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Unseen prose and critical commentary · GCSE English Literature · Courselo

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GCSE English Lit
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Exam technique and board-specific tasks

Unseen prose and critical commentary

Exam technique and board-specific tasks · Lesson 2 of 4

Lesson 2 of 4

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Unit 6

Exam technique and board-specific tasks

4 lessons · 4 h 30 min of study

Extract-to-whole and passage-based questions1 h 15 min of study
Unseen prose and critical commentaryReading · 0%
Timed essays, planning and quotation revision1 h of study
Coursework and controlled assessment1 h of study

This unit is ≈10% of the GCSE English Lit, across 4 lessons. Full syllabus

Lesson 2 of 4 · Exam technique and board-specific tasks

Unseen prose and critical commentary

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Compare an extract from a studied modern text with a thematically linked unseen extract (OCR Component 01 Section A)
Analyse narrative voice, characterisation, setting, structure and language in an unseen prose passage
Plan and write a Cambridge Paper 4 critical commentary in 75 minutes, including about 20 minutes of reading and planning

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Adaptive questions on unseen prose and critical commentary.

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Develop a personal response that is supported, evaluative and alert to ambiguity

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