QCE English & Literature Extension Units 3&4 Notes

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1. Reader-centred theory: meaning as transaction3 · Ways of reading — theoretical orientations

   Reader-centred approaches

2. Author-centred theory: biographical and intentional readings3 · Ways of reading — theoretical orientations

   Author-centred approaches

3. Text-centred theory: close reading and formalist analysis3 · Ways of reading — text-centred approaches

   Ways of reading — theoretical orientations

4. World-context-centred theory: ideology, power, and social meaning3 · Ways of reading — world-context-centred approaches

   Ways of reading — theoretical orientations

5. Multi-theoretical synthesis: choosing and defending readings3 · Ways of reading — theoretical orientations

   Comparing and synthesising approaches

6. Literary features: poetry, prose, and drama in theorised reading3 · Ways of reading — literary texts and meaning-making

   Text features across literary modes

7. Transformative writing: generating alternative and resistant readings3 · Ways of reading — transformative writing

   Constructing complex transformations

8. Producing, defending, and challenging readings in academic discourse3 · Ways of reading — challenging and defending interpretations

   Literary texts and meaning-making

9. Metalanguage of literary theory: terminology and precision3 · Ways of reading — critical and theoretical metalanguage

   Critical and theoretical metalanguage

10. Academic essay structure: theorised extended response3 · Ways of reading — the theorised extended response

    Academic essay craft under exam conditions

11. Scholarly inquiry: constructing a theoretically productive focus question4 · Exploration and evaluation — independent inquiry

    Formulating a focus question

12. Selecting theories: justifying multiple theoretical frameworks for inquiry4 · Exploration and evaluation — independent inquiry

    Selecting and justifying theoretical approaches

13. Exploration and Evaluation — Independent Inquiry: Applying Theoretical Frameworks to Complex, Resistant, and Ambiguous Literary Texts4 · Exploration and evaluation — applying theory to complex texts

    Applying theories to complex literary texts

14. Evaluating theories: comparative assessment of interpretive power4 · Exploration and evaluation — independent inquiry

    Evaluating theoretical effectiveness

15. Research paper craft: conventions of extended scholarly writing4 · Exploration and evaluation — extended scholarly writing

    Academic research paper conventions

16. Intertextuality and intersectionality in literary theory4 · Exploration and evaluation — intertextuality and reading practices

    Intertextual and intersectional reading

17. Ideology and discourse: reading literature as cultural practice4 · Exploration and evaluation — cultural and ideological critique

    Reading practices and intertextuality

18. Unseen text strategy: annotating and planning a theorised close reading4 · Exploration and evaluation — the unseen text under exam conditions

    Approaching an unseen literary text

19. ISMG criteria: meeting the highest performance standard in each criterion4 · Exploration and evaluation — author-created study guidance

    Internal-assessment context and author-created EA study guidance

20. Exemplar analysis: annotating high-band theorised readings for EA4 · Exploration and evaluation — exemplar analysis for the EA

    Sample theorised readings and exemplar analysis