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GCSE English Language · key term
An explanation of a meaningful similarity or difference between texts, supported by evidence from each.
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Paper 2
A meaningful similarity or difference between texts, supported by evidence from each.
Revise: Paper 2 Question 6: comparing ideas and perspectivesSupport your comparison with examples from both texts.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Keep every comparison focused on the theme named in the question, rather than making general comments about the texts.
Use ‘whereas’, ‘more’ or ‘less’ to express a specific relationship. A comparison word alone does not earn comparison marks.
In Question 4, keep answering ‘how far’. Comparison earns 6 marks, but evaluation earns the other 12.
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A useful comparison explains that relationship, rather than simply announcing that both texts concern journeys.
An explanation of similarities and differences between texts, including writers’ ideas, viewpoints and ways of presenting them.
An explicit exploration of similarities or differences between texts, including their ideas, perspectives and how these are communicated.
Exploration of similarities and differences between texts, including their ideas and the ways writers convey them.
Component 2
An explanation of relevant similarities and differences between texts, supported by evidence.
Revise: Component 2 Question 16: comparing the two textsA comparison does more than describe two texts separately. It explains a relationship between them: perhaps both writers admire a journey, but one presents its public benefits while the other describes a personal experience. Evidence from both texts makes that relationship convincing.
