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A2 Unit 5: Prose Study
Quick questions on The Prose Study NEA (A2 Unit 5) - WJEC A-Level English Literature
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What is model approach?Show answer
Suppose the focus is how two novels treat a shared genre, one pre-2000 and one post-2000. A top-band study defines the genre and its conventions, then argues comparatively: a section comparing how each novel uses a defining convention, showing one adopting it and the other subverting it, each proven by close analysis of narrative method; a section placing the texts in their differing contexts and traditions to explain the contrast (AO3); and a section drawing on genuinely different critical readings of the genre or texts to deepen the debate (AO5). The argument is integrated throughout, the writing is polished and accurately referenced (AO1), and the conclusion judges how the two texts handle the genre across the period gap.
What is a focus too broad to argue?Show answer
A vast theme cannot be argued in the word count; choose a narrow, comparable focus.
What is context as background?Show answer
Period and tradition should explain a comparative point, not sit as a detachable history section.
What is weak referencing?Show answer
As coursework, the Prose Study rewards independent research and accurate referencing; thin or careless citation costs marks.
What is q1?Show answer
What is the period requirement for the two Prose Study texts? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Why is integration the key to a strong Prose Study? [3 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Outline how you would plan a Prose Study comparing two prose texts from different periods on a shared theme. [20 marks]
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