Pearson Edexcel GCSE In English Language 2.0 (1EN2) Paper 2: Contemporary Texts
MS 2023
Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2023
Pearson Edexcel GCSE
In English Language 2.0 (1EN2)
Paper 2: Contemporary Texts
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candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the first.
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scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
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relative weighting of each skill within each mark level.
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