Mark Scheme
(Results) Summer
2023
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
in English Literature(9ET0)
Paper 3: Poetry
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest
awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including
academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers.
For further information visit our qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com
or www.btec.co.uk. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the
details on our contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus.
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help
everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of
learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been
involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in 100
languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to
high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out
more about how we can help you and your students at: www.pearson.com/uk
Summer 2023
Question Paper Log Number P72848RA
Publications Code 9ET0_03_2306_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2023
, General Marking Guidance
All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark
the last candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the first.
Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penal- ised
for omissions.
Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme - not accord-
ing to their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Ex-
aminers should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the an- swer
matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be pre- pared to award
zero marks if the candidate’s response is not wor- thy of credit according
to the mark scheme.
Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the
principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplifica- tion/indicative
content will not be exhaustive.
When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark
scheme to a candidate’s response, a senior examiner must be con-
sulted before a mark is given.
Crossed out work should be marked unless the candidate has re- placed it
with an alternative response.
Marking guidance - specific
The marking grids have been designed to assess student work holistically. The grids
identify which Assessment Objective is being targeted by each bullet point within the
level descriptors. One bullet point is linked to one Assessment Objective, however
please note that the number of bullet points in the level descriptor does not
directly correlate to the number of marks in the level descriptor.
When deciding how to reward an answer, examiners should consult both the
indicative content and the associated marking grid(s). When using a levels-based
mark scheme, the ‘best fit’ approach should be used: Examiners should first decide
which descriptor most closely matches the answer and place it in that level.
(Results) Summer
2023
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
in English Literature(9ET0)
Paper 3: Poetry
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest
awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including
academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers.
For further information visit our qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com
or www.btec.co.uk. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the
details on our contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus.
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help
everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of
learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been
involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in 100
languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to
high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out
more about how we can help you and your students at: www.pearson.com/uk
Summer 2023
Question Paper Log Number P72848RA
Publications Code 9ET0_03_2306_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2023
, General Marking Guidance
All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark
the last candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the first.
Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penal- ised
for omissions.
Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme - not accord-
ing to their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Ex-
aminers should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the an- swer
matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be pre- pared to award
zero marks if the candidate’s response is not wor- thy of credit according
to the mark scheme.
Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the
principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplifica- tion/indicative
content will not be exhaustive.
When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark
scheme to a candidate’s response, a senior examiner must be con-
sulted before a mark is given.
Crossed out work should be marked unless the candidate has re- placed it
with an alternative response.
Marking guidance - specific
The marking grids have been designed to assess student work holistically. The grids
identify which Assessment Objective is being targeted by each bullet point within the
level descriptors. One bullet point is linked to one Assessment Objective, however
please note that the number of bullet points in the level descriptor does not
directly correlate to the number of marks in the level descriptor.
When deciding how to reward an answer, examiners should consult both the
indicative content and the associated marking grid(s). When using a levels-based
mark scheme, the ‘best fit’ approach should be used: Examiners should first decide
which descriptor most closely matches the answer and place it in that level.
