Sample exam question - AQAAssessment objectives

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Part ofEnglish LiteratureThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play)

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: Assessment objectives

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Objective	What does it mean?
AO1	Read and understand the texts.
	Respond to the texts personally – developing your opinion and thoughts.
	Use evidence to support your points.
AO2	Analyse the language the author has used – why has he done this?
	Analyse how the author has created the play and how it is put together (the structure of it) – why has he done this?
	Analyse the form the author has used – why has he written the play in this way?
AO3	Understand the relationship between the play and the context in which it was written - how has this affected the author's writing?
AO4	Write accurately using correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.

AO1
What does it mean?	Read and understand the texts.


What does it mean?	Respond to the texts personally – developing your opinion and thoughts.


What does it mean?	Use evidence to support your points.

AO2
What does it mean?	Analyse the language the author has used – why has he done this?


What does it mean?	Analyse how the author has created the play and how it is put together (the structure of it) – why has he done this?


What does it mean?	Analyse the form the author has used – why has he written the play in this way?

AO3
What does it mean?	Understand the relationship between the play and the context in which it was written - how has this affected the author's writing?

AO4
What does it mean?	Write accurately using correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.

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