ESSAY QUESTIONS

2013

Question 3 — Elective 2: Crime Writing

(25marks)

To what extent do composers use the construction of character to explore ideas about responsibility in the elective Crime Writing? In your response, refer to TWO prescribed texts and at least TWO texts of your own choosing.

Question 4 — Elective 2: Crime Writing

(25 marks)

Compose a piece of original imaginative writing which involves two characters who are significantly connected but never meet. Your response should reflect your understanding of the elective Crime Writing.

2012

Question 1 (25 marks)

While a genre is characterised by texts with common elements, these texts offer diverse perspectives that are significant to an understanding of that genre and its popularity. To what extent does this statement reflect your study of this module? In your response, refer to TWO prescribed texts from the elective you have studied, and at least

TWO texts of your own choosing.

Question 3 — Elective 2: Crime Writing (25 marks)

Compose a piece of original imaginative writing that explores the ambiguous nature of unlawful activity, where a ticket features as an important element. In your response, draw on your knowledge and understanding of Crime Writing.

2011

Question 3 — Elective 2: Crime Writing (25 marks)

In Crime Writing, composers not only scrutinise justice but also experiment with textual forms

and features in response to different contexts.

Evaluate this statement with reference to TWO prescribed texts AND texts of your own

choosing.

Question 4 — Elective 2: Crime Writing (25 marks)

Compose a piece of original imaginative writing using the following statement as the start of a

character’s reflection on an important event in his or her life.

I am a villain of my times; I wish I’d done it differently.

In your response, draw on your knowledge and understanding of Crime Writing.

2010

Question 1 (25 marks)

Significant texts in any genre arise from specific social and cultural conditions and possess an enduring relevance.

Write an essay in which you explore the extent to which this is true of the texts you have studied in your elective.

In your response, refer to TWO prescribed texts AND texts of your own choosing.

Question 2 (25 marks)

Compose a piece of original imaginative writing using a setting from one of your prescribed texts and incorporating these three terms:

a promise

a stone

silence

Your response should draw on your knowledge and understanding of the elective you have studied.

2009

Question 3 — Elective 2: Crime Writing (25 marks)

Write an essay in which you explore the interplay of the traditional and the innovative in Crime Writing.

In your response, refer to TWO prescribed texts AND texts of your own choosing.

Question 4 — Elective 2: Crime Writing (25 marks)

Awaiting copyright

Use all or part of the provided text in a piece of imaginative writing that reflects your understanding of the role of the detective in Crime Writing.

2008

Question 3 — Elective 2: Crime Fiction (25 marks) Crime Fiction explores the unravelling of mystery from different angles. Write an essay in which you evaluate the extent to which this is true. In your response you must refer to TWO prescribed texts AND at least TWO texts of your own choosing.

Question 4 — Elective 2: Crime Fiction (25 marks)

Write an original short story exploring at least one of the objects, ideas or images in the assemblage shown. In your response, draw on your knowledge and understanding of Crime Fiction.