Paper 2 response requirements common mistakes

Common mistakes

• Unseen passage response literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Analyse an unseen passage through the selected genre. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring unseen passage evidence vs prepared set-text material.

  Fix itMake 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.

• Unseen passage response literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Use precise textual evidence from the passage to build a literary argument. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring unseen passage evidence vs prepared set-text material.

  Fix itMake 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.

• Unseen passage response literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Apply all five assessment objectives without relying on prepared set-text material. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring unseen passage evidence vs prepared set-text material.

  Fix itMake 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.

• Single set-text response literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Construct a focused essay on one selected set text. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.

  Fix itMake 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.

• Single set-text response literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Use genre, context, methods and interpretations to develop the argument. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring supported interpretation vs unsupported opinion.

  Fix itMake 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.

• Single set-text response literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Support the response with precise references from the open-book text. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.

  Fix itMake 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.

• Connected-text response literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Compare two selected set texts through the chosen genre. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring connected comparison vs two separate mini-essays.

  Fix itMake 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.

• Connected-text response literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Explore significant connections and differences rather than treating each text separately. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring connected comparison vs two separate mini-essays.

  Fix itMake 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.

• Connected-text response literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Integrate all five assessment objectives into a connected argument. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.

  Fix itMake 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.