446 92537 9 All the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 General marking guidance 3 3 Paper 1: Voices in Speech and Writing 5 4 Paper 1 Mark Scheme 47 5 Paper 2: Varieties in Language and Literature 71 6 Paper 2 Mark Scheme 101 Introduction The Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in English Language and Literature is designed for use in schools and colleges. It is part of a suite of GCE qualifications offered by Pearson. These sample assessment materials have been developed to support this qualification and will be used as the benchmark to develop the assessment students will take. Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in English Language and Literature 1 Sample Assessment Materials – Issue 2 – April 2015 © Pearson Education Limited 2015 2 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in English Language and Literature Sample Assessment Materials – Issue 2 – April 2015 © Pearson Education Limited 2015 General marking guidance • All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the last candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the first. • Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than be penalised for omissions. • Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme – not according to their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie. • All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme. • Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification/indicative content will not be exhaustive. • When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s response, a senior examiner must be consulted before a mark is given. • Crossed-out work should be marked unless the candidate has replaced it with an alternative response. Marking guidance – specific The marking grids have been designed to assess student work holistically. The grids identify which Assessment Objective is being targeted by each bullet point within the level descriptors. One bullet point is linked to one Assessment Objective, however please note that the number of bullet points in the level descriptor does not directly correlate to the number of marks in the level descriptor. When deciding how to reward an answer, examiners should consult both the indicative content and the associated marking grid(s). When using a levels-based mark scheme, the ‘best fit’ approach should be used: ● examiners should first decide which descriptor most closely matches the answer and place it in that level ● the mark awarded within the level will be decided based on the quality of the answer and will be modified according to how securely all bullet point descriptors are met at that level ● in cases of uneven performance, the points above will still apply. Candidates will be placed in the level that best describes their answer according to each of the Assessment Objectives described in the level. Marks will be awarded towards the top or bottom of that level depending on how they have evidenced each of the descriptor bullet points ● examiners of Advanced GCE English should remember that all Assessment Objectives within a level are equally weighted. They must consider this when making their judgements ● the mark grid identifies which Assessment Objective is being targeted by each bullet point within the level descriptors ● indicative content is exactly that – they are factual points that candidates are likely to use to construct their answer. It is possible for an answer to be constructed without mentioning some or all of these points, as long as they provide alternative responses to the indicative content that fulfils the requirements of the question. It is the examiner’s responsibility to apply their professional judgement to the candidate’s response in determining if the answer fulfils the requirements of the question. Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in English Language and Literature 3 Sample Assessment Materials – Issue 2 – April 2015 © Pearson Education Limited 2015 4 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in English Language and Literature Sample Assessment Materials – Issue 2 – April 2015 © Pearson Education Limited 2015 Write your name here Surname Other names Centre Number Candidate Number Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE English Language and Literature Advanced Paper 1: Voices in Speech and Writing Sample assessment materials for first teaching Paper Reference September 2015 9EL0/01 Time: 2 hours 30 minutes You must have: Total Marks prescribed text (clean copy) and source booklet (enclosed) Instructions • Use black ink or ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number. • Answer the question in Section A and one question in Section B on your chosen text. • Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need. • In your answers to Section B, you must not use texts that you have studied for coursework. Information • The total mark for this paper is 50. • The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. Advice • Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. • Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over S47549A ©2014 Pearson Education Ltd. *S47549A0120* 1/1/1/1 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in English Language and Literature 5 Sample Assessment Materials – Issue 2 – April 2015 © Pearson Education Limited 2015 BLANK PAGE 26 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in English Language and Literature *S47549A0220*Sample Assessment Materials – Issue 2 – April 2015 © Pearson Education Limited 2015 SECTION A: Voices in 20th- and 21st century texts Read Text A on pages 3–4 and Text B on pages 5–6 of the source booklet before answering Question 1 in the space provided. 1 Compare the ways in which the speaker and writer create a sense of voice as they describe their experiences. In your answer you must consider linguistic and literary features, drawing upon your knowledge of genre conventions and context. 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