WJEC A-Level English Literature Unit 1 Prose and Drama CPD Autumn 2017 Overview
This content provides an overview of the WJEC A-Level English Literature Unit 1 exam focusing on prose and drama. It includes details about the closed-book exam structure, assessment objectives, principal examiners' key points, and insights on tackling exam questions effectively. The content also delves into unpacking the exam tasks with specific examples from literary works like "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë. Students are advised to avoid pre-learnt responses, pay attention to exam timings, engage with critical opinions, and build personal responses to textual analysis.
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
You are allowed to download the files provided on this website for personal or commercial use, subject to the condition that they are used lawfully. All files are the property of their respective owners.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
WJEC A LEVEL ENGLISH LITERATURE UNIT 1: PROSE AND DRAMA CPD AUTUMN 2017
Overview Closed-book exam Section A: one two-part question (extract and essay) on pre-1900 prose fiction Section B: one question from a choice of two on a play
Assessment Objectives Section A part (i): AO1 (10 marks) AO2 (10 marks) Section B: AO1 (20 marks) AO2 (15 marks) AO3 (15 marks) AO5 (10 marks) Section A part (ii): AO1 (5 marks) AO2 (5 marks) AO3 (15 marks) AO5 (15 marks)
Principal Examiners Report: Key Points Some focused responses analysing the ways meaning created Engaging with relevant critical opinion to form views Range of approaches to tasks Responses which focused on significance and influence of context
Principal Examiners Report: Key Points Weighting of AOs e.g. no AO3/AO5 in part (i) Don t lose focus on extract (AO1) Avoid narrative approach (AO2) Timing practice is required Avoid using the extract in the essay (AO1/AO2) Avoid pre-learnt responses (AO1) Focus on task (AO1) Discuss quotations HOW (AO2) Link context and close reading task-text-context (AO3) Need to build a personal response (AO5) Remember that the text is a play (AO2)
Unpacking the task: Section A Some candidates relied too heavily on writing a pre-rehearsed response which did not fit the question. Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) (i) Examine the presentation of St John in this extract. (ii) With close reference to at least two other parts of the novel, consider the view that in Jane Eyre, Bront depicts Victorian Christianity in a predominantly unfavourable light .
Unpacking the task: linking the parts Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) (i) Examine the presentation of St John in this extract. (ii) With close reference to at least two other parts of the novel, consider the view that in Jane Eyre, Bront depicts Victorian Christianity in a predominantly unfavourable light .
Unpacking the task: linking the parts Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) (i) Examine the presentation of St John in this extract. (ii) With close reference to at least two other parts of the novel, consider the view that in Jane Eyre, Bront depicts Victorian Christianity in a predominantly unfavourable light .
Unpacking the task: Section A part (i) (i) Examine the presentation of St John in this extract.
Unpacking the task: Section A Not narrative. Evaluation craft Analysis of authorial This character, not others Examine the presentation of St John in this extract. Not the rest of the novel. This passage
Unpacking the task: Section A part (ii) How does the question address the AOs? (ii) With close reference to at least two other parts of the novel, consider the view that in Jane Eyre, Bront depicts Victorian Christianity in a predominantly unfavourable light .
Unpacking the task: Section A Closed-book but need to quote argument and evaluate Range needed sense of novel as a whole Build an With close reference to at least two other parts of the novel, consider the view that in Jane Eyre, Bront depicts Victorian Christianity in a predominantly unfavourable light . Focus of task Authorial craft analysis required Contextual steer Opportunity for different interpretations
Activity: unpacking the task (Section A) Read the extract from the Eduqas summer 2017 paper on Jane Eyre in the booklet In groups, write a two-part task for the extract Explain how you covered the requirements
Planning an essay: Section B Effective planning is vital for candidates to produce a concise and clearly structured essay. What are the key features of a good essay in this section? AO1 (20 marks) AO2 (15 marks) AO3 (15 marks) AO5 (10 marks)
Activity: planning an essay (Section B) How would you help learners plan to address the AOs for this essay from the 2017 paper? Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire (Penguin) I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. (Blanche DuBois) Williams presents 1940s New Orleans as a society lacking in kindness. Explore this view of A Streetcar Named Desire.
Planning an essay: Section B Read the opening paragraphs from the essay in the booklet. What would be the plan for this response? What's good? What could be improved?
Planning an essay: Section B Example of resource on CD: Need to include Evaluation Content Focused close analysis Examples/Quotations to support points Developed discussion of how meaning is created
Cwestiynau? | Any Questions? Cysylltwch n Swyddogion Pwnc arbenigol a th m cefnogaeth weinyddol eich pwnc os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiynau. Contact our specialist Subject Officers and administrative support team for your subject with any queries. gceenglish@wjec.co.uk @wjec_cbac @cbac_wjec cbac.co.uk wjec.co.uk
