Marking Scheme - Examinations.ie
Marking Scheme - Examinations.ie
Marking Scheme - Examinations.ie
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(contd.)<br />
6. “...a more ordered idea of urban existence.” (TEXT 3)<br />
Write a feature article for a popular magazine in which you discuss the competing<br />
attractions of both urban and rural lifestyles.<br />
Reward a clearly established and sustained register appropriate to a feature article in a popular<br />
magazine. Candidates may choose to adopt various approaches (personal, narrative, discursive,<br />
humorous, etc.), but they should engage with “the competing attractions of both urban and rural<br />
lifestyles”.<br />
7. In TEXT 3, the writer refers to two short stor<strong>ie</strong>s on the theme of reunion.<br />
Write a short story about a reunion.<br />
Reward awareness of the narrative shape of a short story. A reunion should be central to the story.<br />
Mark ex 100 by reference to the criteria for assessment using the following breakdown of marks.<br />
P 30<br />
C 30<br />
L 30<br />
M10<br />
100 marks A + B C D E-<br />
100% 100 – 85 70 55 40 39 – 0<br />
30% 30 – 26 21 17 12 11 – 0<br />
10% 10 – 9 7 6 4 3 – 0<br />
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