Article Model Answer (Edexcel IGCSE English Language A)
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Written by: Deb Orrock
Reviewed by: Kate Lee
Remember, in Section B you will be given a choice of two questions, and each question will give you the option of writing in one of the following forms (genres):
A letter
A leaflet
A review
A speech
A guide
An article
You only need to complete one task from the choice of two. Remember to put a cross in the box to indicate whether you have chosen Question 6 or Question 7 in your answer booklet. As you can’t predict which of the six genres will come up in the exam, it’s important that you prepare for all of them.
The following guide will demonstrate how to answer a Section B task in the format of an article. The task itself is taken from a past exam paper. It includes:
Question breakdown
Planning your response
Article model answer with annotations
Question breakdown
The first thing you should do is to read the task carefully and identify the format, audience and purpose of the task. This is sometimes referred to as a GAP analysis or the “3 Ws”:
G | A | P |
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Genre (format) | Audience | Purpose |
What am I writing? | Who am I writing for? | Why am I writing? |
For example:
For this task, the focus is on communicating ideas about the importance of hobbies and interests in readers’ busy lives. You could choose which type of newspaper you are writing for, such as a national Sunday broadsheet, or even a school or college newspaper, and use this to focus on your intended audience. You should use some stylistic conventions of an article, such as a heading, sub-headings or occasional bullet points, but you should not include features of layout such as columns or pictures. There should be clear organisation and structure with an introduction, development of points and a conclusion.
Planning your response
You should spend 5 minutes writing a brief plan before you start writing your response.
For example:
Article model answer with annotations
Remember, this task is worth 45 marks. Your answer might not always satisfy every one of the assessment criteria for a particular level, but examiners apply a best-fit approach to determine the mark which corresponds most closely to the overall quality of the response.
To get the highest mark, you are aiming to meet the Level 5 marking criteria:
AO5 | 23-27 marks |
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AO6 | 16-18 marks |
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The following model answer is an example of a top-mark response to the above task:
Are Hobbies out of Habit? [Marking comment]
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