AQA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 8700/2 PAPER 2
WRITERS’ VIEWPOINTS AND PERSPECTIVES MARK
SCHEME JUNE 2024
, MARK SCHEME – GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE – 8700/2 – JUNE 2024
GCSE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
8700/2
Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives
Mark scheme
June 2024
Version: 1.0 Final
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, MARK SCHEME – GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE – 8700/2 – JUNE 2024
*246G8700/2/MS*
Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered, together with the relevant questions,
by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation events
which all associates participate in and is the scheme which was used by them in this examination. The
standardisation process ensures that the mark scheme covers the students’ responses to questions and that every
associate understands and applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for standardisation each associate
analyses a number of students’ scripts. Alternative answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed
and legislated for. If, after the standardisation process, associates encounter unusual answers which have not been
raised they are required to refer these to the Lead Examiner.
It must be stressed that a mark scheme is a working document, in many cases further developed and expanded on
the basis of students’ reactions to a particular paper. Assumptions about future mark schemes on the basis of one
year’s document should be avoided; whilst the guiding principles of assessment remain constant, details will
change, depending on the content of a particular examination paper.
No student should be disadvantaged on the basis of their gender identity and/or how they refer to the gender
identity of others in their exam responses.
A consistent use of ‘they/them’ as a singular and pronouns beyond ‘she/her’ or ‘he/him’ will be credited in exam
responses in line with existing mark scheme criteria.
Further copies of this mark scheme are available from aqa.org.uk
Copyright information
AQA retains the copyright on all its publications. However, registered schools/colleges for AQA are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use, with
the following important exception: AQA cannot give permission to schools/colleges to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within the
centre.
Copyright © 2024 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.
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WRITERS’ VIEWPOINTS AND PERSPECTIVES MARK
SCHEME JUNE 2024
, MARK SCHEME – GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE – 8700/2 – JUNE 2024
GCSE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
8700/2
Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives
Mark scheme
June 2024
Version: 1.0 Final
1
, MARK SCHEME – GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE – 8700/2 – JUNE 2024
*246G8700/2/MS*
Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered, together with the relevant questions,
by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation events
which all associates participate in and is the scheme which was used by them in this examination. The
standardisation process ensures that the mark scheme covers the students’ responses to questions and that every
associate understands and applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for standardisation each associate
analyses a number of students’ scripts. Alternative answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed
and legislated for. If, after the standardisation process, associates encounter unusual answers which have not been
raised they are required to refer these to the Lead Examiner.
It must be stressed that a mark scheme is a working document, in many cases further developed and expanded on
the basis of students’ reactions to a particular paper. Assumptions about future mark schemes on the basis of one
year’s document should be avoided; whilst the guiding principles of assessment remain constant, details will
change, depending on the content of a particular examination paper.
No student should be disadvantaged on the basis of their gender identity and/or how they refer to the gender
identity of others in their exam responses.
A consistent use of ‘they/them’ as a singular and pronouns beyond ‘she/her’ or ‘he/him’ will be credited in exam
responses in line with existing mark scheme criteria.
Further copies of this mark scheme are available from aqa.org.uk
Copyright information
AQA retains the copyright on all its publications. However, registered schools/colleges for AQA are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use, with
the following important exception: AQA cannot give permission to schools/colleges to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within the
centre.
Copyright © 2024 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.
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