Transcript Bold Girls
Bold Girls
8-Mark Questions
Quick Recap
This question works in PAIRS OF MARKS
4 pairs are required for 8 marks
AT LEAST 1 pair will ALWAYS come from the extract
Remember:
If you are asked to answer about ONE aspect of the
text, it is a 2+6 question
If you are asked to answer about TWO aspects of
the text, it is a 4+4 question
2+6 or 4+4 ?
1. Comment on the development of any one main
character in the play
2. Comment on the use of any two dramatic
techniques employed throughout the play
3. Comment on the relationship between any two of
the main characters in the play
4. Comment on the importance of any one central
theme
5. Comment on the influence of one of the male
characters on the text
6. Comment on Deirdre’s influence upon two of the
other characters in the play
Comment on the development of any one
main character in the play
2 marks from the extract and 6 from the rest of
the play
Remember to show how the character develops
Be as clear and specific as possible when
providing your reference and explaining the
effect of the technique
Extract
Quotation from extract
Detailed explanation of the effect
2
marks
Rest of the text
Specific reference to another part of the text
Detailed explanation of the effect
Specific reference to another part of the text
Detailed explanation of the effect
Specific reference to another part of the text
Detailed explanation of the effect
2
marks
2
marks
2
marks
This will work for any 2+6 question, such as a single
theme or relationship
Comment on the use of any two dramatic
techniques employed throughout the play
Break your pairs of bullet points into two
categories, one for each technique
Remember that in the exam the first Q&E for
each technique will come from the extract
Be as clear and specific as possible when
providing your reference and explaining the
effect of the technique
Lighting
Quotation from extract
Detailed explanation of the effect
2
marks
Specific reference to another part of the text
Detailed explanation of the effect
2
marks
Monologue
Quotation from extract
Detailed explanation of the effect
2
marks
Specific reference to another part of the text
Detailed explanation of the effect
2
marks
This approach would also apply to the development
of two characters, for example