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Creative production: comparing and recreating texts
Quick questions on The NEA original writing (Component 04 Task 2) - OCR A-Level English Language and Literature
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What is craft the writing for AO5?Show answer
AO5 rewards expertise and creativity, so the non-fiction must show command of craft. This means a distinctive voice suited to the form and purpose, a form handled with command (the conventions of the chosen genre used deliberately), a deliberate structure that guides the reader, and stylistic choices (imagery, sentence variety, pacing, rhetorical effects) that serve the purpose and hold attention. Write as a non-fiction writer making decisions: take stylistic risks that fit the brief, and craft the piece so its quality, not just its correctness, is evident. Ambition and control together are what AO5 rewards.
What is a sharply briefed piece?Show answer
"Choosing the form of a personal-reflective travel piece for a broadsheet weekend supplement, addressed to educated general readers, with the purpose to evoke a place and reflect on belonging, gives every choice a criterion: a literary but accessible register, a structure that moves from arrival to reflection, and imagery that evokes without overloading. The defined brief makes the piece focused and the craft judgeable." A brief that drives craft.
What is a focused introduction?Show answer
"The introduction states in around 150 words that the piece is a campaigning opinion column for a youth-readership website, with the purpose to persuade through a blend of personal anecdote and argument, and names the key choices, a direct second-person address, a structure building from story to call to action, and a colloquial but controlled register. The marker reads the column knowing exactly what it set out to do." A concise statement of intent.
What is q1?Show answer
What is NEA Task 2, and how is it assessed? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Why must the audience and purpose be defined sharply? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Produce an original non-fiction piece for a defined audience and purpose, with a short introduction outlining your key choices. [marked out of 40 for the NEA]
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