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OCR · GCSE · English Literature · Higher

Unwelcome news

Q06.1a 20 marks

Section A - Modern prose or drama. DNA by Dennis Kelly and Grief by Mike Leigh. Read the two extracts below and then answer both part a) and part b).

Compare how unwelcome news is presented in these two extracts.

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Marking points

  1. 1 Compares presentation of unwelcome news in both extracts.
  2. 2 Explains situations, reactions and contrasting delivery.
  3. 3 Analyses language and dramatic features.

Why this answer loses marks

The news is bad in both extracts.

This misses why the news is delivered, how characters react and how pauses, questions or revelation create drama.