Teacher Notes
ELLB3 Exemplar response paragraphs
Assessment Essay
How does Williams present the relationship between the two sisters in the following passage?
Scene 1
#Passage not reproduced due to copyright.
opening-[Stella comes quickly around the corner of the building and runs to the door of a downstairs flat.]
closing line- STELLA [sincerely]: Why, Blanche, you know that’s not true.
The exemplar paragraphs follow the Four Fold Response and show candidates how to respond in a concise way and still hit all the assessment objectives. It is important to highlight the following areas in a discussion after they have completed the essay.
Context
- Coupled adjectives to show awareness of character quickly and economically.
- New Orleans/ Elysian Fields must be mentioned to show knowledge of setting.
- Williams’ purposes must be initially addressed here. This is essential.
Interactional Features
- Using words and phrases such as ‘certainly’ and ‘it is clear’ show confidence to the examiner
- It is also essential to use anaphoric and cataphoric references to show a knowledge of the entire play. They only have one chance as there are no longer two passages in this module.
- Using terminology is essential in this section of the essay.
- The talk features test and notes can be used to ensure this occurs.
Lexico-grammatical features
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