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2c. Content of Reading as a writer, writing as a reader (Component 03)Reading as a writer, writing as a reader (Component 03)is split into two parts.Section A focuses on the nature of narrative in oneprose fiction text from a choice of six (see below andAppendix 5f).Section B requires the learners to draw upon theirunderstanding of how narratives work as the basis fortheir own original writing in the genre of narrative. Thisis intended to develop further learners’ understandingof narrative technique and allow them to demonstrateexpertise and creativity in the use of English tocommunicate in different ways.The set texts will be reviewed after three years andmay be subject to change. Each set text will remainon the list for the lifetime of the qualification, unlessthe review process identifies a necessary change. If atext is to be removed from the list and replaced withanother text, centres will be notified a year in advance.2Reading as a writer, writing as a readerTopic Content Learners should be able to:Section A – Reading as a writer••Charlotte Brontë: JaneEyre••F Scott Fitzgerald: TheGreat Gatsby••Chinua Achebe: ThingsFall Apart••Arundhati Roy: The God ofSmall Things••Ian McEwan: Atonement••Jhumpa Lahiri: TheNamesakeSection B – Writing as a reader••Show knowledge andunderstanding of onesubstantial prose fictiontext.••Show knowledge andunderstanding of howlanguage choices shapemeanings in texts.••Show awareness of thesignificance of contextualfactors in the productionof texts, in particularliterary and genericcontexts.••Show knowledge andunderstanding of howlanguage choices shapemeanings in texts.••Produce an originalnarrative text and acommentary.••show knowledge and understandingof how literary and linguistic methodscan inform interpretations of texts••apply relevant methods for textanalysis, drawing on linguistic andliterary techniques••identify how meanings and effects arecreated and conveyed in texts••draw on generic and literary contextsto analyse a narrative text.••demonstrate expertise and creativityin the use of English to communicatein different ways••apply relevant methods for textanalysis, drawing on linguistic andliterary fields••identify and describe how meaningsand effects are created and conveyedin texts.© OCR 2014A Level in English Language and Literature (EMC) 9