English Literature A-Level
Academic register and tone
What Academic register and tone means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Academic register and tone
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A formal, objective style of writing that avoids slang and first-person pronouns unless specifically required by a re-creative commentary.
Topics that use Academic register and tone
- Literature post-1900 (Component 03) - Task 1: Close reading OR Re-creative writing with commentary (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Academic expression
- Analytical argumentation
- Creative Engagement
- Form and meaning
- Form and structure
- Ideology and Belief Systems
- Linguistic analysis
- Linguistic Choices
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