AS English Literature Sample Assessment Materials Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in English Literature (8ET0) First teaching from September 2015 First certification from 2016 Issue 5 Summary of Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in English Literature SAMs Issue 5 changes Summary of changes made between previous issue and this current Page issue number Paper 2: Prose (8ET0/02) The assessment time of this paper has been increased from 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. 59 This increased duration will take effect from the assessment in Summer 2019. If you need further information on these changes or what they mean, contact us via our website at: qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html. 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. 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All information in this document is correct at time of publication. Original origami artwork: Mark Bolitho Origami photography: Pearson Education Ltd/Naki Kouyioumtzis ISBN 9781446944745 All the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2018 Contents Introduction 1 General marking guidance 3 Paper 1: Poetry and Drama 5 Paper 1 Mark scheme 31 Paper 2: Prose 59 Paper 2 Mark scheme 77 Introduction The Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in English 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 Subsidiary GCE in English Literature – Sample Assessment Materials 1 Issue 5 – November 2018 © Pearson Education Limited 2018 2 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in English Literature – Sample Assessment Materials Issue 5 – November 2018 © Pearson Education Limited 2018 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 points are displayed 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 Subsidiary GCE in English Literature – Sample Assessment Materials 3 Issue 5 – November 2018 © Pearson Education Limited 2018 Write your name here Surname Other names Centre Number Candidate Number Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE English Literature Advanced Subsidiary Paper 1: Poetry and Drama Sample assessment materials for first teaching Paper Reference September 2015 8ET0/01 Time: 2 hours You must have: Total Marks prescribed texts (clean copies) 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 one 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. Information • The total mark for this paper is 72. • 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 S47530A ©2014 Pearson Education Ltd. *S47530A0126* 1/1/1/1/1 4 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in English Literature – Sample Assessment Materials Issue 5 – November 2018 © Pearson Education Limited 2018 Write your name here Surname Other names Centre Number Candidate Number Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE English Literature Advanced Subsidiary Paper 1: Poetry and Drama Sample assessment materials for first teaching Paper Reference September 2015 8ET0/01 Time: 2 hours You must have: Total Marks prescribed texts (clean copies) 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 one 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. Information • The total mark for this paper is 72. • 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 S47530A ©2014 Pearson Education Ltd. *S47530A0126* 1/1/1/1/1 Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in English Literature – Sample Assessment Materials 5 Issue 5 – November 2018 © Pearson Education Limited 2018 SECTION A: Poetry List of prescribed poems Answer ONE question and write your answer in the space provided. Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002–2011 1 Compare the ways in which poets explore the shift from childhood to adulthood in ISBN 978-0571281732 An Easy Passage by Julia Copus (on page 47) and one other poem of your choice, Poem title Poet Page number from the Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books of Poetry 2002–2011. Eat Me Patience Agbabi 13 In your answer you should consider the following: Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass Simon Armitage 16 • the poets’ development of themes • the poets’ use of language and imagery Material Ros Barber 20 • the use of other poetic techniques. History John Burnside 35 (Total for Question 1 = 24 marks) An Easy Passage Julia Copus 47 The Deliverer Tishani Doshi 53 OR The Lammas Hireling Ian Duhig 61 2 Compare the ways in which poets use ordinary events to explore universal themes in Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass by Simon Armitage (on page 16) and one other To My Nine-Year-Old Self Helen Dunmore 62 poem of your choice from the Poems of the Decade: An Anthology of the Forward Books A Minor Role U A Fanthorpe 67 of Poetry 2002–2011.