Question SL & HLPaper 1LetterView answerThe following extract is from the Daily Graphic, Ghana's national newspaper, 16 October 2024. 1 Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF): a Ghanaian government agency established in 2006 to provide low-interest loans to tertiary students from lower-income backgrounds; eligibility requires documentation including bank statements, guarantor forms, and proof of address. 2 Upper East Region: one of the three northern regions of Ghana; among the least urbanised and economically developed areas in the country, with significantly lower rates of tertiary education enrolment than the southern regions.(a)In what ways does the text use language to construct a relationship between personal experience and systemic argument?[20]
SL & HLPaper 1A letter written in 1920 from a grandfather to his newborn grandson Liverpool, Christmas, 1920 My Dearest Grandson, As you enjoy your first Christmas, I find myself compelled to write you a letter—not just to send warm wishes, but to leave you something more enduring than toys or sweets. This is a letter from a man who has seen much of the world, and who loves you deeply, though you are still too young to understand these words. My hope is that when you are older, you will read this and carry with you the thoughts and values of your grandfather. I was born into a different world. We had no airplanes, no radios, and barely any motorcars. But we had laughter, we had love, and we cherished each moment of peace. Now, in the darkness of this war that has gripped the world, those peaceful days feel more precious than ever. As I write, men are fighting across Europe in trenches filled with mud and blood. Some of my friends, men I knew since boyhood, have already given their lives. The world has grown heavy with sorrow. But even in these dark days, the birth of a child such as you reminds us why we endure. Why we must never lose hope. There are things I wish I had known when I was younger, lessons I learned too late. And so I offer them to you now. Life will not be fair. You will experience loss. You will question your path. But never let the hardships of life turn your heart bitter. Kindness is not weakness. It is courage. Be kind, even when the world isn’t. Especially when the world isn’t. That is when kindness matters most. You will meet people who speak with loud voices but small minds. Listen more than you speak. But when it is time to speak—speak with truth. Stand for those who cannot. You will not always be popular for doing so, but you will sleep better at night. And your conscience will remain clear. Read books. Good books. Books that open your eyes and challenge your thinking. In them you will find not only knowledge but also companionship and insight into the souls of others. Do not fear change. The world you grow up in will be far different from the one I know. Embrace progress, but hold tightly to integrity. Technology may change how we live, but it must never change how we treat one another.
SL & HLPaper 1The following extract is from The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia's national broadsheet newspaper, 16 October 2024. 1 Murray-Darling Basin: the largest river system in Australia, running through New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and the ACT; a major agricultural zone that has faced severe ecological stress from the over-allocation of water entitlements to irrigation farming over several decades. 2 Basin Plan: a legally binding framework enacted in 2012 under the Water Act 2007, setting long-term limits on water use across the Murray-Darling Basin; it requires the recovery of water for environmental flows through a combination of buybacks and infrastructure upgrades. 3 CSIRO: the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Australia's national science agency, responsible for significant research in agriculture, water, climate, and natural resource management.(a)How and to what effect does the writer use language to separate personal loss from policy argument?[20]
SL & HLPaper 1The following extract is from Asymptote, an international journal of literature in translation, Autumn 2024. 1 Sebelum Hujan Datang: Malay for "Before the Rain Comes"; the debut novel by the author, written in Mandarin and published in Malaysia in 2022; it received the Malaysian Book Award for Literary Fiction and was praised for its depiction of Chinese-Malaysian family life across three generations. 2 suan (酸): a Mandarin Chinese character with multiple registers of meaning including the sour taste of fermentation, the physical sensation of suppressed emotion, and, in classical literary usage, a particular kind of unspoken grief associated with injustice or unacknowledged loss; it has no single equivalent in English.(a)How and to what effect does the letter's form and language enact the argument it makes about translation and loss?[20]
SL & HLPaper 1The following extract is from the Taranaki Daily News, a regional newspaper published in New Zealand, 15 October 2024. 1 New Zealand Curriculum (NZC): the official framework published by the New Zealand Ministry of Education setting out learning areas and achievement objectives for Years 1 to 13; it was revised in 2023 with updated progressions for reading and writing. 2 The BFG: a children's novel by British author Roald Dahl, published in 1982, about a friendly giant who collects dreams; it remains one of the most widely read books in New Zealand and United Kingdom primary classrooms.(a)How and to what effect does the writer use language to raise concern without positioning herself as opposed to change?[20]
