Edexcel GCE Advance Subsidiary
In English Literature (8ET0)
Paper 1: Poetry and Drama
Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2023
,General Marking Guidance
*
All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark
the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
*
Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised
for omissions.
*
Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to
their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
*
There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme
should be used appropriately.
*
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded.
Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer
matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award
zero marks if the candidate's response is not worthy 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 exemplification may be
limited.
*
When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark
scheme to a candidate's response, the team leader must be consulted.
*
Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it
with an alternative response.
Specific Marking Guidance
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
*
the mark awarded within the level will be decided based on the quality of the
answer and will be modified according to how securely all bullet points are
displayed at that level
*
in cases of uneven performance, the points above will still apply. Candidates will be
placed in the level that best describes their answer according to each of the
Assessment Objectives described in the level. Marks will be awarded towards the
top or bottom of that level depending on how they have evidenced each of the
descriptor bullet points
*
examiners of Advanced GCE English should remember that all Assessment
Objectives within a level are equally weighted. They must consider this when
making their judgements
*
the mark grid identifies which Assessment Objective is being targeted by each bullet
point within the level descriptors
*
indicative content is exactly that - they are factual points that candidates are
likely to use to construct their answer. It is possible for an answer to be
constructed without mentioning some or all of these points, as long as they
provide alternative responses to the indicative content that fulfils the
requirements of the question. It is the examiner's responsibility to apply their
professional judgement to the candidate's response in determining if the answer
fulfils the requirements of the question.
Question
number
Indicative content
1
Candidates may refer to the following in their answers:
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In English Literature (8ET0)
Paper 1: Poetry and Drama
Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2023
,General Marking Guidance
*
All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark
the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
*
Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised
for omissions.
*
Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to
their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
*
There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme
should be used appropriately.
*
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded.
Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer
matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award
zero marks if the candidate's response is not worthy 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 exemplification may be
limited.
*
When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark
scheme to a candidate's response, the team leader must be consulted.
*
Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it
with an alternative response.
Specific Marking Guidance
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
*
the mark awarded within the level will be decided based on the quality of the
answer and will be modified according to how securely all bullet points are
displayed at that level
*
in cases of uneven performance, the points above will still apply. Candidates will be
placed in the level that best describes their answer according to each of the
Assessment Objectives described in the level. Marks will be awarded towards the
top or bottom of that level depending on how they have evidenced each of the
descriptor bullet points
*
examiners of Advanced GCE English should remember that all Assessment
Objectives within a level are equally weighted. They must consider this when
making their judgements
*
the mark grid identifies which Assessment Objective is being targeted by each bullet
point within the level descriptors
*
indicative content is exactly that - they are factual points that candidates are
likely to use to construct their answer. It is possible for an answer to be
constructed without mentioning some or all of these points, as long as they
provide alternative responses to the indicative content that fulfils the
requirements of the question. It is the examiner's responsibility to apply their
professional judgement to the candidate's response in determining if the answer
fulfils the requirements of the question.
Question
number
Indicative content
1
Candidates may refer to the following in their answers:
*
