Correct a weak response to this AQA English Language objective: Compare how methods such as language, structure and tone shape meaning.

Compare how methods such as 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 Comparing writers' methods and perspectives, 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. Comparing writers' methods and perspectives needs a language method, such as word choice or imagery, linked to reader effect. Comparing writers' methods and perspectives should identify a structure method, such as opening, shift, focus, pace or ending, and explain its effect. Section A Reading non-fiction and literary non-fiction should compare both sources by naming similar and different ideas rather than treating them separately. Comparing writers' methods and perspectives should plan audience, purpose, form, tone, viewpoint, content and structure before drafting.