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A Christmas Carol (Grades 9–1)  York Notes GCSE Revision Guide

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A Christmas Carol (Grades 9–1) York Notes

Charles Dickens

Examiner's Grade

Grades 8–9 The examiner gave this sample answer Grades 8–9.
Now read the comments below to understand why this grade was given.


Comment

This is a convincing response showing that the student knows the whole text very well as the answer references various points from it. The embedded quotations are well chosen and demonstrate the argument and allow for alternative, personal interpretations. Literary techniques are referenced to help understand the meaning, not as an end in themselves. Expression is effortlessly fluent and the student has fully engaged with the text and the task, using a variety of sentence structures.


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