SA 4EB1 JUNE2020

One mark for any one of the following:

• her room

• pockets

• clothing

• in the wardrobe

• (old) rucksacks

• (old) handbags/bags

• books

• bookcase

• the whole flat

One mark for any one of the following:

• gasping for breath

• running through the streets

• counting the numbers on the mansions

• looking for the Irish Embassy

• panting up the steps and back down again

• going to the wrong entrance

• going down the rickety spiral staircase

Responses may include:

• sets an optimistic opening for the story: ‘I was going to spend Christmas with her’

• the use of ‘‘official things’ drawer’ gives the initial impression that she is organised

• the use of ‘there it was – gone!’ creates a sense of drama and panic

• the use of the short sentence: ‘Except it couldn’t be’

• the use of the contrast of ‘rummaged’ and ‘systematically’

• the description of the physical symptoms of panic: ‘mouth went a little dry’, ‘heart rate increased’

• the use of capitals to emphasise her predicament: ‘Was Not There’

• the use of aggressive language: ‘began to tear my room apart ’, ‘launched an attack’, ‘whirling’

• the descriptions of her reactions: ‘whimpering with terror’, ‘hollow-eyed manic wreck’, ‘taste of panic in my mouth’

• the description of the difficulty she has filling in the form: ‘so frenzied the letters kept dancing’

• the use of the simile ‘like I was a man parachuting into enemy territory’ suggests how challenging she finds the experience

• the use of active verbs to describe her journey to the passport office: ‘gasping’, ‘running’, ‘counting’, ‘panted’

• the metaphor ‘My heart almost leapt out of my chest with panic’ captures her feelings

• the use of hyperbole: ‘tragic tale’

• the use of a humorous/light-hearted tone

• ends on a positive note reflecting the optimism of the opening: ‘We’d better organise you a new passport’.

One mark for any one of the following:

• go from one room to another

• only move on if you have searched everywhere in the room

• don’t go round in circles

• don’t waste time returning to an area you have already searched

One mark each for any two of the following:

• neon Post-it notes

• colourful key chain toggles

• keep the ringer on your phone switched on

• have a colourful phone case

• make sure items stand out/use something bright or colourful

• use high-tech solutions

• use trackers (which you attach to an item)

• use apps

Responses may include:

• the use of ‘experts’ in the first sentence suggests credibility

• the use of reassurance: ‘an everyday occurrence’

• the use of the simile ‘like going on a treasure hunt without a map’

• the use of a humorous aside: ‘Consider printing this out’

• the use of sub-headings

• the use of an author, ‘Michael Solomon’, and helpful quotations from him add to the reassuring tone: ‘There are no missing objects.’

• the use of advice from a PhD student: ‘Go from one room to another’

• the use of clear and focused instructions: ‘don’t waste time returning to it’

• the language used is often imperative: ‘Go’. ‘Don’t go’, ‘Try to’, ‘Think about'

• the use of direct address: ‘you’

• the use of experts: ‘Irene Khan, a professor’, ‘Dr. Devi, a doctor’, ‘April Masini, who writes about relationships and behaviour for her website’

• the use of a researcher, ‘Anna Nowakowska’, and her research: ‘Our results suggest’

• the use of common-sense advice e.g. ‘Neon Post-it notes’, ‘colourful key chain’, ‘coloured case’, reassures readers that it is something they can do

• the reassurance offered in the final sentence: ‘faulty memory is not a sign of lower intelligence’.

Responses may include the following points:

Text One

• the initial paragraph suggests that the writer is organised: ‘my “official things” drawer’

• identifies the familiar feelings associated with losing things: ‘my mouth went a little dry’, ‘my heart-rate increased’, ‘sweaty hands’

• the writer’s actions emphasise the panic: ‘began to fear’, ‘pulling books’, ‘launched an attack’, ‘whirling’

• the description of the writer going to the passport office suggests the difficulties: ‘I was so frenzied....’, ‘gasping for breath’, ‘burst through the door’

• despite not finding her passport, the text ends on a positive note: ‘We’d better organise you a new passport.’

General points candidates may make on the whole of Text One

• it is a personal account

• it includes other people: ‘Charlotte’, ‘a plumpish young man’

• the style is informal and anecdotal

• the writer uses direct speech.

Text Two

• Starts with a familiar scenario: ‘....nowhere to be found. Where could they be?’

• the writer uses ‘experts’ to add credibility: ‘Michael Solomon’, ‘Corbin Cunningham’, ‘Anna Nowakowski’, ‘Irene Khan’, ’Dr Devi’

• these people have respectable jobs: ‘writer’, ‘PhD student’, ‘researcher’, ‘professor’, ‘doctor’

• offers detailed suggestions for finding lost items: ‘Go from one room to another’, ‘not to look where you don’t need to’, ‘retrace your steps’

• it ends with reassurance: ‘forgetting is normal’.

General points candidates may make on the whole of Text Two

• it is an article

• it is advisory

• it engages the reader through direct address: ‘we’, ‘you’.

Points of comparison

• Text One is entertaining, Text Two offers practical advice

• Text One is an anecdotal personal account; Text Two is an informative article

• Text One uses friends and family to present ideas; Text Two uses experts

• Text One focuses on an individual’s experience; Text Two has a broader perspective

• both texts describe the experience of losing things

• both texts suggest ways of coping with losing things

• both texts demonstrate positively that the problems can be resolved

• both texts clearly convey the writers’ ideas and perspectives.

Reward all valid points.