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Part 1 of the Paper 2 exam requires students to write an essay summarizing and analyzing two short texts on an issue. The texts may present opposing or complementary views, and students must identify the main points in each text. The essay should be 240-280 words and plan their response within the 90 minutes allotted for the entire paper. This document provides sample texts about museums - one viewing their use of technology positively while making museums more accessible, the other criticizing museums for neglecting education in favor of entertainment.

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Writing Part 1

Part 1 of the Paper 2 exam requires students to write an essay summarizing and analyzing two short texts on an issue. The texts may present opposing or complementary views, and students must identify the main points in each text. The essay should be 240-280 words and plan their response within the 90 minutes allotted for the entire paper. This document provides sample texts about museums - one viewing their use of technology positively while making museums more accessible, the other criticizing museums for neglecting education in favor of entertainment.

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Writing folder 1

Part 1 Essay
Part 1 is the compulsory question on Paper 2. You have to
write an essay based on two short texts, which either present
opposing or complementary viewpoints. There will be two
main points in each text. You must summarise and evaluate
the ideas expressed, using your own words as far as possible
and adding your own ideas on the topic where relevant.
The essay should be between 240 and 280 words in length.
Remember that you will only have 90 minutes to complete the
whole of Paper 2, so use your time wisely. It is better to spend
some time planning what you are going to write, rather than
attempting to do a rough copy of a whole answer.

1 Read the two texts below and say whether they contain
opposing or complementary ideas about museums today.

Text 1

2 Decide on the four main points that are


Even in our information-rich digital age, when there are diverse
covered in the texts, choosing from a–f.
ways of occupying our leisure time, museums continue to play
a fundamental role in society. Over the last decade in particular, Underline the parts of each text that
museums have become more community-orientated, and the confirm your choices.
majority seek to be inclusive rather than elitist, reaching out to a Given the wealth of information
everyone. This change of heart has necessitated a degree of
online, museums are no longer
creativity in the presentation of information. Objects rarely ‘speak for
themselves’ and, where a low reading age must often be assumed, relevant.
museum curators have looked to modern technology to breathe b Judicious use of technology has
more life into exhibits, whether through interactive techniques, or made museums more accessible to
accompanying audio-visual effects. the public.
c Many museums create innovative
Text 2 displays but this is at the expense of
substance.
d Museums have had to reduce the
The purpose of a museum is to stimulate learning and broaden number of objects displayed due to a
the horizons of its visitors, yet many museums nowadays lack of funds.
appear to neglect this responsibility in an attempt to entertain e In contrast to their former position
rather than educate. The dumbing down of exhibitions is
in society, museums now seek to
widespread – in short, the medium has become more important
than the message. Learning is all too often compromised by
engage a wider audience.
technological wizardry, which may impress on a superficial level f The recent shift in policy is
but essentially trivialises, and provides a content-lite ‘experience’. undesirable as museums have lost
Whether this is in response to government cuts or merely sight of their core role in society.
reflects a trend among museum directors, it is undoubtedly a
change for the worse.

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