GCSE: Reading Comprehension and Critical Reading

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Specifications for New GCSE English literature critical reading
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GCSE: Reading Comprehension and Critical Reading
  1. Literal and inferential comprehension
    1. understand word, phrase, or sentence, in context
      1. explore aspects of plot, characterisation, events and settings
        1. distinguish between what is stated explicitly and what is implied
          1. explain motivation, sequence of events, and the relationship between actions or events
          2. Critical reading
            1. identify the theme and distinguishing between themes
              1. support a point of view by referring to evidence in the text
                1. recognise the possibility of and evaluate different responses to a text
                  1. use understanding of writers’ social, historical and cultural contexts to inform evaluation
                    1. make an informed personal response that derives from analysis and evaluation of the text
                    2. Evaluation of a writer’s choice of vocabulary, grammatical and structural features
                      1. analyse and evaluate how language (including figurative language), structure, form and presentation contribute to quality and impact
                        1. use linguistic and literary terminology for such evaluation
                          1. phrase
                            1. metaphor
                              1. meter
                                1. irony and persona
                                  1. synechdoche
                                    1. pathetic fallacy
                                  2. Compare and contrast texts in relation to:
                                    1. theme
                                      1. characterisation
                                        1. context
                                          1. style
                                            1. literary quality
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