Correct a weak response to this AQA English Language objective: AO2: identify structural features such as openings, shifts in focus, changes in pace and endings.

: identify structural features such response: A weak response usually summarises, guesses, or names a method without effect. Improve it by choosing evidence, explaining the effect, and linking the point to audience, purpose or writer purpose method. For Analysing structure in fiction, keep one clear focus, select brief evidence or a planned example, explain the method or writing choice, and link the point to effect, audience, purpose, form or tone where relevant.

This is effective because it makes the mistake correction, evidence, explanation and assessment objective visible. Replace summary with a precise point, brief evidence, method, effect and writer purpose so the correction is exam-ready. Analysing structure in fiction should identify a structure method, such as opening, shift, focus, pace or ending, and explain its effect. Analysing structure in fiction should plan audience, purpose, form, tone, viewpoint, content and structure before drafting.