Grade Descriptors COMMEN T
IDENT I F Y
You make a statement or a remark.
Catrin is the speaker’s daughter.
What is the difference between a ‘G’ and an ‘A*’? SUPPORT
STRUCTUR E
You pinpoint or spot a device.
You back up your statement with some evidence or some detail.
Catrin is the speaker’s daughter. Sheusesa metaphor.
Catrin is the speaker’s daughter. She usesa metaphor to illustrate that they are joined together.
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EVALUATE IMAGINE
EXPLAIN
EXPLORE
ANALYSE
You organise your points so that they answer the question.
You give details to make your point clear.
You investigate and look at points in detail.
You delve deeper into the poet’s methods. You examine them as if under a microscope.
You weigh up how effective the method is. You use your own judgements and invent your own ways of looking at the poem.
Catrin is the speaker’s daughter. She usesa metaphor to illustrate that they are joined together. This shows that their relationship is still close.
Catrin is the speaker’s daughter. Sheusesa metaphor to illustrate that they are joined together as the ‘red rope’ is the umbilical cord. This shows that their relationship is still close.
Catrin is the speaker’s daughter. She usesa metaphor to illustrate that they are joined together as the ‘red rope’ is the umbilical cord. This shows that their relationship is still close, but also that they are still connected even though she is grown up. The red symbolisesboth the love and the anger that the relationship makes the speaker feel.
Catrin is the speaker’s daughter. She usesa metaphor to illustrate that they are joined together as the ‘red rope’ is the umbilical cord. This shows that their relationship is still close, but also that they are still connected even though she is grown up. The red symbolisesboth the love and the anger that the relationship makes the speaker feel, but may also symbolise a warning that the changesin the relationship are going to bring more trouble as her daughter grows.
You see that there is more to discover. Catrin is the speaker’s daughter. She usesa metaphor to illustrate that they are joined together as the ‘red rope’ is the umbilical cord. This shows that their relationship is still close,but also that they are still connected even though she is grown up.
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