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Paper 2B Section B  ·  Four practice extracts  ·  Select an extract to begin

Question 1  ·  25 marks  ·  40 minutes
How does Connelly present the experience of grief in this extract?
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First approach
What do we know before we read?
Writer's name
Apparent gender
Date published
Narrative voice
One contextual lens to consider
V-I-S-P analysis — Q1
VVoice & Perspective — distance, bias, reliability, point of view
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Quotation 1
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Quotation 2
Quote
Literary term
Effect
IImagery & Motifs — symbols, recurring words, patterns
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Quotation 1
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Quotation 2
Quote
Literary term
Effect
SShift — contrast, turning point, change in tone or focus
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Where does the shift occur? Describe it first
Before shift
Quote
Literary term
Effect
After shift
Quote
Literary term
Effect
PPace — control, interruption, sentence length, fragmentation
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Quotation 1
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Quotation 2
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Your V-I-S-P plan — Q1: Extract 1: Loss & Grief
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Q2  ·  Linking to studied texts  ·  25 marks  ·  35-40 minutes
In this extract, Connelly presents loss as something that exists in the smallest, most ordinary details of daily life. Compare how loss or absence is presented in this extract and in one or two other texts you have studied.
Writer-led thesis
Your thesis sentence — what does the writer do, and how does this connect across your texts?
Three comparative paragraphs
Paragraph 1
Studied text (title & author)
Comparative point — writer-led: what does each writer do with the theme?
From the insert
Quotation
Literary term + effect
From your studied text
Quotation
Literary term + effect
Connecting sentence — what does the comparison reveal that neither text shows alone?
Paragraph 2
Studied text (title & author)
Comparative point — writer-led: what does each writer do with the theme?
From the insert
Quotation
Literary term + effect
From your studied text
Quotation
Literary term + effect
Connecting sentence — what does the comparison reveal that neither text shows alone?
Paragraph 3
Studied text (title & author)
Comparative point — writer-led: what does each writer do with the theme?
From the insert
Quotation
Literary term + effect
From your studied text
Quotation
Literary term + effect
Connecting sentence — what does the comparison reveal that neither text shows alone?
Your Q2 plan — Extract 1: Loss & Grief
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Question 1  ·  25 marks  ·  40 minutes
How does Osei present the tension between desire and guilt in this extract?
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First approach
What do we know before we read?
Writer's name
Apparent gender
Date published
Narrative voice
One contextual lens to consider
V-I-S-P analysis — Q1
VVoice & Perspective — distance, bias, reliability, point of view
▼
Quotation 1
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Quotation 2
Quote
Literary term
Effect
IImagery & Motifs — symbols, recurring words, patterns
▼
Quotation 1
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Quotation 2
Quote
Literary term
Effect
SShift — contrast, turning point, change in tone or focus
▼
Where does the shift occur? Describe it first
Before shift
Quote
Literary term
Effect
After shift
Quote
Literary term
Effect
PPace — control, interruption, sentence length, fragmentation
▼
Quotation 1
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Quotation 2
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Your V-I-S-P plan — Q1: Extract 2: Forbidden Love
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Q2  ·  Linking to studied texts  ·  25 marks  ·  35-40 minutes
In this extract, Osei presents forbidden love as something ordinary and domestic rather than dramatic. Compare how illicit desire is presented in this extract and in one or two other texts you have studied.
Writer-led thesis
Your thesis sentence — what does the writer do, and how does this connect across your texts?
Three comparative paragraphs
Paragraph 1
Studied text (title & author)
Comparative point — writer-led: what does each writer do with the theme?
From the insert
Quotation
Literary term + effect
From your studied text
Quotation
Literary term + effect
Connecting sentence — what does the comparison reveal that neither text shows alone?
Paragraph 2
Studied text (title & author)
Comparative point — writer-led: what does each writer do with the theme?
From the insert
Quotation
Literary term + effect
From your studied text
Quotation
Literary term + effect
Connecting sentence — what does the comparison reveal that neither text shows alone?
Paragraph 3
Studied text (title & author)
Comparative point — writer-led: what does each writer do with the theme?
From the insert
Quotation
Literary term + effect
From your studied text
Quotation
Literary term + effect
Connecting sentence — what does the comparison reveal that neither text shows alone?
Your Q2 plan — Extract 2: Forbidden Love
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Question 1  ·  25 marks  ·  40 minutes
How does Denton present the power dynamics within a relationship in this extract?
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First approach
What do we know before we read?
Writer's name
Apparent gender
Date published
Narrative voice
One contextual lens to consider
V-I-S-P analysis — Q1
VVoice & Perspective — distance, bias, reliability, point of view
▼
Quotation 1
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Quotation 2
Quote
Literary term
Effect
IImagery & Motifs — symbols, recurring words, patterns
▼
Quotation 1
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Quotation 2
Quote
Literary term
Effect
SShift — contrast, turning point, change in tone or focus
▼
Where does the shift occur? Describe it first
Before shift
Quote
Literary term
Effect
After shift
Quote
Literary term
Effect
PPace — control, interruption, sentence length, fragmentation
▼
Quotation 1
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Quotation 2
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Your V-I-S-P plan — Q1: Extract 3: Power & Possession
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Q2  ·  Linking to studied texts  ·  25 marks  ·  35-40 minutes
In this extract, Denton suggests that love and control can be difficult to distinguish from one another. Compare how power within a relationship is presented in this extract and in one or two other texts you have studied.
Writer-led thesis
Your thesis sentence — what does the writer do, and how does this connect across your texts?
Three comparative paragraphs
Paragraph 1
Studied text (title & author)
Comparative point — writer-led: what does each writer do with the theme?
From the insert
Quotation
Literary term + effect
From your studied text
Quotation
Literary term + effect
Connecting sentence — what does the comparison reveal that neither text shows alone?
Paragraph 2
Studied text (title & author)
Comparative point — writer-led: what does each writer do with the theme?
From the insert
Quotation
Literary term + effect
From your studied text
Quotation
Literary term + effect
Connecting sentence — what does the comparison reveal that neither text shows alone?
Paragraph 3
Studied text (title & author)
Comparative point — writer-led: what does each writer do with the theme?
From the insert
Quotation
Literary term + effect
From your studied text
Quotation
Literary term + effect
Connecting sentence — what does the comparison reveal that neither text shows alone?
Your Q2 plan — Extract 3: Power & Possession
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Question 1  ·  25 marks  ·  40 minutes
How does Okoro present long-term love and intimacy in this extract?
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First approach
What do we know before we read?
Writer's name
Apparent gender
Date published
Narrative voice
One contextual lens to consider
V-I-S-P analysis — Q1
VVoice & Perspective — distance, bias, reliability, point of view
▼
Quotation 1
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Quotation 2
Quote
Literary term
Effect
IImagery & Motifs — symbols, recurring words, patterns
▼
Quotation 1
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Quotation 2
Quote
Literary term
Effect
SShift — contrast, turning point, change in tone or focus
▼
Where does the shift occur? Describe it first
Before shift
Quote
Literary term
Effect
After shift
Quote
Literary term
Effect
PPace — control, interruption, sentence length, fragmentation
▼
Quotation 1
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Quotation 2
Quote
Literary term
Effect
Your V-I-S-P plan — Q1: Extract 4: Tenderness & Intimacy
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Q2  ·  Linking to studied texts  ·  25 marks  ·  35-40 minutes
In this extract, Okoro presents love as something built from small, accumulated habits and silences. Compare how intimacy within a long-term relationship is presented in this extract and in one or two other texts you have studied.
Writer-led thesis
Your thesis sentence — what does the writer do, and how does this connect across your texts?
Three comparative paragraphs
Paragraph 1
Studied text (title & author)
Comparative point — writer-led: what does each writer do with the theme?
From the insert
Quotation
Literary term + effect
From your studied text
Quotation
Literary term + effect
Connecting sentence — what does the comparison reveal that neither text shows alone?
Paragraph 2
Studied text (title & author)
Comparative point — writer-led: what does each writer do with the theme?
From the insert
Quotation
Literary term + effect
From your studied text
Quotation
Literary term + effect
Connecting sentence — what does the comparison reveal that neither text shows alone?
Paragraph 3
Studied text (title & author)
Comparative point — writer-led: what does each writer do with the theme?
From the insert
Quotation
Literary term + effect
From your studied text
Quotation
Literary term + effect
Connecting sentence — what does the comparison reveal that neither text shows alone?
Your Q2 plan — Extract 4: Tenderness & Intimacy
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