English Literature GCSE
Plot structure and cause-effect relationships
What Plot structure and cause-effect relationships means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Plot structure and cause-effect relationships
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Tracing the sequence of events and explaining how one action causes another, including the relationship between actions or events.
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