Write about guilt and how it is presented at different points in the play. [20 marks] AO1, AO2. Eduqas adds 5 marks (AO4) for spelling, punctuation, vocabulary and sentence structure; they are not included in this mark.
AO1 (published assessment objective): Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas; select and synthesise evidence from different texts (English Language). For Literature: read, understand and respond to texts, maintaining a critical style, developing an informed personal response, and using textual references including quotations to support and illustrate interpretations. For Geography: demonstrate knowledge of locations, places, processes, environments and different scales. For History: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key features and characteristics of the periods studied.
AO2 (published assessment objective): Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views (English). For Geography: demonstrate geographical understanding of concepts and how they are used in relation to places, environments and processes, and the interrelationships between places, environments and processes. For History: explain and analyse historical events and periods studied using second-order historical concepts.
Assessed against AO1, AO2 using Revision Robin's own level descriptors below. These are not the exam board's mark scheme. Every quotation in the feedback is checked against your answer before you see it, and a teacher's mark overrides ours.
| Level 5 · 17 to 20 | Convincing, critical and exploratory response to the task across the whole play. Judicious, precise references integrated into the argument; analysis of Shakespeare's methods with subject terminology used to sharpen the point. |
| Level 4 · 13 to 16 | Thoughtful, developed response. Apt references used to support a considered argument; examination of Shakespeare's methods and their effects on an audience. |
| Level 3 · 9 to 12 | Clear, explained response. Relevant references; clear explanation of some methods and their effects. |
| Level 2 · 5 to 8 | Some explained comment. A supported point or two; some reference to the play; methods identified with simple comment on effect. |
| Level 1 · 1 to 4 | Simple, supported comment. Narrates or describes the play; little reference to methods. |