Back to the full dot-point answer
EnglandEnglish Language & LiteratureQuick questions
Component 1: The Anthology
Quick questions on The Voices in Speech and Writing anthology - Edexcel A-Level English Language and Literature
5short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.
What is studying each text as a constructed voice?Show answer
For every anthology text, study it the way you would analyse it: identify its genre and the conventions that go with it, its mode (and any blend), the voice it constructs and the features at each level that build it, the representation of its subject, how it positions its audience, and its context of production and reception. Build a concise bank for each text: a sentence on its purpose, three or four key features, its mode and genre, and its context. This bank is your prepared material, and it is what lets you write with depth under time pressure.
What is preparing for the comparison?Show answer
Because Section A is a comparison, study the anthology with comparison in mind. Group the texts by mode and genre so you can quickly find a match for any unseen: the spoken texts, the persuasive written texts, the digital and blended texts, the pieces of life-writing. Practise pairing each anthology text with different unseen types and drafting the points of comparison (how each constructs authority, identity, intimacy; how mode shapes the voice). The more pairings you rehearse, the faster you can select and structure in the exam.
What is q1?Show answer
What kinds of text does the Voices anthology contain? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Why do you study the anthology with comparison in mind? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Why is choosing the right anthology text for the comparison a strategic decision? [2 marks]
Have a question we have not covered?
This dot-point answer is short enough that we have not extracted many short questions yet. Read the full dot-point answer or ask Mo, our study assistant, in the chat for follow ups.