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Touching the Void Study Guide
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Touching the Void Study Guide
DYNAMITE for the new specifications
with original character and scene illustrations
Clear and concise chapter summaries to aid comprehension and questions for the whole novel to engage the learner.
Importantly includes exam material specific to each examination board:
- Sample AQA and Edexcel Literature exam questions
- Sample Edexcel Language exam questions
- Sample answer with structural breakdown, mark criteria breakdown, and 'how to improve' guidance
Writer's Techniques
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Assessment
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Covers Everything
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</ br> This guide adheres to the requirements of the new specifications for GCSE Literature. The summary grid below indicates which units allow for the study of this text and the methods of assessment.
English Literature | English Language | English | |
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AQA | Unit 1: Section A — Modern Prose or Drama | Unit 3a: Understanding spoken & written texts and writing creatively — Part A (extended reading) | Unit 3a: Understanding creative texts (literary reading) |
One of nine texts prescribed for an exam. | Optional text for controlled assessment. | Optional text for controlled assessment. | |
Edexcel | Unit 2: The Writer's Voice | ||
Prescribed non-fiction text for an exam. | |||
OCR | Unit 1: Extended Literary Text and Imaginative Writing | Unit 1: Reading Literary Texts — prose | |
Optional text for controlled assessment.* | Optional text for controlled assessment.* |
*For OCR Language and English, centres can either choose from the prescribed texts or they can choose their own text.