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Question 32

Text 1: The Windward Pane, by Elinor March

An original short story extract.

At the far end of the allotment, the greenhouse door shuddered in its frame. A loose pane tapped above Leila’s head, each knock small but sharp. Grandad had gone to fetch a board from the shed, leaving her to keep the door steady. She gripped the handle. The metal was cold through her glove, and the door seemed to pull away from her.

A gust swept across the beds. The pane rattled harder. Leila let go and stepped back. For a moment she watched the door bang open and shut, open and shut. She could call Grandad. She could wait in the shed. The wind pressed at her coat as if it knew she was hesitating.

Then she planted both boots on the path and reached for the handle again. The door bucked once against her hands. She held on. When Grandad returned, she was still there, counting each gust and keeping the door in place.

How does Elinor March use language and structure to show how Leila’s response to the damaged greenhouse changes?

You should use relevant subject terminology to support your answer.

In your answer, you could consider:

the words and images used to present her unease at the start
how events and sentences are arranged to show her becoming more determined.

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3.2 Section A: Reading meaning and effects – content

Question 32

Text 1: The Windward Pane, by Elinor March

An original short story extract.

At the far end of the allotment, the greenhouse door shuddered in its frame. A loose pane tapped above Leila’s head, each knock small but sharp. Grandad had gone to fetch a board from the shed, leaving her to keep the door steady. She gripped the handle. The metal was cold through her glove, and the door seemed to pull away from her.

A gust swept across the beds. The pane rattled harder. Leila let go and stepped back. For a moment she watched the door bang open and shut, open and shut. She could call Grandad. She could wait in the shed. The wind pressed at her coat as if it knew she was hesitating.

Then she planted both boots on the path and reached for the handle again. The door bucked once against her hands. She held on. When Grandad returned, she was still there, counting each gust and keeping the door in place.

How does Elinor March use language and structure to show how Leila’s response to the damaged greenhouse changes?

You should use relevant subject terminology to support your answer.

In your answer, you could consider:

the words and images used to present her unease at the start
how events and sentences are arranged to show her becoming more determined.

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3.2 Section A: Reading meaning and effects – content

Question 32

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3.2 Section A: Reading meaning and effects – content

Question 32

Markscheme

3.2 Section A: Reading meaning and effects – content

Question 32

3.2 Section A: Reading meaning and effects – content Questions

3.2 Section A: Reading meaning and effects – content

Question 32

3.2 Section A: Reading meaning and effects – content Questions