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AS 1: The Study of Poetry 1900-Present and Drama 1900-Present

2 dot points across 2 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do you answer the open-book drama question on a modern play in CCEA AS 1, analysing dramatic method and the whole text?

Studying drama 1900-present: analysing dramatic method, structure and staging in a modern play for the open-book Section A of AS 1, linking a moment to the whole play.
How to answer the open-book modern drama question in CCEA AS 1. Covers analysing dramatic method, structure, staging and characterisation in a play written from 1900 onwards, treating the text as performance, and linking a key moment to the concerns of the whole play.
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How do you answer the closed-book poetry comparison in CCEA AS 1, comparing two modern poems by method and effect?

Studying poetry 1900-present and comparison: comparing two poems written from 1900 onwards by method and effect for the closed-book Section B of AS 1.
How to answer the closed-book poetry comparison in CCEA AS 1. Covers comparing two poems written from 1900 onwards by method and effect, analysing form, imagery and voice, integrating the comparison, and revising poems for closed-book recall of precise quotation.
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