Unit 2 Drama and Non literary Text Study

Revision & summary notes for a true-crime, non-fiction novel 'In Cold Blood' by Truman Capote which includes: detailed summaries of every chapter and character, context research and structured examples of 16 and 24 marker essay.

Component 3 Non-Literary Texts - 'In Cold Blood' by Truman Capote Whole Text Example Essay. A short whole text (16 marker) example essay: "Go on to explore the presentation of the American Dream elsewhere in In Cold Blood. [16]" . This example essay explores how Truman Capote conveys his pessimistic view of the American Dream vs. American Nightmare ideology within the Clutter family and the two murderers Dick & Perry. This essay example was set as homework and was credited 12/16.

Component Three: Non-Literary Texts. Extract Essay (24 marker) 'In Cold Blood' by Truman Capote. 'Extract 1 - Taken from Chapter 1, 'The Last to See Them Alive' , is the opening to the novel, explore how Capote presents the setting of 1950's rural America in the extract' [24]. This is a simple essay structure example. Rewarded roughly 14/24.

mock exam questions together with an extract from a mark scheme on one of the said questions