Part B Mark Scheme And Model Answer edexcel 3-19th-Century-Novel

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19th Century Novel: Mark Scheme & Model Answer

The best way to improve any essay is to know how you are assessed, and what skills you are being assessed on. This page has been created to give you a sense of what examiners are looking for in a full-mark response. It contains:

Overview
Mark scheme
Example task
Model answer
Unannotated model answer

Overview

In Section A part (b) you are required to have knowledge of the whole text and you will need to demonstrate your comprehension, critical reading and analytical skills. You are more likely to perform well on the paper if you keep in mind that the main assessment objective for this question is AO1.

Mark Scheme

The mark scheme for the Edexcel GCSE English Literature specification can seem intimidating at first. However, it is crucial that you have a thorough understanding of the mark scheme because, in doing so, you will know exactly what you are being assessed on and how to improve.

AO1 is assessed as part of Section A part (b) therefore the weighting for this question is:

AO1 – 100%

Here is a simple version of the Edexcel mark scheme for the 19th-century novel question:

AO1

Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to:
- Maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response
- Use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations

Example task

The following task is based on the May 2019 Edexcel GCSE English Literature Paper 2 exam, and is based on a question on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. However, the commentary is designed to highlight how to structure your response and integrate all aspects of the assessment objectives, and therefore the model could be applied to any of the novels in the examination.

In Section A part (b) you need to draw on your knowledge of the text and give examples from the novel.

We will now explore how you can create an informed and coherent argument using an example of a question from Section A part (b). First, let’s read through the question below:

Question:

In this extract, Scrooge is afraid.

Explain how fear is portrayed elsewhere in the novel.

In your answer, you must consider:

who shows fear
when fear is shown

After we have identified the focus of the essay question – “how fear is portrayed” – we can move on to organising our argument. When structuring your essay, the most important thing to do is to have a clear introductory sentence (also known as a “topic sentence”) at the beginning of every paragraph. This topic sentence must make one clear point that is directly related to the focus of the question. Here are a couple of great topic sentences that explore different aspects of fear, and the way in which Dickens explores it within A Christmas Carol:

Question focus	How fear is portrayed elsewhere in the novel
Topic sentence	Dickens presents fear as a catalyst for change in the novel. Scrooge’s initial encounter with the Ghost of Jacob Marley instils great fear within him, and it is this profound terror that prompts Scrooge’s transformation.
Topic sentence	Similarly, Scrooge’s encounters with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come all fill him with a deep sense of trepidation, which shock him into a state of self-reflection.

When writing the rest of your paragraph, all your points then should relate to your topic sentence. It is also a great idea to maintain a focus on the key term of the question (here, “fear”) throughout your argument.

Question focus	How fear is portrayed elsewhere in the novel
Topic sentence	Dickens presents fear as a catalyst for change in the novel. Scrooge’s initial encounter with the Ghost of Jacob Marley instils great fear within him, and it is this profound terror that prompts Scrooge’s transformation.
Analysis	The face that appears on the door’s knocker is described as being disturbing: “its livid colour, made it horrible”. Despite his determination to conceal his fear, Scrooge’s actions betray his apprehension as he meticulously searches every corner of his house for signs of an intruder and he even goes so far to double-lock “himself in, which was not his custom”. This conveys the extent of his unease and paranoia. As the bell of the clock begins to swing, Scrooge finds himself filled with “inexplicable dread”. Scrooge initially attempts to maintain his composure. However, when the ghost shakes his chains at him and emits a frightful cry, Scrooge’s façade crumbles and he collapses to the floor, overcome by terror. Scrooge’s tormented state is conveyed through his actions as he pleads for mercy. Marley acts as a catalyst for the transformation of Scrooge: he has a “terrible sensation” after Marley’s visit and it is this fear which first prompts his desire to change.

Model Answer

Below you will find a full-mark, Grade 9 model answer for this task. The commentary labelled in each section of the essay illustrates how and why it would be awarded grade 9. Despite the fact it is an answer to a question on A Christmas Carol, the commentary is relevant to any of the novels you may have studied because it is modelling how to structure an answer to gain the highest number of marks for AO1.

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