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OCR · GCSE · English Literature · Higher

Characters are upset

Q05.1b 20 marks

Section A - Modern prose or drama. My Mother Said I Never Should by Charlotte Keatley and I Read the News Today by Willy Russell. Part b) asks about another moment in the studied text.

Explore another moment in My Mother Said I Never Should where characters are upset.

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Marking points

  1. 1 Selects a relevant upset moment from the play.
  2. 2 Develops interpretation with textual reference.
  3. 3 Analyses language, form or dramatic structure.

Why this answer loses marks

The characters are often upset about family problems.

This needs one selected upset moment and analysis of dialogue, symbolism or dramatic structure.