JUNEd 2022
A-level
ENGLISH LITERATURE B d d d
(7717/2A)
Paper 2A: Texts and Genres: Elements of Crime Writing
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Mark scheme
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JUNE 2022 d
Version/Stage:d Versiond 3.0
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d questions,d byd ad paneld ofd subjectd teachers.d Thisd markd schemed includesd anyd amendmentsdmaded atd thed s
tandardisationd eventsdwhichd alldassociatesd participated indandd isdthed schemedwhichd wasdusedd byd themdind
thisd examination.d Thed standardisationd processd ensuresd thatdthed markd schemed coversdthed students’d resp
onsesd tod questionsd andd thatdeveryd associated understandsd andd appliesd itdind thed samedcorrectd way.d Asd pr
eparationd ford standardisationd eachd associated analysesd ad numberd ofd students’dscripts:dalternatived answer
sd notdalreadyd coveredd byd thed markd schemed ared discussedd andd legislatedd for.dIf,dafterdthedstandardisation
d process,d associatesd encounterd unusuald answersd whichd haved notd beendraisedd theyd ared requireddtodreferdt
hesedtodthedLeaddAssessmentdWriter.
Itdmustdbedstressedd thatdad markdschemedisd ad workingddocument,d indmanydcasesdfurtherd developedd andde
xpandeddondthedbasisdofdstudents’dreactionsdtodad particulardpaper.d Assumptionsd aboutdfutured markdsche
mesdondthed basisdofdonedyear’sddocumentdshoulddbed avoided;d whilstdthedguidingd principlesdofdassessme
ntd remaind constant,d detailsd willd change,d dependingd ond thed contentd ofd ad particulardexaminationdpaper.
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, MARKdSCHEMEd–dA-LEVELdENGLISHdLITERATUREdBdPAPERd2Ad–d7717/2Ad–dJUNEd2022
Informationd ford Examinersd markingd Elementsd ofd Crimed Writing:d Opend Book
Welcomed tod thisd markd schemed whichd isd designedd tod helpd youd deliverdfaird andd accurated assessment.dP
leasedreadd carefullyd alld sectionsd anddensured thatdyoudfollowdthed requirementsd thatdtheyd contain.
Thed significanced ofd Opend Book
Examinersd mustd understandd thatdind markingd andOpend Bookd examd thered ared examiningd implications.d
Candidatesd havedtheirdtextsd ind frontdofdthem,d anddtheyd ared expecteddtod used themdtodfocusd ond specificdp
assagesdforddetailedddiscussion.dTheyd willdnotdhavedhaddtodmemorisedquotationsd sod whendquotationsd
areduseddtheydshoulddbedaccurate.dBecausedcandidatesdhavedtheirdtextsdindthedexaminationdroom,dexa
minersdneedd todbed alertdtodpossibled malpractice.dThed textsdshouldd notdbedannotateddbutd ifdexaminersd s
uspectdthatd theydhaved beend ord thatdnotesd fromdtextsd haved beend copied,dtheydmustdalertdthedmalpractic
edteam.
Thered ared specificd issuesdfordAO2d –
d howd meaningsd ared shapedd ind texts.d Thered is,d withd Opend Book,d
thedexpectationd thatdcandidatesdcand u
sedthedtextdtheydhaved ind frontdofdthemdtodmaked specificdandddetaileddreferencedtodstructuraldanddorgani
sationaldissues.
Arrivingd atd Marks
1. Alld questionsdaredframeddtod addressdalldthed AssessmentdObjectivesd(AOs).dWeightingsd aredgiv
end aboved thed genericd markd scheme.dAnswersd ared markedd holisticallyd but,d whenddecidingdupo
ndadmarkdindadband,dexaminersdshoulddbeardindminddthedrelativedweightingsdofdthedassessmentd
objectivesd (seed paged 6)dandd bed carefuld notdtod over/underdcreditd ad particulard skill.dIndalldquestio
nsdmoredweightdshoulddbedgivendtodAO1,dAO2d anddAO3dthandtodAO4danddAO5.dThisdwilld bedex
emplifieddanddreinforceddasd partdofdexaminerdtrainingd anddstandardisation.dExaminersd needd tod
readd thed wholed answerdtakingd intod accountd itsd strengthsd andd weaknessesdanddthendplaceditdindt
hedappropriatedband.
2. Examinersd shouldd avoidd makingd earlyd snapd judgementsd befored thed wholed answerd hasd beendr
ead.dSomedcandidatesdbegindtentativelydbutdgodondtodmakedrelevantdpoints.
3. Examinersdshouldd bedprepareddtodusedthedfulldmarkdrangedanddnotd‘bunch’dscriptsdindthedmidd
led fordsafety.dTopd marksd aredattainabled ifdcandidatesd couldd notdbed expecteddtod dodmoredindthe
d timedandd underdthed conditionsdind whichdtheyd ared working.
4. Examinersd shouldd markd positively.d Althoughd thed markd schemed providesd somed indicatorsd ford
whatdcandidatesdaredlikelydtodwritedabout,dexaminersdshoulddbed willingdtod rewardd whatd isdactu
allydthered–d providedd ofdcourse,dthatd itdisd relevantdtod thed questiond beingd asked.
5. Examinersdshouldd rememberdthatdthered ared nod rightdanswers.dCandidates’d viewsd whichd aredrel
evant,dwell-
arguedd andd supporteddbydappropriatedtextuald evidenced mustdreceived creditdwhetherdthed exami
nerdagreesd withdthed viewsdordnot.dItdisdimportantdtodtrydtodremaindflexibled ifdadcandidatedintroduce
sdunusualdordunorthodoxdideas.
6. Examinersdshoulddrememberdthatdlengthdanddqualitydarednotdsynonymous.dSomedbriefdanswer
sd mayd bed relevantd andd concise.dEqually,d longd answersd mayd bed diffused andd repetitive.
7. Ifdanswersd ared shortdordincomplete,dexaminersd cand onlyd rewardd whatd isd thered andd assessd
accordingly.dSomedfurtherdcreditdmaydbedgivendtodanswersdfinisheddind notedform.
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, MARKdSCHEMEd–dA-LEVELdENGLISHdLITERATUREdBdPAPERd2Ad–d7717/2Ad–dJUNEd2022
Usingd thed Markd Bands
8. Whend placingd answersd ind markd bands,d examinersd needd tod lookd closelyd atd thed descriptorsd anddt
hed detailedd genericd markd bandsdondpaged 7.dThedkeyd wordsd fordthed bandsd aredimportantdanddar
edprinteddbelow.
MARKd BANDd DESCRIPTORS
Bandd5 perceptive/assured
Bandd4 coherent/thorough
Bandd3 straightforward/relevant
Bandd2 simple/generalised
Bandd1 largelyd irrelevant,d largelyd misunderstood,d largelydinaccu
rate
9. Answersd placeddatd thed topdofdthedbandd willd securelydaddressd thed descriptors;d answersdatdthedlo
werdenddofdthedbandd willd securelydaddressd theddescriptorsdbelowdandd begindtodshowd thedqualiti
esd ofd thed bandd intod whichd youdared placingdthem.d Carefuld judgementsdneeddtod bed madedaboutd
marksd indthedmiddled ofdthed range;dhered itdisdlikelydthatdthedkeyddescriptorsd willdbed moredintermitt
entdbutdstilldclearlydevident.
10. Theredwilldbedoccasionsdwhendandanswerdaddressesddescriptorsdinddifferentdbands;dindsuchdca
ses,dthed‘best-
fit’dmodeldapplies.dHeredexaminersdwilldneeddtodexercisedaddifferentdkinddofdjudgement,dlooking
dtodseedwheredthedanswer dcandbedmostdfairlydanddappropriatelydplaceddindtermsdof ditsdqualityda
gainstdtheddescriptors.
11. Examinersd mustd rememberd thatd thed markd bandsd ared notdequivalentd tod grades:dgradesd ared
decideddbydthedawardingdcommitteedatdthedenddofdeachdsession.
Adviced aboutd markingd eachd section
SectiondA
12. Examinersdneedd tod beardind mindd thed followingd keydpointsd whend markingd extractdbasedd
questions:
• doesdthed candidated haved and overviewd ofd thed unseend passage?
• hasd thed candidated writtendaboutd elementsd ofd crimed writing?
• hasd thed candidated writtend aboutd authoriald method?
• hasd thed candidatedquoteddfromdthed extractdtod supportd ideas?
• thed candidate’sd AO1d competence.
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A-level
ENGLISH LITERATURE B d d d
(7717/2A)
Paper 2A: Texts and Genres: Elements of Crime Writing
d d d d d d d d
Mark scheme
d
JUNE 2022 d
Version/Stage:d Versiond 3.0
,Markd schemesd ared preparedd byd thed Leadd AssessmentdWriterd andd considered,dtogetherd withd thedrelevant
d questions,d byd ad paneld ofd subjectd teachers.d Thisd markd schemed includesd anyd amendmentsdmaded atd thed s
tandardisationd eventsdwhichd alldassociatesd participated indandd isdthed schemedwhichd wasdusedd byd themdind
thisd examination.d Thed standardisationd processd ensuresd thatdthed markd schemed coversdthed students’d resp
onsesd tod questionsd andd thatdeveryd associated understandsd andd appliesd itdind thed samedcorrectd way.d Asd pr
eparationd ford standardisationd eachd associated analysesd ad numberd ofd students’dscripts:dalternatived answer
sd notdalreadyd coveredd byd thed markd schemed ared discussedd andd legislatedd for.dIf,dafterdthedstandardisation
d process,d associatesd encounterd unusuald answersd whichd haved notd beendraisedd theyd ared requireddtodreferdt
hesedtodthedLeaddAssessmentdWriter.
Itdmustdbedstressedd thatdad markdschemedisd ad workingddocument,d indmanydcasesdfurtherd developedd andde
xpandeddondthedbasisdofdstudents’dreactionsdtodad particulardpaper.d Assumptionsd aboutdfutured markdsche
mesdondthed basisdofdonedyear’sddocumentdshoulddbed avoided;d whilstdthedguidingd principlesdofdassessme
ntd remaind constant,d detailsd willd change,d dependingd ond thed contentd ofd ad particulardexaminationdpaper.
Furtherdcopiesd ofdthisd Markd Schemed ared availabled fromd aqa.org.uk
, MARKdSCHEMEd–dA-LEVELdENGLISHdLITERATUREdBdPAPERd2Ad–d7717/2Ad–dJUNEd2022
Informationd ford Examinersd markingd Elementsd ofd Crimed Writing:d Opend Book
Welcomed tod thisd markd schemed whichd isd designedd tod helpd youd deliverdfaird andd accurated assessment.dP
leasedreadd carefullyd alld sectionsd anddensured thatdyoudfollowdthed requirementsd thatdtheyd contain.
Thed significanced ofd Opend Book
Examinersd mustd understandd thatdind markingd andOpend Bookd examd thered ared examiningd implications.d
Candidatesd havedtheirdtextsd ind frontdofdthem,d anddtheyd ared expecteddtod used themdtodfocusd ond specificdp
assagesdforddetailedddiscussion.dTheyd willdnotdhavedhaddtodmemorisedquotationsd sod whendquotationsd
areduseddtheydshoulddbedaccurate.dBecausedcandidatesdhavedtheirdtextsdindthedexaminationdroom,dexa
minersdneedd todbed alertdtodpossibled malpractice.dThed textsdshouldd notdbedannotateddbutd ifdexaminersd s
uspectdthatd theydhaved beend ord thatdnotesd fromdtextsd haved beend copied,dtheydmustdalertdthedmalpractic
edteam.
Thered ared specificd issuesdfordAO2d –
d howd meaningsd ared shapedd ind texts.d Thered is,d withd Opend Book,d
thedexpectationd thatdcandidatesdcand u
sedthedtextdtheydhaved ind frontdofdthemdtodmaked specificdandddetaileddreferencedtodstructuraldanddorgani
sationaldissues.
Arrivingd atd Marks
1. Alld questionsdaredframeddtod addressdalldthed AssessmentdObjectivesd(AOs).dWeightingsd aredgiv
end aboved thed genericd markd scheme.dAnswersd ared markedd holisticallyd but,d whenddecidingdupo
ndadmarkdindadband,dexaminersdshoulddbeardindminddthedrelativedweightingsdofdthedassessmentd
objectivesd (seed paged 6)dandd bed carefuld notdtod over/underdcreditd ad particulard skill.dIndalldquestio
nsdmoredweightdshoulddbedgivendtodAO1,dAO2d anddAO3dthandtodAO4danddAO5.dThisdwilld bedex
emplifieddanddreinforceddasd partdofdexaminerdtrainingd anddstandardisation.dExaminersd needd tod
readd thed wholed answerdtakingd intod accountd itsd strengthsd andd weaknessesdanddthendplaceditdindt
hedappropriatedband.
2. Examinersd shouldd avoidd makingd earlyd snapd judgementsd befored thed wholed answerd hasd beendr
ead.dSomedcandidatesdbegindtentativelydbutdgodondtodmakedrelevantdpoints.
3. Examinersdshouldd bedprepareddtodusedthedfulldmarkdrangedanddnotd‘bunch’dscriptsdindthedmidd
led fordsafety.dTopd marksd aredattainabled ifdcandidatesd couldd notdbed expecteddtod dodmoredindthe
d timedandd underdthed conditionsdind whichdtheyd ared working.
4. Examinersd shouldd markd positively.d Althoughd thed markd schemed providesd somed indicatorsd ford
whatdcandidatesdaredlikelydtodwritedabout,dexaminersdshoulddbed willingdtod rewardd whatd isdactu
allydthered–d providedd ofdcourse,dthatd itdisd relevantdtod thed questiond beingd asked.
5. Examinersdshouldd rememberdthatdthered ared nod rightdanswers.dCandidates’d viewsd whichd aredrel
evant,dwell-
arguedd andd supporteddbydappropriatedtextuald evidenced mustdreceived creditdwhetherdthed exami
nerdagreesd withdthed viewsdordnot.dItdisdimportantdtodtrydtodremaindflexibled ifdadcandidatedintroduce
sdunusualdordunorthodoxdideas.
6. Examinersdshoulddrememberdthatdlengthdanddqualitydarednotdsynonymous.dSomedbriefdanswer
sd mayd bed relevantd andd concise.dEqually,d longd answersd mayd bed diffused andd repetitive.
7. Ifdanswersd ared shortdordincomplete,dexaminersd cand onlyd rewardd whatd isd thered andd assessd
accordingly.dSomedfurtherdcreditdmaydbedgivendtodanswersdfinisheddind notedform.
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, MARKdSCHEMEd–dA-LEVELdENGLISHdLITERATUREdBdPAPERd2Ad–d7717/2Ad–dJUNEd2022
Usingd thed Markd Bands
8. Whend placingd answersd ind markd bands,d examinersd needd tod lookd closelyd atd thed descriptorsd anddt
hed detailedd genericd markd bandsdondpaged 7.dThedkeyd wordsd fordthed bandsd aredimportantdanddar
edprinteddbelow.
MARKd BANDd DESCRIPTORS
Bandd5 perceptive/assured
Bandd4 coherent/thorough
Bandd3 straightforward/relevant
Bandd2 simple/generalised
Bandd1 largelyd irrelevant,d largelyd misunderstood,d largelydinaccu
rate
9. Answersd placeddatd thed topdofdthedbandd willd securelydaddressd thed descriptors;d answersdatdthedlo
werdenddofdthedbandd willd securelydaddressd theddescriptorsdbelowdandd begindtodshowd thedqualiti
esd ofd thed bandd intod whichd youdared placingdthem.d Carefuld judgementsdneeddtod bed madedaboutd
marksd indthedmiddled ofdthed range;dhered itdisdlikelydthatdthedkeyddescriptorsd willdbed moredintermitt
entdbutdstilldclearlydevident.
10. Theredwilldbedoccasionsdwhendandanswerdaddressesddescriptorsdinddifferentdbands;dindsuchdca
ses,dthed‘best-
fit’dmodeldapplies.dHeredexaminersdwilldneeddtodexercisedaddifferentdkinddofdjudgement,dlooking
dtodseedwheredthedanswer dcandbedmostdfairlydanddappropriatelydplaceddindtermsdof ditsdqualityda
gainstdtheddescriptors.
11. Examinersd mustd rememberd thatd thed markd bandsd ared notdequivalentd tod grades:dgradesd ared
decideddbydthedawardingdcommitteedatdthedenddofdeachdsession.
Adviced aboutd markingd eachd section
SectiondA
12. Examinersdneedd tod beardind mindd thed followingd keydpointsd whend markingd extractdbasedd
questions:
• doesdthed candidated haved and overviewd ofd thed unseend passage?
• hasd thed candidated writtendaboutd elementsd ofd crimed writing?
• hasd thed candidated writtend aboutd authoriald method?
• hasd thed candidatedquoteddfromdthed extractdtod supportd ideas?
• thed candidate’sd AO1d competence.
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