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        'A' grade on the mark scheme

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          msv

          Member since 13-6-2007

          Hi all,

           really trying to help my students out as much as possible before the big Lit exam.

          Firstly what do you understand by the term 'Explore'?

          Secondly I'm going through the mark scheme myself and I just wanted your opinions/ interpretaions of what you think the mark scheme in the top band means when it says the following:

          6.1 Insightful exploratory response to task

          6.2 Insightful exploratory response to text

          6.3 Close analysis of detail to support interpretation6.4 Evaluation of Shakespeare’s uses of language and/ or structure and/ or form and effects on audience 6.5 Convincing/ imaginative interpretations of ideas/themes

          could you explain any of the above in student friendly language?

          Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance. Smile

           

          Posted 6-5-2012 17:10
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          msv

          Member since 13-6-2007

          Even better, anyone have a student friendly version of the markscheme?

           It's Unit 4 Literature (AQA) Shakespeare and the English Heritage

          Posted 6-5-2012 17:14
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          GloriaSunshine

          Member since 7-11-2010
          While I agree that they are difficult terms to define, students must be aware of what they have to do by now from your annotations when you mark their work. Can you not use examples from their books to show them what you see as an 'explanation' and what they have to do to make it 'exploration'? I find A/B students are fine with the mark scheme because they can see what they have to do from our marking. The ones I struggle with are the C/D borderline students who think that every comment on a detail is an explanation, even if they're only repeating an earlier point in different words. We don't use 'student friendly' language but annotate from the mark scheme. That way, they can see what matches up to the criteria.
          Posted 6-5-2012 19:50
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          bobvincent

          Member since 2-5-2008

           Offer alternative and/or original personal interpretations of a text, with evidence and detailed explanation is what I think "explore" means, and I've marked GCSE for two decades

          Posted 8-5-2012 12:12
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