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    English Literature GCSE

    Didactic

    What Didactic means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Eduqas, OCR, Pearson Edexcel.

    Definitions of Didactic

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    Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
    Eduqas, OCR, Pearson Edexcel · A Christmas Carol (study guide), An Inspector Calls (study guide), Section A (20%) Post 1914 Prose/Drama (study guide), Section B (20%) 19th Century Prose (study guide), Silas Marner (study guide), Modern prose or drama (study guide), th century prose (study guide), Understanding the Relationship Between a Text and its Context (AO3) – Component 1 (study guide), Understanding the Relationship Between a Text and its Context (AO3) – Component 2 (study guide)
    Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. The novella has a clear didactic purpose.
    OCR · A Christmas Carol (study guide)
    Literature intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
    Pearson Edexcel · 19th-Century Novel and Poetry since 1789 (study guide)
    Literature intended to teach a moral or political lesson.
    Eduqas · Component 2 (study guide)
    Intended to teach a moral or political lesson.
    OCR · An Inspector Calls (study guide)
    Literature intended to teach a moral lesson.
    Pearson Edexcel · 19th-Century Novel (choice of: Jane Eyre, Great Expectations, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, A Christmas Carol, Pride and Prejudice, Silas Marner, Frankenstein) (study guide), A Christmas Carol (study guide), An Inspector Calls (study guide)

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