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AS Unit 1: Prose and Drama

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How do you write a top-band WJEC AS Unit 1 Section B essay on a drama set text, treating the play as a script written to be staged rather than a story to be retold?

The drama essay (AS Unit 1 Section B): writing a closed-book essay on a set play, analysing dramatic method (structure, dialogue, stagecraft and characterisation), using context, and arguing a reading of the play as a text written for performance.
How to answer the WJEC AS Unit 1 Section B drama essay. Covers treating the play as a script for performance, analysing dramatic method (structure, dialogue, stagecraft, characterisation) for AO2, using context (AO3), and arguing a reading of the play rather than narrating its plot under closed-book conditions.
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How do you answer the WJEC AS Unit 1 Section A question on pre-1900 prose fiction, working from a printed extract out to the whole text under closed-book conditions?

Pre-1900 prose fiction (AS Unit 1 Section A): responding to a printed extract and the whole prescribed novel under closed-book conditions, analysing narrative method and form, weaving in relevant context, and arguing an interpretation rather than retelling the plot.
How to answer the WJEC AS Unit 1 Section A question on pre-1900 prose fiction. Covers working from a printed extract out to the whole closed-book novel, analysing narrative voice, structure and language (AO2), using period context (AO3), and building an argued reading rather than retelling the story.
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