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OCR · GCSE · English Literature · Higher

Characters worry about something

Q06.1b 20 marks

Part (b) belongs to Question 6 on DNA by Dennis Kelly.

Explore another moment in DNA where characters worry about something.

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Marking points

  1. 1 Selects a relevant worried moment from DNA.
  2. 2 Explores what the worry reveals about the characters or group.
  3. 3 Analyses dramatic language, repetition, questions, syntax or scene endings.

Why this answer loses marks

Everyone worries after Adam disappears.

A broad plot summary is not enough; choose a specific worried moment and analyse Kelly's dramatic technique.