Essay Practice 1 - El honor y Martirio

Essay Practice 1

La casa de Bernarda Alba — Question 9 practice paper

Instructions

•  Use black ink or ball-point pen.

•  Answer ONE question: either 9(a) or 9(b). Respond in Spanish.

•  Write between 300 and 350 words.

•  Dictionaries are not allowed in this examination. Copies of works are not allowed in this examination.

•  Answer the question in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need.

Information

• The total mark for this question is 50. Your essay is marked on three grids: critical and analytical response (AO4, 20 marks); range of grammatical structures and vocabulary (AO3, 20 marks); accuracy of language (AO3, 10 marks).

• Suggested time (our suggestion, not Pearson guidance): about 65 minutes — 10 minutes to plan, 45 to write, 5–10 to check.

Advice

•  Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. Copy the question as the title of your essay.

•  Plan in Spanish. Answer the exact question, analyse rather than retell the story, and explain every piece of evidence.

•  Remember: Lorca wrote the play in 1936 and set it before the Civil War. Do not compare Bernarda with Franco.

SECTION B

Respond in Spanish. Write between 300–350 words in response to the question.

9 La casa de Bernarda Alba (Federico García Lorca)

EITHER

(a) Analiza cómo presenta Lorca el tema del honor y la reputación en la obra.

(50)

(b) Evalúa hasta qué punto Martirio es responsable de la tragedia final.

(50)

(Total for Question 9 = 50 marks)

Planning

Indicate which question you are answering by marking a cross in the box ☒. If you change your mind, put a line through the box and then indicate your new question with a cross ☒.

Chosen question number: Question 9(a) ☐ Question 9(b) ☐

La pregunta: copy the question here and underline every part of it

Mi respuesta en una frase: your line of argument / your judgement (Evalúa: decide it before you write)

Introducción: name the two or three arguments you will develop — not background

Punto (P)

Point: your argument

Evidencia (E)

Evidence: scene, moment or short quotation

Explicación (E)

Explanation: what it shows and why

Enlace (L)

Link back to the question

Párrafo 1

Párrafo 2

Párrafo 3

Conclusión: answer the question directly and bring your arguments together — nothing new

Lenguaje: complex structures (subjunctive, si-clause, pluperfect, passive, relative pronouns) and literary terms (acotación, desenlace, símbolo, presagio…) you will use

Write your answer here

Question 9( ) Título:

Número de palabras: ____________(Total for Question 9 = 50 marks)