Question 2 Paper 2 AQA Language: This is Hard! (2023)

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00:00 Visual way to understand the comparison
00:40 METHOD for the Q2
04:18 SUMMAR of the METHOD
05:22 Mark Scheme
07:27 Paragraphed Answer
08:32 Answer in NUMBERED EXPLANATIONS
10:28 GRADE 9 Answer

[AntiJafer]

Sir your actually a mad man how has no one ever preached this until now. Even with the proof i am so skeptical because it seems so easy

[Foffgoogleistg]

I feel like I finally understood this after months of asking my actual English teacher to explain you’re an actual life saver thank you!!

[eleanorgunthorpe]

You are truly the best! Thank you Sir for making this visual for us visual learners!

[MM-lrhv]

This is hilarious! 😂 but perfect way to remember what I should write and how . Thank ever since much ❤

[CapSunKid]

I liked that you used this to make it easier for us to learn

[lucasmarks]

Writing in bulletpoints will be beneficial as me and some other would be used to it already as they would do it in science papers

[ellisaustin]

THANK YOU. im very dyslexic and this realy helps. my techer always sets big paragraphs to red and this helps so much. i shall be imagining them jugs tomorow in my exam

[spidzman]

I would appreciate it if you could mark my work to check if I have improved recently I got 6 marks but I think I had improved.

In source A, travelling by aeroplane is a 'ever-growing' 'frustration', whereas in source B travelling by a stagecoach 'is infinitely more delightful'. The writer in source A shows he's frustration when mentioning 'seat back that wouldn't go upright... arm rests that were awkward to use'. We can infer from this, that the writer finds the interior of the plane as uncomfortable. This 'frustration' is further emphasised of him spending a long duration of his flight in the plane from '11:30' to' 2:30'. This long period of time suggests that he is very indignant because he is spending a long time in a travel that it is very uncomfortable for him. However, in source B, the stage coach wasn't uncomfortable, but relaxing when writer mentions' all its scenes experience were new and strange'. This implies, that he enjoyed his ride, which contrast to source A who didn't enjoy his ride. Source B, had been allowed to see things that he never seen before suggesting that he is interested of seeing the scenes because if he didn't see it before he will be interested because people tend like to see new things . This shows source B had enjoyed his travel whereas in source A didn't.

[MooseGoose]

my only worry with this is that the examiner may just treat it as wrong because they’re not used to a non paragraph format. is that possible?

[Zxrenity.]

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[zerogrqvity]

This was so cool., finally I actually understand this q. I love your kitchen by the way

[alastairaiken]

Sir - will the examiner mark responses using a points-based approach (which you recommend), or using a levels-based approach (which is on the mark scheme)? Surely quality>quantity? Thank you

[carlosdesps]

i dont understand; would we have to literally number our points and not paragraph whatsoever?

[tacendamori]

Your book is handy; I just used it. Thank you sir :)

[lenaszarota]

could you structure it as ...
Point about source A “ quote” this implies…. Could suggest…. (2 explanations)
Whereas source b shows (point) “quote” this implies…. This could suggest…. (2 explanations)
X2
that way you would have 2 comparison but 8 explanations.

[leomacherla]

So could we literally structure our answer as:

1. Source A point
Source B comparison

2. Source A point
Source B comparison

for 8 explanations? Even with the numbers?

[toxic_gg]

While this appears detailed I don’t think it is very detailed as you can only offer very simplistic inferences so may be hitting level 3 as it is clear and relevant

[ilovediesel]

How long should we spend on this question? Also thank you for explaining it in a way that my brain can understand!

[cyberAssassin-pc]

omg sir you helped me so much your videos helped me structure my answer so well thank you im gonna get a good grade now

[yeahywah]

this was acc such a good explanation tysm