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Creative production: comparing and recreating texts

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What craft principles unite the recreative and original writing tasks, and how do you make deliberate choices of voice, form, structure and style that you can analyse and that serve a purpose (AO5, AO2)?

Recreating texts, craft and purpose: the craft principles common to the recreative piece and the original NEA writing (voice, form, structure, register, style for a purpose), making deliberate, analysable choices, the writing side of reading as a writer (AO5, AO2).
The craft principles common to the recreative piece and the original NEA writing in OCR A-Level English Language and Literature: deliberate choices of voice, form, structure, register and style for a purpose, the writing side of reading as a writer, made analysable for the commentary and introduction (AO5, AO2).
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How do you plan and write the OCR Component 04 NEA Task 1 comparative analytical essay on two non-fiction texts, and what does AO4-dominant marking reward?

The NEA comparative essay (H474/04 Task 1): an analytical and comparative essay of 1500 to 2000 words on one OCR-set non-fiction text and one free-choice text (at least one post-2000), assessed with AO4 dominant alongside AO1, AO2 and AO3.
How to plan and write the OCR A-Level English Language and Literature Component 04 NEA Task 1 essay (H474/04): an analytical and comparative essay of 1500 to 2000 words on one OCR-set non-fiction text and one free-choice text (at least one post-2000), assessed with AO4 dominant alongside AO1, AO2 and AO3.
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How do you write the OCR Component 04 NEA Task 2 original non-fiction piece and its introduction, and what does AO5-dominant marking reward in crafted, purposeful writing?

The NEA original writing (H474/04 Task 2): an original non-fiction piece of 1000 to 1200 words preceded by a short introduction, assessed with AO5 dominant (creative, crafted, purposeful writing) alongside AO2, with the introduction outlining the key choices.
How to write the OCR A-Level English Language and Literature Component 04 NEA Task 2 piece (H474/04): an original non-fiction piece of 1000 to 1200 words with a short introduction, assessed with AO5 dominant (crafted, purposeful writing) alongside AO2, and how the introduction outlines the key choices.
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How do you write the OCR Component 03 Section B recreative piece that transforms or extends the set prose text, and what does AO5 reward in crafted, purposeful writing?

The recreative writing task (H474/03 Section B, Q3): transforming or extending the set prose text into a new piece (18 marks), assessed mainly on AO5 (creative, crafted writing) with AO2, informed by a close reading of the original.
How to write the OCR A-Level English Language and Literature Component 03 Section B recreative piece (H474/03): transforming or extending the set prose text into a new piece worth 18 marks, assessed mainly on AO5 (creative, crafted writing) with AO2, informed by a close reading of the original.
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How do you write the OCR Component 03 Section B commentary on your recreative piece, analysing your own writing choices with the integrated method rather than narrating what you did?

The writing commentary (H474/03 Section B, Q4): analysing your own recreative piece with the integrated method (14 marks), explaining how your choices of language, form and structure shape meaning for the new audience and purpose, and how they relate to the original (AO1, AO2, AO3).
How to write the OCR A-Level English Language and Literature Component 03 Section B commentary (H474/03): analysing your own recreative piece with the integrated method worth 14 marks, explaining how your choices of language, form and structure shape meaning and relate to the original (AO1, AO2, AO3).
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