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Component 4: Prose Study (NEA)
Quick questions on Referencing and academic conventions: meeting the NEA requirements - Eduqas A-Level English Literature
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What is reference every source?Show answer
Anything you take from a source must be attributed: a direct quotation from a critic, a paraphrased idea from criticism, a contextual fact from a secondary source. Use a consistent referencing style (your centre will specify one) and reference at the point of use, so a reader can always tell which ideas are yours and which are borrowed. Quotations from your primary texts are referenced too (by chapter or page), so claims can be checked.
What is manage the word count?Show answer
The 2,500 to 3,500 word range is part of the task. Too short, and the argument is underdeveloped; too long, and it loses focus (and may breach the requirement). The count rewards developed, integrated argument, not padding. Quotation should be brief and analysed; long block quotations that fill space without analysis waste words.
What is q1?Show answer
What must be referenced in the NEA? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Why does referencing matter beyond presentation? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Your NEA draft is 4,100 words. Explain how you would bring it within the requirement without weakening the argument. [short response]
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