English Exam 2010 - LA Question

[hihi]

Hi, I have a quick question that's been playing on my mind - I accidentally referred to a technique as a pun instead of a cliche in my language analysis (stupid I know, freaking exam stress!) and then analysed how it persuaded the audience which I did correctly, it was just the labelling of the technique that was wrong. Do you think this would cost me a mark? Overall my analysis was very strong in my opinion, in the 9-10 bracket
Thank you!

[hihi]

...Please?

[lexitu]

Hey there.

One single error is nowhere near enough to cost you a mark. Set your mind at rest, the assessors judge your piece as a whole and will not penalise you for a few mistakes, even if it is not clear to them that you accidentally misidentified.

[hihi]

Thank you very much for taking the time to reply (:
I was worried as I clearly analysed how it persuaded but wrote down the wrong word! Argh, oh well, maybe my 9 isn't as impossible as I think.

[lexitu]

No worries. I would have replied earlier but just noticed this now

The analysis of persuasiveness is the most important part anyway. If you look at the "high-scoring" pieces provided they are by no means perfect. My teacher is an assessor and she told us that the technique that they are encouraged to use is to first categorise the piece as low/med/high... They don't look at the piece in specific segments but rather take a cumulative view. A few mistakes do not necessarily mean you are no longer satisfying the criteria for a 9 or a 10.

[hihi]

Phew is all I can say! I suppose the whole process leads to a majority of us over-analysing every single error we may have made due to our immense stress/anxiety etc. This makes me feel a lot better about my analysis and now I can only wait until Monday to see the score! Thanks again.

[lexitu]