OCR GCE English Language and Literature (EMC) H474/01: Exploring non-fiction and spoken texts Advanced GCE Mark Scheme for Autumn 2021

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esponse Marks Guidance 1 Text A from the anthology is Alistair Cooke’s obituary for Marilyn Monroe was published in The Guardian, 6 August 1962. The British-American broadcaster and journalist w... as most famous for his weekly radio essay, ‘Letter from America’. Text B is a transcript of an extract from an episode of the nightly American television chat show Larry King Live. This episode was created in June 2001 to celebrate what would have been the 75th birthday of Marilyn Monroe. Larry King was the host. Carefully read the two texts and compare the ways in which the writer in Text A and the speakers in Text B use language to convey meaning. In your answer you should analyse the impact that the different contexts have on language use, including for example, mode, purpose and audience. A higher level response (Levels 4 –6) will: AO4: Explore explicit comparisons between texts, aware of both similarities (e.g. both texts involving reporting and commemorating Monroe’s life for audiences) and differences (one is completely crafted, planned, whilst the other involves guests speaking spontaneously with a host who has pre-planned questions.) AO1: Use vocabulary and terminology appropriately, referring to a range of language levels including 32 The indicative content shows an integrated approach to the four assessment objectives. AO4, AO1, AO3 and AO2 Context e.g. • Both texts have a different context - one was written for the British broadsheet The Guardian at the time of Monroe’s death and one was produced for an American television chat show in 2001. There is a focus on engaging the audience within both with tales of this celebrity figure. • Purpose: Text A is a broadsheet obituary to report, inform and commemorate Monroe and provide details of her life and her impact on society. It attempts to elevate her and aggrandize her life as well as inform/entertain the readers. Text B follows the conventions of a televised entertainment chat show with a host asking guests questions. It has been created to mark the 75th birthday of Monroe. It shows elements of both scripted speech from the host and spontaneous speech from the guests (both in the studio and the guest in the New York bureau). The host tries build a relationship with the audience and guests. Mode e.g. • Text A features a wide range of linguistic features typical of a crafted, written article such as: cyclical structure that starts and ends with the death, figurative language (metaphors and similes), semantic fields (melodrama, Raymond Chandler, plot), extended themes (outsider). • Text B features both linguistic features typical of spontaneous speech including fronted conjunctions (And), contractions (we’ll), general extenders (or something), interruptions and unfinished utterances,H474/01 Mark Scheme October 2021 10 grammar and discourse e.g. interrogative, imperative, subordinate clauses, distribution of turns, terms of address etc. Express ideas fluently and coherently with a wide vocabulary. AO3: Understand the significance of a range of contextual factors, e.g. the British and American contexts, the impact of on-the-spot questions on a live talk show vs. retrospectively crafted obituary; collaborative, spoken text vs. written obituary; the crafted, scripted dialogue of the host Larry King and the spontaneous, unrehearsed speech of the other studio guests; the typical features and expectations of the broadsheet obituary and television talk-show genres; the focus on or the need to convey the dramatic parts of Monroe’s life to engage the audience and interest an audience who like celebrities/historical figures; the positioning of the writer of the obituary and the position/power of the host over the conversation. AO2: Explore the ways the speakers and writer use language to shape meaning, e.g. interaction between host and their studio panellists vs. more detached tone of article; the portrayal of Monroe as troubled and/or misrepresented; discussion of the objectification of Marilyn Monroe vs. sympathy for her personal experiences.. A lower level response (Levels 1 –3) will: A04: Make general comparisons between how ideas are conveyed e.g. expressing opinions or feelings vs. trying to entertain an audience. changes in pace, false starts, but it also contains elements of scripted dialogue in King’s opening speech. Lexis: e.g. • In both texts we see lexical choices that show enthusiasm and admiration towards Monroe (tremendous, wonderful, vitality, charming, shrewd), often emphasised through triadic structures or listing. • In both texts we also see a negative outlook on Monroe’s life through abstract nouns (depression), or verbs (cursed, prying). This helps to convey the idea that society was partly to blame for Monroe’s death. • Text A: adjectival choices show a juxtaposition (shrewd, pathetic) to covey the idea of how Monroe struggled with her own identity and the identity imposed on her by society. The rhetorical devices hel [Show More]

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