GCE English Language and Literature Preparing for nonexam

GCE English Language and Literature

Preparing for non-exam assessment

Component 4 Critical and Creative Genre Study Non-examination assessment Section A • 1500 word study based on the reading of a prose text (selected from a prescribed list) and related wider reading from one of the following genres: gothic science fiction romance dystopia crime satire/comedy historical fiction war/conflict adventure/journeys life-writing journalism travel identity/the outsider

Component 4 Critical and Creative Genre Study Non-examination assessment Section A • Candidates must refer to at least one other text within the same genre for wider reading • Texts for wider reading may be drawn from the lists in the specification but are not restricted to the lists • Wider reading can be evidenced through the connections made in the essay and through inclusion in the bibliography

Component 4 Critical and Creative Genre Study Non-examination assessment Section B • Candidates will produce two pieces of original writing of approximately 850 -1000 words • One piece must be literary and the other non-literary • One of the pieces must be in the same genre as that studied in Section A • Both pieces must show clear understanding of the selected genre and must be informed by the research and study completed for Section A

Component 4 Critical and Creative Genre Study Non-examination assessment Section A • One or two texts would be sufficient for wider reading • Brief reference can be made to other relevant texts if this would strengthen the quality of the argument • Whilst the argument might focus on a particular element of the genre e. g. setting, candidates should show a ‘grasp of overview’

Possible Approaches • Individual choice of ‘core’ and wider reading texts tutorial approach • Centre specified ‘core’ and wider reading texts - ‘taught’ approach • A selection of ‘core’ texts and guided wider reading seminar and tutorial approach

Task Setting • Candidates should: • deal with one text in detail and make wider reference to other texts. The specification does not specify this approach and centres who will have dealt with the texts equally will not be penalised. select tasks which are theme based, character based or in response to a critical quotation • select a sufficiently narrow focus for a 1500 word essay • have some independence in the selection of their genre study title

Task Setting • Candidates should: • plan and draft their work • use the Statement/Evidence/Analysis approach • apply a wide range of terminology • show awareness of the different contexts in which the texts were produced • establish clear links between their genre study and creative piece - they should have a clear idea of both before they begin writing the essay

Task Setting Avoid… • narrative retellings e. g. write a modern version of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ • additional chapters to existing texts • fictional content in non-literary pieces • inappropriate writing types such as horoscopes, agony aunt columns etc…

Coursework Proposal

Example Tasks

Example Tasks

Structuring a Response What makes an effective introduction?

Structuring a Response What advice would you give to the writers of Example 2 and Example 3?

Unseen Poetry Analysis Building AO 2

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