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Quick questions on Using context for AO3 - CCEA A-Level English Literature
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What is the history lesson?Show answer
Reciting period events earns nothing unless tied to the text. Examiners want significance and influence, not background.
What is one-size context?Show answer
Pasting the same contextual paragraph into every essay regardless of the question shows you are not selecting the relevant strand.
What is q1?Show answer
What is the difference between the context of production and the context of reception? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Why is a paragraph of the author's biography that never mentions the text weak AO3? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Explore the significance of the contexts in which a pre-1900 text was written, with reference to a key concern. [20 marks]
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