Political and social protest writing: creating your own questions
How to use the resource package to set questions for Paper 2B, Section A, for the Elements of political and social protest writing component of A-level English Literature B.
Paper 2B, Section A
If you have used the relevant question from the specimen assessment materials and want to set a question on a different unseen extract, you can use these documents in the following way:
Look at how the relevant questions from the specimen assessment materials are constructed, for example:
Explore the significance of the elements of political protest in this extract. Remember to include in your answer relevant detailed analysis of the ways Bolt has shaped meanings.
You will need to set a different extract. The question wording can remain largely unchanged with the exception of the extract writer's name and the extension from 'political protest' to 'political and social protest' if appropriate for the chosen extract.
Look for extracts which include a range of elements of political and social protest writing; ideas for elements can be found in the specification. Possible sources include:
- Extracts from any of texts on the Political and Social Protest Writing set text list
- Extracts from other texts which fit this genre
- Remember to set extracts from poetry, prose and drama as the unseen text in the examination can be set from any of these
- This resource is part of the 'Elements of political and social protest writing resource package.