Sst 8 marker

• SST & Marker Structure

  • Commonality Statement linking 'seen' poem to the question (1 mark)
  • Commonality Statement linking 'unseen' poem to the question (3 marks)
  • Quotation from 'seen' poem (1 mark)
  • Analyse 'seen' poem quotation Link to Question (1 mark)
  • Quotation from 'unseen poem' (1 mark)
  • Analyse 'unseen' quotation Link to Question (1 mark)
  • Quotation from 'unseen' poem (1 mark)
  • Analyse 'unseen quotation + Link to Question (1 mark)
• Top Tips


  • Link poems to question rather than link them to each other
  • Be specific in your commonality and analysis (no vague statements)
  • Unseen Quotations can be from two separate poems
  • 'Seen' poem quotation can have been previously used in answers
  • Commonality statement only needs to cover one other poem (even if a different poem is used for quotations)
  • If you can't remember specific quotation you can still make reference to the part of the poem you're talking about
• Often, MacCaig elicits the reader's sympathy in his poems. Show how he elicits the reader's sympathy in this poem at least one other. (8 Marks) - Brooklyn Cop