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2Original non-fiction writingTask 2 requires learners to write a piece of originalwriting in a non-fiction form of approximately1000–1200 words with a 150-word introduction. Theoriginal writing could take the form of travel writing,memoir, speeches, digital texts, multi-modal texts orany other text in a non-fiction genre. The range oftext types studied for component 01 is likely to offermodels for some of the kinds of non-fiction formslearners could produce. Learners could also drawon their non-fiction reading for task 1 in this nonexamined component.The 150-word introduction requires learners toidentify some key elements of their original writingthat they would like to draw attention to, showing theway in which their writing reveals understanding oftheir chosen genre and use of literary and linguistictechniques.Learners should be able to:••use a range of techniques to produce andevaluate texts for different audiences andpurposes, informed by wide reading••use English appropriately, accurately andcreatively••synthesise and reflect on their knowledge andunderstanding of some elements of linguisticand literary methods and concepts••demonstrate knowledge and understanding ofhow language choices shape meanings in text.Further support and exemplification of suitablecomparative texts, areas of study and tasks areprovided on the OCR website. You can check thesuitability of non exam assessment texts and tasks withOCR Subject Specialists.2e. Prior knowledge, learning and progressionLearners in England who are beginning an A levelcourse are likely to have followed a Key Stage 4programme of study. Although not a prerequisite forthis specification, it is recommended that, at the startof the course, learners should have obtained at leastgrade C in GCSE English Language or GCSE EnglishLiterature, or an equivalent qualification.This course will enable learners to progress to HigherEducation or directly to employment. There are anumber of English specifications at OCR. Find out moreat: www.ocr.org.uk.12© OCR 2014A Level in English Language and Literature (EMC)
3 Assessment of OCR A Level in EnglishLanguage and Literature (EMC)3a. Forms of assessmentThe assessment of OCR A Level in English Languageand Literature (EMC) is split into four components:three examined components and one non examinedcomponent.Exploring non-fiction and spoken texts (Component 01)Component 01 is a closed text, one hour, writtenexamination worth 32 marks which represents 16% ofthe qualification. In the exam, learners do a linguisticanalysis in which they compare one text from the OCR(EMC) anthology with an unseen text. The questionpaper will have one text reprinted from the anthologyplus one short unseen text. There will be clear pointsof connection between the anthology text and theunseen text such as theme, producer or context.Learners explore the connections between the textsin terms of mode, audience and purpose and considerthe significance of context in terms of productionand reception. This examination tests AssessmentObjectives: AO1, AO2, AO3 and AO4.3The language of poetry and plays (Component 02)Component 02 is a closed text, two hour, writtenexamination worth 64 marks which represents 32% ofthe qualification. The exam comprises two sections.In Section A, Poetry: stylistic analysis, learners answerone question on a poem from the collection theyhave studied and compare it with their choice of oneor two other poems from their collection. There willbe a single poem printed for each text in the exampaper. Learners will demonstrate knowledge andunderstanding of how the poet presents a particularidea or theme in the printed poem and in one ortwo further poems from the collection. The mainfocus here is on the poet’s use of poetic and stylistictechniques and aspects of the poem foregroundedthrough the use of repetition, pattern-making,pattern-breaking and deviation in order to developan interpretation. Learners will need to consider thesignificance of context and connections across poems.This section tests Assessment Objectives: AO1, AO2,AO3 and AO4.In Section B, Plays: dramatic and stylistic analysis,learners answer one question on the play that theyhave studied. There will be a short extract printed fromeach text in the exam paper. Learners must draw upontheir knowledge of dramatic and stylistic techniquesto show knowledge and understanding of the ways inwhich the playwright presents a theme, idea, characteror other aspect of the drama in the extract. The mainfocus is on the way meaning is shaped and furtherdeveloped with reference to context and connectionsacross the play as a whole. Learners will consider thesignificance of the extract within the play and anyrelevant dramatic or other contexts. This section testsAssessment Objectives: AO1, AO2 and AO3.© OCR 2014A Level in English Language and Literature (EMC) 13
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