The Sign of the Four - Assessment objectives
Below are the assessment objectives for your exam. Make sure you remember these, as it is important you understand what you鈥檙e being assessed on.
| Objective | What does it mean? |
| AO1 | Read and understand the texts. |
| Respond to the texts personally 鈥 developing your opinion and thoughts. | |
| Use evidence to support your points. | |
| AO2 | Analyse the language the author has used 鈥 why has he done this? |
| Analyse how the author has created the novel and how it is put together (the structure of it) 鈥 why has he done this? | |
| Analyse the form the author has used 鈥 why has he written the novel in this way? | |
| AO3 | Understand the relationship between the novel 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 鈥 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 鈥 why has he done this? |
| What does it mean? | Analyse how the author has created the novel and how it is put together (the structure of it) 鈥 why has he done this? |
|---|---|
| What does it mean? | Analyse the form the author has used 鈥 why has he written the novel in this way? |
|---|---|
| AO3 | |
|---|---|
| What does it mean? | Understand the relationship between the novel 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. |