of mice and men mark scheme
mark sheme for diffrent questions you might be given for the book mice of men
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- Created by: saraaax
- Created on: 28-01-12 19:45
Do you regard Of Mice and Men as a tragic novel?
Do you regard Of Mice and Men as a tragic novel?
Write about:
what seems tragic about the novel to you, or not
how Steinbeck makes the novel seem tragic, or not.
(27 marks)
Skills Descriptors Content Descriptors
Mark Range Statements Mark Range Statements
0 marks nothing written
1-3 marks some writing about text or task
some specific features identified
some awareness of content of text
card 1 cointinued
1-6 marks Answers are likely to include:
some features/details of tragic events
simple statement(s) about tragic events
4-6 marks simple response to text or task simple comment(s) about tragic events and/or presentation
familiarity with specific part(s) of a text/reference to some detail(s)
simple comment on meaning
reference to language and/or method
7-9 marks some response to characters/situation/ideas
selection of appropriate material/some range of detail
awareness of explicit meaning(s)
simple identification of a method or an effect e.g. of devices/language
7-12 marks Answers are likely to include:
selection of appropriate material from novel relevant to tragic
simple comment(s) on details of events relevant to tragic
some awareness of writer’s presentation of tragic events, e.g.
through imagery and speech, and/or writer’s methods and purposes in
shaping events in structure of novel
10-12 marks supported response to characters/situations ideas
support points made/some comment on detail
generalisation(s) about meanings of texts
some awareness of a writer at work e.g. through devices/language
Skills Descriptors Content Descriptors
Mark Range Statements Mark Range Statements
13-15 marks some focus on the task
explained response to characters/situations/ideas
range of comments with supporting details
awareness of meaning(s), feeling(s) and attitude(s)
identification of effects of devices/language intended/achieved
13-18 marks Answers are likely to include:
focus on response to novel as tragic, or not
explained/sustained response to details of events relevant to tragic,
e.g. the various deaths, the destruction of aspirations, the wider social
tragedies
identification/explanation of writer’s presentation of novel as tragic,
e.g. through imagery and speech, and/or writer’s methods and
purposes in shaping events in structure of novel
16-18 marks structured response to task
sustained response to characters/situations/ideas
effective use of details to support answer
appropriate comment on meanings
explanation of how effects of devices/language are achieved
19-21 marks sustained and developed response to task
considered/qualified response to writer’s ideas/purposes
details linked to writer’s intentions and purposes
thoughtful consideration of meanings
appreciation or writer’s uses of language/structure/form
19-27 marks Answers are likely to include:
exploration/development of response to novel as tragic, or not
sensitive/critical response to details of events relevant to tragic, e.g.
the various deaths, the destruction of aspirations, the wider social
tragedies
developed/analytical comment on/response to writer’s presentation
of novel as tragic, e.g. through imagery and speech, and/or writer’s
methods and purposes in shaping events in structure of novel
22-24 marks analytical response to task
exploratory response to writer’s ideas/purposes
analytical use of detail in support of argument
exploration of meanings
analysis of writer’s use of language/structure/form and effect(s) on
readers
25-27 marks conceptualised response to task
insightful exploratory response to writer’s ideas/purposes
sensitive analysis of detail in support of argument
convincing/imaginative interpretation of text and/or task
evaluation of writer’s use of language/structure/form and effect(s) on
Write about the ways that Steinbeck uses animals i
Write about the ways that Steinbeck uses animals in Of Mice and Men.
(27 marks)
Skills Descriptors Content Descriptors
Mark Range Statements Mark Range Statements
0 marks nothing written
1-3 marks some writing about text or task
some specific features identified
some awareness of content of text
1-6 marks Answers are likely to include:
some features/details of animals in novel
simple statement(s) about animals, e.g. the mice, the puppy
simple comment(s) about animals and/or presentation and/or use of
animals
4-6 marks simple response to text or task
familiarity with specific part(s) of a text/reference to some detail(s)
simple comment on meaning
reference to language and/or method
7-9 marks some response to characters/situation/ideas
selection of appropriate material/some range of detail
awareness of explicit meaning(s)
simple identification of a method or an effect e.g. of devices/language
7-12 marks Answers are likely to include:
selection of appropriate material from novel to illustrate use of
animals
simple comment(s) on details of animals, e.g. on the killing of mice,
the killing of the puppy, the rabbit in Lennie’s head
some awareness of writer’s methods in presenting animals and his
purposes in doing so, e.g. his use of mice and the puppy to
foreshadow tragic events, his presentation and use of the rabbit to
exemplify Lennie’s childlike mind
10-12 marks supported response to characters/situations/ideas
support points made/some comment on detail
generalisation(s) about meanings of texts
some awareness of a writer at work e.g. through devices/language
card 3 continued
Skills Descriptors Content Descriptors
Mark Range Statements Mark Range Statements
13-15 marks some focus on the task
explained response to characters/situations/ideas
range of comments with supporting details
awareness of meaning(s), feeling(s) and attitude(s)
identification of effects of devices/language intended/achieved
13-18 marks Answers are likely to include:
focus on Steinbeck’s uses of animals
explained/sustained response to details of animals, e.g. on the
killing of mice, the killing of the puppy, the rabbit in Lennie’s head
identification/explanation of writer’s methods in presenting animals
and his purposes in doing so, e.g. his use of mice and puppy to
foreshadow tragic events, his presentation and use of the rabbit to
exemplify Lennie’s childlike mind
16-18 marks structured response to task
sustained response to characters/situations/ideas
effective use of details to support answer
appropriate comment on meanings
explanation of how effects of devices/language are achieved
19-21 marks sustained and developed response to task
considered/qualified response to writer’s ideas/purposes
details linked to writer’s intentions and purposes
thoughtful consideration of meanings
appreciation of writer’s uses of language/structure/form
19-27 marks Answers are likely to include:
exploration/development of response to Steinbeck’s uses of animals
sensitive critical response to animals, e.g. on the killing of mice, the
killing of the puppy, the rabbit in Lennie’s head
developed/analytical comment on/response to writer’s methods in
presenting animals and his purposes in doing so, e.g. his use of mice
and puppy to foreshadow tragic events, his presentation and use of the
rabbit to exemplify Lennie’s childlike mind
22-24 marks analytical response to task
exploratory response to writer’s ideas/purposes
analytical use of detail in support of argument
exploration of meanings
analysis of writer’s use of language/structure/form and effect(s) on
readers
25-27 marks conceptualised response to task
insightful exploratory response to writer’s ideas/purposes
sensitive analysis of detail in support of argument
convincing/imaginative interpretation of text and/or task
evaluation of writer’s use of language/structure/form and effect(s) on
reader
important quotes
- Guys like us are the loneliest guys in the world
- and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws
- Evening of a hot day started the little wind to moving among the leaves. The shade climbed up the hills toward the top. On the sand banks the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray, sculptured stones
- Slowly, like a terrier who doesn't want to bring a ball to its master, Lennie approached, drew back, approached again
- Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place....With us it ain't like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us
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