8 Mark Questions

Question 1

What is a commonality between Mrs Midas and Originally?

Answer 1

Change
Mrs Midas = change in circumstance/life changes Originally = change of culture/heritage

(could also be loss)

Question 2

What is a commonality between Valentine and Mrs Midas?

Answer 2

Love
Valentine- unconventional love, different in different situations
Mrs Midas- strong love, can be changed very easily. (Could also use that the love is passionate?)

Question 3

What is a commonality between Valentine and Originally?

Answer 3

Loss

Valentine - loss of a relationship/loss of love
Originally - loss of culture/belonging

Question 4

What is a commonality between Originally and In Mrs Tilscher’s Class?

Answer 4

Growing up/Loss of innocence
IMTC = about the primary->high school change and the difference in perception of the world- specifically ‘loss of innocence’
Originally = about difficult experiences that begin in childhood and impact adulthood.

Question 5

What is a commonality between Mrs Midas and In Mrs Tilscher’s Class?

Answer 5

Loss of trust

IMTC = loss of trust in teachers and childhood, ‘impatient to be grown’
Mrs Midas = Loss of trust in life partner or in future

Question 6

What is a commonality between Valentine and In Mrs Tilscher’s Class?

Answer 6

Uncertainty
Valentine = uncertainty about realtionships/commitment
IMTC = uncertainty about the future
*Can also use a loss of trust, IMTC in teachers, Valentine in partners (possessiveness)

Question 7

What is the structure of an 8-mark question?

Answer 7

1. Commonality
2. Answer the question with the given poem
3. Answer the question with a different poem
4. Repeat Step 3 (with the same poem)*
   *you can also use 2 different poems, you just have to write about all 3 poems in the commonality

Question 8

What is a commonality between ‘Mrs Midas’ and ‘War Photographer’?

Answer 8

• Suffering/pain/loss

Mrs Midas = loss of love/relationship
W.P = Loss of belonging, doesn’t belong in rural England or in countries with conflict

Question 9

What is a commonality between Mrs Midas and The Way My Mother Speaks?

Answer 9

Important relationships

M.M = her husband/marriage and loss of it
TWMMS = The poet and her mother

Question 10

What is a commonality between Originally and War Photographer

Answer 10

Lack of belonging/loss of identity

Originally = childhood moving around, accent etc
W.P = disconnect from the lives of those in his home country

Question 11

What is a commonality between Originally and TWMMS?

Answer 11

Identity, family, growing up

O = nationality, belonging
TWMMS = trying to find the right place, leaving family behind literally

Question 12

What is a commonality between War Photographer and Valentine

Answer 12

Love
W.P = Love for work
V = Love for a partner and how it changes

Question 13

What is a commonality between TWMMS and Valentine

Answer 13

Important relationships

TWMMS = family/mother
V = romance/love

Question 14

What is a commonality between In Mrs Tilscher’s Class and War Photographer?

Answer 14

Important experiences?

W.P = trying to help people in conflicts/crises
IMTC = Growing up/moving schools

Question 15

What is a commonality between The Way My Mother Speaks and In Mrs Tilscher’s Class?

Answer 15

Nostalgia/childhood

TWMMS = keeping her mother close, remembering her childhood
IMTC = growing out of childhood

Question 16

What is a commonality between TWMMS and War Photographer?

Answer 16

Love
W.P = Love for work
TWMMS = Love for their mother’s words and how it relieves anxiety?