SAMPLE REFLECTIVE COMMENTARY OF REVIEW: CAIE AS ENGLISH LANGUAGE (9093)

This resource contains a sample answer for the SHORTER WRITING TASK AND REFLECTIVE COMMENTARY question on Paper 2 of the CIE AS English Language (9093) syllabus. The text being analysed is:

**The Question being Answered is: **

Q1) You recently tried to buy something online, but you had some problems
with the experience. You decide to write a review of this online shopping
experience, which will be posted on a website called ‘Shopaholics Anonymous’.

(a) Write the text for your review, using no more than 400 words. [15 Marks]

(b) Write a reflective commentary on your text, explaining how your linguistic choices contribute to fulfilling the task set. [10 Marks]

THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:
ANALYSIS OF THE QUESTION
SAMPLE WRITING TASK OF 400 WORDS
REFLECTIVE COMMENTARY OF 700 WORDS
REFLECTIVE CONCLUSION

Excerpt from the text analysis response:
b) I have written a review about my negative online shopping experience with
Nike. The review seeks to share the difficulties faced by me with the readers of
the blog - ‘Shopaholics Anonymous’. I have used a critical, negative tone to
express my disappointment and impact the readers’ mood so that they can
understand and share my feelings. The semi-formal register and 1st person
point of view lend a chatty tone to the review thereby making it engaging and
easier to connect with the audience. The occasional third person voice lends
professionalism and balances the text’s formality.

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