AO4: Explore connections across texts, informed by linguistic concepts and methods. Students will… Students at this level might be… 17-20 evaluate the evaluating effects of contemporary/ historical contexts on language use, representations significance of and meanings connections evaluating effects of technological contexts on language use, representations and found across meanings texts evaluating effects of social contexts on language use, representations and meanings 13-16 explore exploring historical contexts and language use connections exploring technological contexts and language use between texts by exploring social contexts and language use linking language and context 9-12 make contrasting use of address connections contrasting use of sentence types and functions across texts by comparing and contrasting vocabulary used to describe the issue identifying similar comparing and contrasting other uses of language or different uses of context 5-8 make comparing topics connections at a comparing purposes literal level contrasting audiences/users contrasting writers/producers 1–4 discuss relevant making one/two explicit connections aspects of texts making implicit connections without making connections explicitly Mark Scheme for Q3
Mark Scheme for Q3 AO4: Explore connections across texts, informed by linguistic concepts and methods. Students will… Students at this level might be… 17-20 evaluate the significance of connections found across texts evaluating effects of contemporary/ historical contexts on language use, representations and meanings evaluating effects of technological contexts on language use, representations and meanings evaluating effects of social contexts on language use, representations and meanings 13-16 explore connections between texts by linking language and context exploring historical contexts and language use exploring technological contexts and language use exploring social contexts and language use 9-12 make connections across texts by identifying similar or different uses of context contrasting use of address contrasting use of sentence types and functions comparing and contrasting vocabulary used to describe the issue comparing and contrasting other uses of language 5-8 make connections at a literal level comparing topics comparing purposes contrasting audiences/users contrasting writers/producers 1–4 discuss relevant aspects of texts without making connections explicitly making one/two explicit connections making implicit connections
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