1. Analytical comparison of two texts—focus on Paris and its impact on Samuel Beckett, evaluation of voice construction, tone, imagery, and language structure within literary and contextual frameworks

2. Section A—mandatory comparison question (25 marks), requires close reading of Text A and Text B, emphasizing genre-specific conventions and authorial style

3. Section B—choice-based extended writing (25 marks), demands original composition inspired by unseen text from source booklet, engagement with linguistic and literary features

4. Voice in speech and writing—exploration of 20th- and 21st-century texts, includes evaluation of perspective, discourse markers, syntax, and emotional tone

5. Contextual awareness—biographical influence of Beckett’s life in Paris, cultural backdrop shaping narrative choices, integration of knowledge into analysis

6. Emphasis on linguistic and stylistic devices—register, mode, figurative language, semantic field, cohesion, narrative stance, audience impact strategies