1. Section A comparison—presentation of voice during natural disasters, emotional intensity, firsthand vs. external narration, temporal framing, structural disruption, metaphor usage

2. Stylistic analysis—register shifts, discourse markers, sentence length variation, expressive lexis, tone of urgency or reflection, syntax patterns aligned with narrative chaos

3. Section B creative writing—stimulus-based original text, adaptation of perspective, purpose, and audience tone, exploration of trauma, survival, resilience, or displacement

4. Genre diversity—memoir and report-style texts with contrasting intimacy levels, narrative stance, and focus on aftermath vs. moment of impact

5. Contextual interpretation—impact of geography, media portrayal, and personal involvement on voice, intertextual influence from journalism and personal essay forms

6. Exam structure—Edexcel Paper 1: Voices in Speech and Writing, 50 marks, two compulsory tasks assessing literary-linguistic synthesis and expressive creativity