Paper 1 Question 3: structure

The 8-mark structure question, which from June 2026 names one effect, and how to write about the whole extract's structure.
The worked example uses the opening of D. H. Lawrence's short story 'Odour of Chrysanthemums' (1914), printed in the lesson.
What separates the levels, in our own words, and a model answer with the level and mark an examiner would give, and why.
A weaker and a stronger answer to the same task side by side, with what lifts the weaker one to the next level.
Sentence starters for the question and a short checklist of the steps, for students aiming at Grade 4 and above.

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