English Literature A-Level
Critical Synthesis
What Critical Synthesis means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Critical Synthesis
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Synthesising and reflecting upon your knowledge and understanding of a range of literary texts and ways of reading them.
Topics that use Critical Synthesis
- 2b. Content of A Level in English Literature (H472) (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Academic Progression
- Advanced Literary Studies
- Close reading
- Contextual influence
- Critical theory
- Genre conventions
- Historical reception
- Independent Judgement
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