Course work

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Course work

• Preparing your question

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The Assessment Objectives

• AO1
• AO4
• AO3
• AO5ii

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• AO1 communicate clearly the knowledge,
  understanding and insight appropriate to literary
  study, using appropriate terminology and accurate
  and coherent written expression.

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AO1 conclusion

• Using language appropriate for discussing
  literature is useful for three reasons.
• I) it shows the people assessing your work that
  you are thinking about texts as literary
  creations, and there are marks available for
  that.
• II) it encourages you to think about texts as
  created to express certain views and feelings and
  can lead you from surface descriptions to deeper
  discussion.
• III) it helps you to consider the particular
  methods used by the author to construct the text
  (AO3).

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• AO4 articulate informed independent opinions and
  judgements, informed by different interpretations
  of literary texts by other readers.

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AO4

• Bear in mind the following
• There is no such thing as an obvious or
  common-sense reading.
• There is no right reading. No approach is
  inherently better than another.
• All interpretations must be based on evidence
  from the text.

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Assessment Objectives

• AO3 show detailed understanding of the ways in
  which writers choice of form, structure and
  language shape meanings.

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Assessment Objectives

• AO5ii evaluate the significance of cultural,
  historical and other contextual influences on
  literary texts and study.

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AO1 communicate clearly the knowledge,
understanding and insight appropriate to literary
study, using appropriate terminology and accurate
and coherent written expression.

• Demonstrate perception based on knowledge and
  understanding of the nature of literary study.
• Make discriminating and pertinent use of literary
  terms.
• Display accurate and fluent written expression.
• Show perceptive, cogent argument with detailed
  use of the text.
• A grade sustained knowledge and understanding
  and show comprehensive, perceptive argument
  with closely directed and detailed use of text.

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AO4 articulate informed independent opinions and
judgements, informed by different interpretations
of literary texts by other readers.

• Articulate confident independent opinions and
  judgements in a sustained argument.
• Provide thorough textual evidence.
• Assess different interpretations by other
  readers.
• A grade pursue a rigorous personal argument.
  and offer wide ranging textual evidence in
  support and evaluate different interpretations
  and perhaps venture an independent critical
  position.

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AO3 show detailed understanding of the ways in
which writers choice of form, structure and
language shape meanings.

• Analyse the writers use of particular features
  of language, choice of form and exploitation of
  structure.
• Demonstrate a detailed understanding of their
  effects.
• Consider the contribution they make to its
  meaning and tone.
• A grade evaluate the writers choice of form.
  and demonstrate a detailed understanding of a
  range of forms, features of language and types of
  structure. and consider the effectiveness of
  the writers particular choices in conveying
  meaning and tone.

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AO5ii evaluate the significance of cultural,
historical and other contextual influences on
literary texts and study.

• Analyse the particular historical, social and
  other contexts in which the text was written and
  in which it has been and read.
• Consider the variety of perspectives determined
  by contexts past and present.
• A grade make significant connections between
  cultural, historical ... and explore and
  evaluate a range of significant contextual
  factors.