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Content (10) Marks

Question 1.
(a) Award 2 marks for the main point of the writer:

The writer¶s point is that there is no factual basis for the superstition that
deaths increase in leap years.

b. (1) Award 2 marks for the writer¶s purpose, something like the following:

To convince readers that there is no truth in the belief that deaths

increase in the leap year.

To convince the readers that the leap year superstition is a myth.

To convince readers that there is no bad luck associated with leap

years.

(ii) Award 6 marks for at least 3 strategies/language techniques discussed:

ã ›se of anecdotal responses/examples
ã ›se of rhetorical questions
ã Êeport of factual data from the website
ã ›se of expert advice
ã ›se of information from a creditable source
ã Makes a tongue-in-cheek comment to give hope to those who hold
other superstitious beliefs.
ã Changes in tone.
ã Moving from the specific to general (inductive)
ã Addressing the audience directly.
ã ›se of 1st. person narrative.
ã ›se of Creole and standard
ã The use of contrast/ comparison

(My comments on the above ± your response is written in essay

format when it asks you to do so. You are asked to identify 3
strategies/language techniques ,read your module 1 handout for
further info on these, remember the essay is usually a 500 word one
and you won¶t get that by just listing the strategies/techniques so you
have to use examples from the passage, the best ones, in support of
the strategy/technique that you identify.

In addition to the  marks for content, there is a maximum of 

marks for organization of your essay which means an excellent
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(This is for a total of 25 marks and represents 50% of the total mark
for everything com studies, therefore, the importance of the essays)