French GCSE
Short narratives
What Short narratives means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Short narratives
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Reference: AQA
Texts whose characters, settings and events students show they understand, paying attention to verb endings to understand when events occurred.
Topics that use Short narratives
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- Audience and purpose
- Authentic sources and complex language
- Complex language structures
- Deducing meaning from context
- Extended reading comprehension
- Formal and informal registers
- Opinions and justifications
- Recognising implicit meaning
Using Short narratives in the exam
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