Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE English

Language and Literature

Advanced Subsidiary – 8EL0 01 Paper 1:

Voices in Speech and Writing

The purpose of this pack is to provide centres with marked exemplars of

responses to the June 2016 examination.

Included in this pack:

Mark schemes

Student scripts

Examiners marks

Contents

p.1 Sec A - Mark grid

p.2 Sec A – Script A

p.6 Sec A – Script B

p.9 Sec A – Script C

p.14 Sec A – Script D

p.17 Sec A – Script E

p.21 Sec A – Script F

p.24 Sec A – Script G

p.27 Sec A – Script H

p.30 Sec B – Mark grid

p.32 Sec B – Script I

p.37 Sec B – Script J

p.40 Sec B – Script K

p.44 Sec B - Script L

p.51 Sec B – Script M

p.56 - Marks

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Please refer to the specific marking guidance on page 2 when applying these marking grids.

Level Mark Descriptor (AO3) 0 No rewardable material

Level 1 1–2 Broad understanding • Basic understanding of contextual factors and genre conventions.• Limited consideration of how the text is received, with some attempt

to craft a text for the given context.Level 2 3–4 Detailed understanding

• Clear understanding of contextual factors and genre conventions.• Clear awareness of how the text is received, with clear evidence of

crafting the text for the given context.Level 3 5–6 Consistent understanding

• Consistent understanding of contextual factors and genre conventions.• Effective consideration of how the text is received, with confident

crafting of the text for the given context.Level 4 7–8 Discriminating understanding

• Subtle and nuanced understanding of contextual factors and genreconventions.

• Assured consideration of how the text is received, with confident andeffective crafting of the text for the given context.

Level Mark Descriptor (AO5) 0 No rewardable material

Level 1 1–2 Low level skill • Writing is uneven with frequent errors and technical lapses.• Little attempt to craft a new text with heavy reliance on the stimulus

text. Writing lacks engagement.Level 2 3–4 General/imprecise skills

• Writing has general sense of direction but has inconsistencies inregister and style.

• Some attempt to craft a new text, with general elements ofengagement.

Level 3 5–6 Clear skills • Writing is logically structured with few lapses in clarity.• Clear attempt to craft a new, engaging text incorporating clear

original elements.Level 4 7–9 Consistent skills

• Writing is confident and consistent.• Produces an effective and consistently engaging text, employing

carefully-chosen language and features that demonstrate originality.Level 5 10–12 Controlled skills

• Writing is controlled and assured throughout.• Creates a distinctly new, original and effective text that engages

throughout.

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Please refer to the specific marking guidance on page 2 when applying this marking grid .

AO1 = bullet point 1 AO2 = bullet point 2 AO3 = bullet point 3

Level Mark Descriptor (AO1, AO2, AO3) 0 No rewardable material

Level 1 1–3 Recalls information • Ideas are unstructured and not well linked, with undeveloped

examples. Recalls few relevant concepts, methods and terms andmakes frequent errors and technical lapses.

• Uses a highly-descriptive or narrative approach or paraphrases.Little understanding of the writer’s/speaker’s crafting of the text.

• Little reference to contextual factors. Has little awareness ofsignificance and influence of how texts are produced and received.

Level 2 4–6 Broad understanding • Organises and expresses ideas with some clarity, with some

appropriate examples. Uses some relevant concepts, methods andterms that show broad understanding, although there are frequentlapses.

• Gives surface reading of texts. Applies broad understanding ofwriter’s/speaker’s techniques.

• Describes basic contextual factors. Links between significance andinfluence of how texts are produced and received are undeveloped.

Level 3 7–9 Detailed understanding • Ideas are mostly structured logically with examples that

demonstrate clear knowledge. Uses relevant concepts, methodsand terms accurately and written expression is clear.

• Shows clear understanding of how meaning is shaped. Supportsthis with clear examples.

• Explains range of clear contextual factors. Able to make relevantlinks to significance and influence of how texts are produced andreceived.

Level 4 10–12 Consistent application • Applies analysis consistently and supports ideas with use of

relevant examples. Language use is carefully chosen withappropriate use of concepts, methods and terminology. Structureof response is confident with some effective transitions.

• Demonstrates consistent understanding of how meaning is shaped.Able to explore the effects of linguistic and literary features and ofthe writer’s craft.

• Displays consistent awareness of contextual factors. Makesinferences and links between the significance and influence of howtexts are produced and received.

Level 5 13–15 Discriminating application • Discriminating analysis is supported by sustained integration of

examples. Discriminating application of appropriate concepts,methods and terminology. Structures writing in consistentlyappropriate register and style.

• Shows discriminating application of writer’s/speaker’s linguistic andliterary choices. Applies this to show the effects on shapingmeaning.

• Evaluates context by looking at subtleties and nuances of howtexts are produced and received. Analyses multi-layered nature oftexts in a discriminating way.

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Please refer to the specific marking guidance on page 2 when applying this marking grid.

Level Mark Descriptor (AO4) Level 1 1–3 • Approaches texts as separate entities with limited recall of

concepts and methods.Level 2 4–6 • Notices obvious similarities, differences between the texts,

informed by basic recall of concepts and methods.Level 3 7–9 • Explains a range of connections between texts, informed by some

relevant concepts and methods.Level 4 10–12 • Displays a consistent awareness of connections across texts,

informed by carefully selected concepts and methods. Level 5 13–15 • Analyses connections across texts using an integrated approach,

informed by critical application of concepts and methods.

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Marks

Section A

Section B

Script AO1-3 /15 AO4 / 15 Total /30

I 8 7 15

J 4 4 8

K 5 5 10

L 10 10 20

M 15 15 30

Script AO3 /8 AO5 / 12 Total / 20

A 2 3 5

B 5 6 11

C 4 5 9

D 6 8 14

E 6 6 12

F 7 9 16

G 6 9 15

H 8 12 20

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