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MarkbschemesbarebpreparedbbybthebLeadbAssessmentbWriterbandbconsidered,btogetherbwithbthebrelevantb
questions,bbybabpanelbofbsubjectbteachers.bThisbmarkbschemebincludesbanybamendmentsbmadebatbthebsta
ndardisationbeventsbwhichballbassociatesbparticipatebinbandbisbthebschemebwhichbwasbusedbbybthembinbthisb
examination.bThebstandardisationbprocessbensuresbthatbthebmarkbschemebcoversbthebstudents’bresponse
sbtobquestionsbandbthatbeverybassociatebunderstandsbandbappliesbitbinbthebsamebcorrectbway.
Asbpreparationbforbstandardisationbeachbassociatebanalysesbabnumberbofbstudents’bscripts.bAlternativebanswe
rsbnotbalreadybcoveredbbybthebmarkbschemebarebdiscussedbandblegislatedbfor.bIf,bafterbthebstandardisationbpro
cess,bassociatesbencounterbunusualbanswersbwhichbhavebnotbbeenbraisedbtheybarebrequiredbtobreferbthesebtobt
hebLeadbAssessmentbWriter.
Itbmustbbebstressedbthatbabmarkbschemebisbabworkingbdocument,binbmanybcasesbfurtherbdevelopedbandbe
xpandedbonbthebbasisbofbstudents’breactionsbtobabparticularbpaper.bAssumptionsbaboutbfuturebmarkbsche
mesbonbthebbasisbofbonebyear’sbdocumentbshouldbbebavoided;bwhilstbthebguidingbprinciplesbofbassessme
ntbremainbconstant,bdetailsbwillbchange,bdependingbonbthebcontentbofbabparticularbexaminationbpaper.
Furtherbcopiesbofbthisbmarkbschemebarebavailablebfrombaqa.org.uk
Copyrightb©b2019bAQAbandbitsblicensors.b Allbrightsbreserved.
AQAbretainsbthebcopyrightbonballbitsbpublications.bHowever,bregisteredbschools/collegesbforbAQAbarebpermittedbtobcopybmaterialbf
rombthisbbookletbforbtheirbownbinternalbuse,bwithbthebfollowingbimportantbexception:bAQAbcannotbgivebpermissionbtobschools/colle
gesbtobphotocopybanybmaterialbthatbisbacknowledgedbtobabthirdbpartybevenbforbinternalbusebwithinbthebcentre.
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, MARKb SCHEMEb –b GCSEb ENGLISHb LANGUAGEb –b 8700/2b –b NOVEMBERb 2019
Introduction
Thebinformationbprovidedbforbeachbquestionbisbintendedbtobbebabguidebtobthebkindbofbanswersbanticipatedb
andbisbneitherbexhaustivebnorbprescriptive.bAllbappropriatebresponsesbshouldbbebgivenbcredit.
Levelbofbresponsebmarkingbinstructions
LevelbofbresponsebmarkbschemesbforbGCSEbEnglishbLanguagebarebbrokenbdownbintobfourblevelsb(whereb
appropriate).bInbthebfirstbcolumnbeachblevelbisbidentifiedbwithboneborbtwobkeybwordsbthatbrepresentbthebdiff
erencesbinbthebskillsbthenbdescribed.bThesebkeybwordsbshowbthebprogressionbfrombLevelb1btob4bandbare:
Levelb4 Perceptive,bdetailed
Levelb3 Clear,brelevant
Levelb2 Some,battempts
Levelb1 Simple,blimited.
Thisbisbfollowedbinbthebsecondbcolumnbbybabdescriptionbofbthebdifferentbqualitiesbrequiredbinbthebstudent’sb
answerbforbthatblevel.bThesebarebcalledbthebskillsbdescriptors.bInborderbtobreachbabgivenblevel,babstudentbm
ustbfulfilboneborbmorebofbthebskillsbdescriptorsbforbthatblevel.
ThebthirdbcolumnbofbthebmarkbschemebisbthebIndicativebStandard.bThisbisbanbimportantbfeaturebofbthebmarkbs
chemebforbGCSEbEnglishbLanguage.bItbprovidesbexemplificationbofbthebskillsbdescriptorsbatbeachblevelbandb
offersbabsmallbnumberbofbdifferentbcommentsbatbthebrequiredbstandardbtobgivebanbindicationbofbthebqualitybo
fbresponsebthatbisbtypicalbforbthatblevel.bItbshowsbthebprogressionbfrombLevelb1btob4.
ThebIndicativebStandardbisbnotbintendedbtobbebabmodelbanswerbnorbabcompletebresponse,bandbitbdoesbnotb
exemplifybrequiredbcontent.bStudentsbmaybreachbabgivenblevelbbybmakingboneborbmorebcommentsbofbtheb
qualitybdemonstratedbbybthebIndicativebStandardbandbdobnotbhavebtobmeetballbthebskillbdescriptorsbatbthatbl
evel.
Thebstandardisingbscriptsbwillbfurtherbexemplifybeachbofbtheblevels.bYoubmustbreferbtobthebstandardisingb
materialbthroughoutbyourbmarking.
Stepb1bAnnotatebthebresponse
Whenbmarkingbabresponsebyoubshouldbfirstbreadbthroughbthebstudent’sbanswerbandbannotatebeachbsectionb
usingbthebcommentsbfrombthebstatementbbankbtobshowbthebqualitiesbthatbarebbeingbdemonstrated,basbinstru
ctedbduringbstandardising.bYoubcanbthenbawardbablevelbandbabmark.
Stepb2bDeterminebablevel
Startbatbtheblowestblevelbofbthebmarkbschemebandbusebitbasbabladderbtobseebwhetherbthebanswerbmeetsbthebd
escriptorsbforbthatblevel.bThebdescriptorsbforbtheblevelbindicatebthebdifferentbqualitiesbthatbmightbbebseenbinbth
ebstudent’sbanswerbforbthatblevel.bIfbitbmeetsbtheblowestblevelbthenbgobtobthebnextbonebandbdecidebifbitbmeetsbt
hisblevel,bandbsobon,buntilbyoubhavebabmatchbbetweenbtheblevelbdescriptorbandbthebanswer.bWithbpracticeban
dbfamiliaritybyoubwillbfindbthatbforbbetterbanswersbyoubwillbbebablebtobquicklybskipbthroughbtheblowerblevelsbofbt
hebmarkbscheme.
ThebIndicativebStandardbcolumnbinbthebmarkbschemebwillbhelpbyoubdeterminebthebcorrectblevel.bRemembe
r,bstudentsbmaybreachbabgivenblevelbbybmakingboneborbmorebcommentsbofbthebquality
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE b
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Paper 2 Writers’ Viewpoints And Perspectives
b b b b b
Mark scheme
b
November 2019 b
Version:1.0bFinal
*19bG8700/2/MS*
, MARKb SCHEMEb –b GCSEb ENGLISHb LANGUAGEb –b 8700/2b –b NOVEMBERb 2019
MarkbschemesbarebpreparedbbybthebLeadbAssessmentbWriterbandbconsidered,btogetherbwithbthebrelevantb
questions,bbybabpanelbofbsubjectbteachers.bThisbmarkbschemebincludesbanybamendmentsbmadebatbthebsta
ndardisationbeventsbwhichballbassociatesbparticipatebinbandbisbthebschemebwhichbwasbusedbbybthembinbthisb
examination.bThebstandardisationbprocessbensuresbthatbthebmarkbschemebcoversbthebstudents’bresponse
sbtobquestionsbandbthatbeverybassociatebunderstandsbandbappliesbitbinbthebsamebcorrectbway.
Asbpreparationbforbstandardisationbeachbassociatebanalysesbabnumberbofbstudents’bscripts.bAlternativebanswe
rsbnotbalreadybcoveredbbybthebmarkbschemebarebdiscussedbandblegislatedbfor.bIf,bafterbthebstandardisationbpro
cess,bassociatesbencounterbunusualbanswersbwhichbhavebnotbbeenbraisedbtheybarebrequiredbtobreferbthesebtobt
hebLeadbAssessmentbWriter.
Itbmustbbebstressedbthatbabmarkbschemebisbabworkingbdocument,binbmanybcasesbfurtherbdevelopedbandbe
xpandedbonbthebbasisbofbstudents’breactionsbtobabparticularbpaper.bAssumptionsbaboutbfuturebmarkbsche
mesbonbthebbasisbofbonebyear’sbdocumentbshouldbbebavoided;bwhilstbthebguidingbprinciplesbofbassessme
ntbremainbconstant,bdetailsbwillbchange,bdependingbonbthebcontentbofbabparticularbexaminationbpaper.
Furtherbcopiesbofbthisbmarkbschemebarebavailablebfrombaqa.org.uk
Copyrightb©b2019bAQAbandbitsblicensors.b Allbrightsbreserved.
AQAbretainsbthebcopyrightbonballbitsbpublications.bHowever,bregisteredbschools/collegesbforbAQAbarebpermittedbtobcopybmaterialbf
rombthisbbookletbforbtheirbownbinternalbuse,bwithbthebfollowingbimportantbexception:bAQAbcannotbgivebpermissionbtobschools/colle
gesbtobphotocopybanybmaterialbthatbisbacknowledgedbtobabthirdbpartybevenbforbinternalbusebwithinbthebcentre.
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, MARKb SCHEMEb –b GCSEb ENGLISHb LANGUAGEb –b 8700/2b –b NOVEMBERb 2019
Introduction
Thebinformationbprovidedbforbeachbquestionbisbintendedbtobbebabguidebtobthebkindbofbanswersbanticipatedb
andbisbneitherbexhaustivebnorbprescriptive.bAllbappropriatebresponsesbshouldbbebgivenbcredit.
Levelbofbresponsebmarkingbinstructions
LevelbofbresponsebmarkbschemesbforbGCSEbEnglishbLanguagebarebbrokenbdownbintobfourblevelsb(whereb
appropriate).bInbthebfirstbcolumnbeachblevelbisbidentifiedbwithboneborbtwobkeybwordsbthatbrepresentbthebdiff
erencesbinbthebskillsbthenbdescribed.bThesebkeybwordsbshowbthebprogressionbfrombLevelb1btob4bandbare:
Levelb4 Perceptive,bdetailed
Levelb3 Clear,brelevant
Levelb2 Some,battempts
Levelb1 Simple,blimited.
Thisbisbfollowedbinbthebsecondbcolumnbbybabdescriptionbofbthebdifferentbqualitiesbrequiredbinbthebstudent’sb
answerbforbthatblevel.bThesebarebcalledbthebskillsbdescriptors.bInborderbtobreachbabgivenblevel,babstudentbm
ustbfulfilboneborbmorebofbthebskillsbdescriptorsbforbthatblevel.
ThebthirdbcolumnbofbthebmarkbschemebisbthebIndicativebStandard.bThisbisbanbimportantbfeaturebofbthebmarkbs
chemebforbGCSEbEnglishbLanguage.bItbprovidesbexemplificationbofbthebskillsbdescriptorsbatbeachblevelbandb
offersbabsmallbnumberbofbdifferentbcommentsbatbthebrequiredbstandardbtobgivebanbindicationbofbthebqualitybo
fbresponsebthatbisbtypicalbforbthatblevel.bItbshowsbthebprogressionbfrombLevelb1btob4.
ThebIndicativebStandardbisbnotbintendedbtobbebabmodelbanswerbnorbabcompletebresponse,bandbitbdoesbnotb
exemplifybrequiredbcontent.bStudentsbmaybreachbabgivenblevelbbybmakingboneborbmorebcommentsbofbtheb
qualitybdemonstratedbbybthebIndicativebStandardbandbdobnotbhavebtobmeetballbthebskillbdescriptorsbatbthatbl
evel.
Thebstandardisingbscriptsbwillbfurtherbexemplifybeachbofbtheblevels.bYoubmustbreferbtobthebstandardisingb
materialbthroughoutbyourbmarking.
Stepb1bAnnotatebthebresponse
Whenbmarkingbabresponsebyoubshouldbfirstbreadbthroughbthebstudent’sbanswerbandbannotatebeachbsectionb
usingbthebcommentsbfrombthebstatementbbankbtobshowbthebqualitiesbthatbarebbeingbdemonstrated,basbinstru
ctedbduringbstandardising.bYoubcanbthenbawardbablevelbandbabmark.
Stepb2bDeterminebablevel
Startbatbtheblowestblevelbofbthebmarkbschemebandbusebitbasbabladderbtobseebwhetherbthebanswerbmeetsbthebd
escriptorsbforbthatblevel.bThebdescriptorsbforbtheblevelbindicatebthebdifferentbqualitiesbthatbmightbbebseenbinbth
ebstudent’sbanswerbforbthatblevel.bIfbitbmeetsbtheblowestblevelbthenbgobtobthebnextbonebandbdecidebifbitbmeetsbt
hisblevel,bandbsobon,buntilbyoubhavebabmatchbbetweenbtheblevelbdescriptorbandbthebanswer.bWithbpracticeban
dbfamiliaritybyoubwillbfindbthatbforbbetterbanswersbyoubwillbbebablebtobquicklybskipbthroughbtheblowerblevelsbofbt
hebmarkbscheme.
ThebIndicativebStandardbcolumnbinbthebmarkbschemebwillbhelpbyoubdeterminebthebcorrectblevel.bRemembe
r,bstudentsbmaybreachbabgivenblevelbbybmakingboneborbmorebcommentsbofbthebquality
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