Q3

• AQA English Language Paper 2, Question 3 assesses the language element of assessment objective to explain, comment on, and analyze how writers use language to achieve effects and influence readers
• Language analysis involves looking at writers' use of words, phrases, language features, techniques, and sentence forms
• In this question, you are directed to a section of one of the sources and asked to analyze how the writer uses language
• The lines in question can vary in length, ranging from a shorter section of text to as many as 16 lines
• The focus of the question can vary, asking how language is used to describe a person, an experience, or a setting
• In the sample question provided, you need to refer to Source B from lines 10 to 33 to analyze how the writer uses language to describe Adrian and Woodland Green School for 12 marks
• When analyzing language, it's important to be specific about the effects the writer's language choices have and explain the reasons behind those choices
• Comments should be specific to the text, precise, and contextualized to the extract
• One approach is to consider the specific effect the writer is trying to achieve, such as revealing a key characteristic of a person or presenting a feeling about an experience
• The writer in the sample text aims to present Adrian as disobedient and disrespectful, while portraying the school as majestic and beyond reproach
• Thompson uses negative emotive language to describe Adrian's behavior, highlighting his disobedience, while employing positive terms to describe Woodland Green School, emphasizing its excellence