1. AQA GCSE Paper 2 Glastonbury and Greenwich fair
Thinking Aloud
AQA GCSE Paper 2
Glastonbury and Greenwich fair

2. Question 1 A Anton is standing in water, covered in mud.
Read again the first part of source A, lines 1 to 14.
Choose four statements below which are TRUE.
• Shade the boxes of the ones that you think are true • Choose a maximum of four statements.
A Anton is standing in water, covered in mud.
B Anton is being carried away by the current.
C Glastonbury is a scene of near-total devastation.
D The moorings of the tents are floating down the hillside.
E The writer is shivering and caught in a thunderstorm.
F Half-naked people are running after their tents.
G At first, the writer was not pleased to be sent to Glastonbury.
H The writer was not surprised to find it was wet and muddy.
[4 marks]

3. Question 1 – Four True Answers
This question should take 5 minutes
Only four of the statements are true.
You can eliminate statements that are false to help narrow down your choices.
You must read carefully. A statement may look similar to the text, but it is not necessarily true!
Follow the instructions – shade the circles.

4. Question 2
You need to refer to source A and source B for this question:
The things to see and do at Glastonbury Festival and Greenwich Fair are different.
Use details from both sources to write a summary of the differences.
[8 marks] 1
Simple, limited summary
No inference 2
Some attempt at summary
Some inference 3
Clear and relevant summary
Clear inferences from both texts 4
Perceptive summary
Perceptive inferences from both texts

5. Check the topic focus of the question and underline
Question 2 – Summary of Differences
Advice:
To get into band 3 or higher, you must infer from both texts.
This suggests that…
There may be similarities between the topics in each text. You must clearly infer the differences.
Do not analyse language in this question
This question should take 10 minutes
Check the topic focus of the question and underline
Scan the texts and find the relevant sections
Annotate key details from each text that are in some way different
Write up your response, making inferences from both texts.
Explain how they are different.
Examiner’s advice:
“Good responses included those where students identified a difference between the topic…
…selected appropriate detail from one text and inferred some meaning…
…before turning to the other text, selecting another detail and inferring something about the difference between both texts.” 1
Simple, limited summary
No inference 2
Some attempt at summary
Some inference 3
Clear and relevant summary
Clear inferences from both texts 4
Perceptive summary
Perceptive inferences from both texts

6. Question 3
You now need to refer only to source B, Dickens’ description of the fair itself (from line 19 to the end).
How does Dickens use language to make you, the reader, feel part of the fair?
[12 marks] 1
Simple comment on effects 2
Comments on effects 3
Clear explanation of effects 4
Analysis of effects

7. Simple comment on effects
Question 3 – Analyse Language
Key methods to look for:
Emotive language
Descriptive language
Sensory imagery
Rhetorical Questions
Metaphor, simile or personification
Repetition
Zoom in on:
Adjective
Verb
Phrase
Adverb
This question should take 15 minutes
Identify and underline the topic focus of the question
Highlight three or four short quotes for your evidence.
Identify the methods or language techniques the writer is using.
Write up your response, commenting on how the methods used present the topic focus. 1
Simple comment on effects 2
Comments on effects 3
Clear explanation of effects 4
Analysis of effects
Explaining the effects of language:
This shows how…
This connotes…
This suggests to the reader…
In particular, the verb “…” shows how…
This creates the impression that…

8. Question 4
For this question, you need to refer to the whole of source A together with the whole of source B.
Compare how the writers have conveyed their different views and experiences of the festival and fair they describe.
In your answer, you could:
• compare their different views and experiences
• compare the methods they use to convey those views and experiences
• support your ideas with references to both texts.
[16 marks]

9. Question 4 – Compare Perspectives and Methods
Common Methods:
Perspective (what is the relationship between the writer and their subject?)
Tone
Figurative language (metaphor, simile or personification)
Sensory Language (imagery)
Persuasive Language e.g. rhetorical question
Repetition
Word choices (adjective, verb, adverb, noun)
Different sentence types and forms
Structure
This question should take 20 minutes.
The question is about what the writers are saying (meaning), and how they convey their messages (methods).
Consider what these writers are saying – how is it similar or different?
Identify in each text where this viewpoint is conveyed (communicated).
Consider how these writers convey their views. Annotate your text with the methods they have used and their effect on the reader.
Write up your comparison, explaining how the views (what) and methods (how) are similar or different. 1
Simple cross reference of ideas
No understanding of methods 2
Attempts comparison of ideas and perspectives
Some comment on methods 3
Clear comparison of ideas and perspectives
Clear explanation of methods 4
Perceptive comparison of ideas and perspectives
Perceptive explanation of methods