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5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do you analyse how meanings are shaped (AO2) across drama, prose and poetry, the most weighted objective in H472?

Analysing how meanings are shaped (AO2) across forms: the form-specific toolkits for drama, prose and poetry, and the unifying move from feature to effect, the most heavily weighted objective across H472.
How to analyse how meanings are shaped (AO2) across drama, prose and poetry for OCR A-Level English Literature (H472): the form-specific toolkits and the unifying move from feature to effect, the most heavily weighted objective across the qualification.
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How do you understand and use context (AO3), production and reception, the objective that dominates both comparative essays?

Context: production and reception (AO3): distinguishing the context of production from reception, applying the test of relevance, and using context to read specific moments, the objective dominant in both H472 comparative essays.
How to understand and use context (AO3) in OCR A-Level English Literature (H472): distinguishing the context of production from reception, applying the test of relevance, and using context to read specific moments, the objective that dominates both comparative essays.
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How do you explore different interpretations (AO5) and apply literary criticism to develop and test an argument?

Exploring different interpretations (AO5): treating meaning as contested, deploying critical and performance readings to develop an argument, and reaching a judgement, the objective equal to AO1 in the Shakespeare whole-play essay and assessed in the comparative essay and NEA.
How to explore different interpretations (AO5) in OCR A-Level English Literature (H472): treating meaning as contested, deploying critical and performance readings to develop and test an argument, and reaching a judgement, the objective equal to AO1 in the Shakespeare whole-play essay and assessed in the comparative essay and NEA.
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What are the five OCR assessment objectives, how are they weighted across the qualification, and how do you target them?

The five assessment objectives (AO1 to AO5): what each rewards, how they are weighted across H472 and dominate different components and sections, and how to target the dominant objective in each task.
The five OCR A-Level English Literature assessment objectives (H472): what AO1 to AO5 reward, how they are weighted across the qualification and dominate different components and sections, and how to target the dominant objective in each task.
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How do you approach the OCR post-1900 non-exam assessment, the close reading or re-creative Task 1 and the comparative Task 2?

The post-1900 coursework (H472/03 NEA): the two-task non-exam assessment on three post-1900 texts, Task 1 (close reading or re-creative writing with commentary, AO2 dominant) and Task 2 (comparative essay, all AOs equally), and how to choose texts and tasks.
How to approach the OCR A-Level English Literature post-1900 non-exam assessment (H472/03): the two tasks on three post-1900 texts, Task 1 (close reading or re-creative writing with commentary, AO2 dominant) and Task 2 (comparative essay, all AOs equally), and how to choose texts and tasks for an independent, well-evidenced response.
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