Exam-style question
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Which revision check best protects the boundary connected comparison vs two separate mini-essays? Focus: AO1 argument, terminology and expression.
- A.Check that every claim remains tied to the approved option, 2027 text list, supplied passage where relevant, and evidence from the text being analysed.
- B.Mix option 1A and 1B texts whenever they share a broad theme.
- C.Use prepared set-text quotations in an unseen response even when they are not in the passage.
- D.Treat an unsupported interpretation as valid because literary readings are subjective.
Model answer
What a good answer should say
- The correct answer is Check that every claim remains tied to the approved option, 2027 text list, supplied passage where relevant, and evidence from the text being analysed.
Explanation
Why this works
Check that every claim remains tied to the approved option, 2027 text list, supplied passage where relevant, and evidence from the text being analysed. This is correct because the response must preserve connected comparison vs two separate mini-essays and the recorded option and specification-version boundaries.
It supports the approved objective "Identify Small Island as an official further-text option for Aspects of comedy." while avoiding invented quotations, plot summary, option mixing and unsupported interpretation.
Common mistake
Small Island literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Identify Small Island as an official further-text option for Aspects of comedy. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring connected comparison vs two separate mini-essays.
Make an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.