ANSWERING AN EXTRACT Part 1
Quiz by Scott Darnell
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- Q1
videoq:FX5pKFhRZdc:100:258:0//What is the purpose of AO1 and AO2 in the extract question or open-ended question?
To assess your awareness of explicit and implicit messages which you have been learning throughout the course.
Basic and deeper understanding of the extract and of text as a whole (if it's the open ended question).
To test you analysis and evaluation skills, demonstrating you know the writer's craft and technique.
To see if you are able to show personal insight, passion and engagement with literature texts.
30s - Q2
It is not so important to mention themes in order to meet Assessment Objectives 1 & 2 in IGCSE Literature.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q3
Categorise the following expectations when answering an extract question.
Users sort answers between categoriesSorting120s - Q4
What is the technical name of the skill that gets you to dig and hunt for implicit shades of meaning on a deep level?
Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s - Q5
Match the following essential elements of an extract or open-ended essay.
Users link answersLinking60s - Q6
It is perfectly OK to casually mention context details, such as the politics, social issues, geographical information etc.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q7
Context details...
should only ever support a point being made when answering the question because it helps demonstrate your interpretation of the text.
come with the text - that's why it is called context. Without context there is no text and therefore no meaning.
are what get the examiner's juices flowing like lava down a hill when the moment comes all sense of expectation is melted to the ground.
allow the student to express how they feel about what is happening in a text because it gives them a deeper understanding.
30s - Q8
In the extract question, which of the following reflective questions should you first ask yourself when planning your answer?
Where in the text did they extract this extract from?
How is this extract presented to me?
What is presented to me in this extract?
What if the earth stopped rotating, would my A* fall down?
30s - Q9
Once you have planned your response to 'how is the extract presented', you must then develop an answer to the following question
... ?
Users re-arrange answers into correct orderJumble30s - Q10
It would be unforgiveable to not mention and comment on language, imagery and effects.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q11
What is the importance of AO4?
The examiners want to see if you are having fun whilst reading different texts. Literature is meant to be a hobby so they need to give importance to AO4 because if not, they won't be able to assess students' enjoyment.
Insight is not an easy skill to master and so when it comes to the conclusion, this is where you should really focus on AO4 because the other Assessment Objectives are marked throughout the essay.
This assessment objective is marked holistically throughout your answer. The examiners want to see if you can clearly, coherently and cohesively answer the question in a thought-provoking way.
When the examiners are having a shower, they need to be reminded of exquisite conclusions that left them reflecting about the question and the text as a whole.
120s