Paper 1 sample response (Pastan)
This sample answer is a second we have published in response to the poem on the May 2022 paper 1, 'The Happiest Day' by Linda Pastan. It is a good response overall, developing a relevant interpretation that stays well focused on the guiding question. As with the previous response, there are also clearly areas that could be improved: asking students to comment on these in relation to each criterion can often lead to...