a641 specimen
SPECIMEN
GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
ENGLISH
A641
EC
IM
EN
Unit A641: Reading Literary Texts
Specimen Controlled Assessment Material
This assessment will be changed every year. Please check on OCR Interchange that you have the controlled assessment material valid for the appropriate assessment session.
INSTRUCTIONS TO TEACHERS
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•
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• one on a play by Shakespeare
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one on Prose or Literary Non-Fiction
•
one on Poetry.
In the responses to Prose or Literary Non-Fiction and Poetry, Centres must meet the further requirement that one of the texts must be from the English, Welsh or Irish literary heritage, and one must be from a different culture or tradition.
Candidates must show an understanding of texts in their social, cultural and historical contexts. The total number of marks for this unit is 40.
Candidates are allowed up to 6 hours to complete the three tasks.
Candidates may make use of copies of the texts which must be unannotated and their own notes as described in the Specification and Guide to Controlled Assessment.
This document consists of 4 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
SP
•
•
•
Please refer to Section 4 of the GCSE English Specification for instructions on completing the controlled assessment tasks.
Candidates must respond to three tasks:
•
Teachers are responsible for ensuring that assessment is carried out against the controlled assessment set for the relevant examination series (detailed above).
Assessment evidence produced that does not reflect the relevant examination series will not be accepted.
© OCR 2013 500/7912/8
OCR is an exempt Charity
[Turn over
2
Reading Literary Texts
THEMED TASKS
1 Explore how the writer makes you feel sympathy for one or two characters in the text(s) you have studied.
2 How does the writer make the setting important in the text(s) you have studied?
PROSE OR LITERARY NON-FICTION
EC
IM
EN
3 Of Mice
GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
ENGLISH
A641
EC
IM
EN
Unit A641: Reading Literary Texts
Specimen Controlled Assessment Material
This assessment will be changed every year. Please check on OCR Interchange that you have the controlled assessment material valid for the appropriate assessment session.
INSTRUCTIONS TO TEACHERS
•
•
•
•
• one on a play by Shakespeare
•
one on Prose or Literary Non-Fiction
•
one on Poetry.
In the responses to Prose or Literary Non-Fiction and Poetry, Centres must meet the further requirement that one of the texts must be from the English, Welsh or Irish literary heritage, and one must be from a different culture or tradition.
Candidates must show an understanding of texts in their social, cultural and historical contexts. The total number of marks for this unit is 40.
Candidates are allowed up to 6 hours to complete the three tasks.
Candidates may make use of copies of the texts which must be unannotated and their own notes as described in the Specification and Guide to Controlled Assessment.
This document consists of 4 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
SP
•
•
•
Please refer to Section 4 of the GCSE English Specification for instructions on completing the controlled assessment tasks.
Candidates must respond to three tasks:
•
Teachers are responsible for ensuring that assessment is carried out against the controlled assessment set for the relevant examination series (detailed above).
Assessment evidence produced that does not reflect the relevant examination series will not be accepted.
© OCR 2013 500/7912/8
OCR is an exempt Charity
[Turn over
2
Reading Literary Texts
THEMED TASKS
1 Explore how the writer makes you feel sympathy for one or two characters in the text(s) you have studied.
2 How does the writer make the setting important in the text(s) you have studied?
PROSE OR LITERARY NON-FICTION
EC
IM
EN
3 Of Mice