Paper 2 response requirements key terms

core text

core text is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Construct a focused argument on the selected core text.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

Single set-text essay

Single set-text essay is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Single set-text essay. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

integrate

integrate is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Integrate methods, shared context and different interpretations rather than listing background.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

methods

methods is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Single set-text essay. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

unannotated

unannotated is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Use the unannotated text to support precise evidence-led analysis.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

text

text is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Single set-text essay. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

analyse

analyse is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Analyse the supplied prose extract closely before connecting it to the chosen shared context.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

supplied

supplied is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Unseen contextual-linking response. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

contextual

contextual is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Use contextual knowledge to illuminate textual detail rather than replace it.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

knowledge

knowledge is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Unseen contextual-linking response. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

develop

develop is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Develop a self-contained interpretation without prepared set-text material.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

self-contained

self-contained is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Unseen contextual-linking response. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

texts

texts is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Compare the two selected texts throughout a connected argument.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

throughout

throughout is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Comparative shared-context essay. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

shared context

shared context is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Use the shared context to explain significant similarities and differences.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

Comparative shared-context essay

Comparative shared-context essay is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Comparative shared-context essay. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.

integrate

integrate is a literary concept used to frame the approved objective "Integrate AO1 to AO5 without treating context, comparison and interpretation as interchangeable.". Define it precisely, then connect it to textual evidence and a writer's choice in language, form or structure rather than using it as a topic label.

without

without is an interpretive or assessment boundary for Comparative shared-context essay. Use it to distinguish connected comparison from separate essays, literary context from biography, or evidence-supported interpretation from unsupported opinion as the objective requires.