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REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Analyse and construct narrative texts

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
115912	Analyse and construct narrative texts
ORIGINATOR
SGB Christian Theology and Ministry
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-
FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 07 - Human and Social Studies			Religious and Ethical Foundations of Society
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 6	Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L6	12
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2018-07-01	2023-06-30	SAQA 06120/18
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30		2027-06-30

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This Unit Standard will be useful to people who wish to further their understanding of how stories are constructed and their skills in writing stories, using biblical and other passages as a basis.

People credited with this unit standard are able to

Describe the differences between reader-centred, author-centred and text-centred methods of analysis

Describe and analyse how narrative passages are constructed

Describe and analyse the characters in narrative passages

Describe and analyse the setting of narrative passages

Write narratives

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The credit calculation is based on the assumption that learners have already achieved the outcomes of the unit standard:
Interpret biblical and other sources in their context.

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

The following scope and context applies to the whole unit standard:

Narrative texts selected from both biblical and extra-biblical sources

Methods of narrative include both ancient and modern techniques

Methods of analysis of narrative passages include those used in modern 'secular' plays and art forms

Specific range statements are provided in the body of the unit standard where they apply to particular specific outcomes or assessment criteria.

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Describe the differences between 'reader-centred', 'author-centred' and 'text-centred' analysis.

OUTCOME NOTES

Describe the differences between 'reader-centred', 'author-centred' and 'text-centred' analysis of texts.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The description includes an account of the historical shifts between reader-centred, author-centred and text-centred analyses

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

To cover at least the shifts in scholarship since 1975

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The description includes the advantages and disadvantages of each type of analysis

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

The description shows how the methods might be used in combination

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

The description shows the differences between actual and implied authors and readers

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Analyse how narrative passages are constructed.

OUTCOME RANGE

At least four texts from the Old and New Testaments. May also include extra-biblical and/or modern narrative texts.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The analysis shows where and why the narrative begins and ends

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The analysis shows how the plot is constructed

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

A clear sequence of events: preferably in a classical scheme such as 'initial situation - complication -transforming action - denouement - final situation'

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Describe and analyse the characters in narrative passages.

OUTCOME RANGE

At least four texts from the Old and New Testaments. May also include extra-biblical and/or modern narrative texts.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The description shows how the narrator constructed the characters

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

To include 'round' and 'flat' characters; development and/or transformation of characters.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Links are made between characters and plot

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

To include a description of how the characters serve the plot.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

The description analyses the hierarchy of characters if a hierarchy is present

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

The description shows were there are internal and/or external views ('focalisations') of the characters

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 5

The description shows what feelings the narrative arouses towards the characters

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

To include empathy, sympathy and antipathy

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4

Describe and analyse the setting of narrative passages.

OUTCOME RANGE

Include temporal, social and geographic settings.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The description shows the significance of the setting for the narrative

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The description shows how the settings change in the course of the narrative and how that contributes towards the narrative

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Include variations in the pace of the changes of the settings in the story, with pauses and 'jumps'

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

The description includes the changes within the characters as well as those of the settings

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Include the distances between the characters in the settings

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 5

Write narratives using the learnings of specific outcomes 1 - 4.

OUTCOME RANGE

At least two stories to be written. Depending on the context and the resources available, the learner may be able to tell the stories that have been written.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The plot of the narratives show a clear development, in stages

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The characters in the narratives are 'real' - showing movement, change and development

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

The changes in the characters are shown to contribute towards the plot of the narratives

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

Providers of learning towards this unit standard will need to meet the accreditation requirements of the relevant ETQA.

Moderation Option:

The moderation requirements of the relevant ETQA must be met in order to award credit to learners for this unit standard.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

The following essential embedded knowledge will be assessed through assessment of the specific outcomes in terms of the stipulated assessment criteria. Candidates are unlikely to achieve all the specific outcomes, to the standards described in the assessment criteria, without knowledge of the listed embedded knowledge. This means that for the most part, the possession or lack of the knowledge can be directly inferred from the quality of the candidate's performance. Where direct assessment of knowledge is required, assessment criteria have been included in the body of the unit standard.

Knowledge of modern methods of narrative criticism

Knowledge of the narrative techniques used in the Bible and other ancient literature

Knowledge of modern narrative techniques

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

N/A

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify and solve problems: by the ability to construct and tell stories which can motivate people to transform situations (from 'initial' to 'final' situations)

UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING

Work effectively with others and in teams: ideally providers will encourage learners to work together in constructing and telling stories

UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING

Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively: through the discipline of study and analysis

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information: through the discovery of scholarly resources, old and modern, in the field of story-telling

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills: through learning how to analyse, construct and tell stories

UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE

Use science and technology effectively and critically: learners may be able to incorporate visual aids such as videos or audio techniques in their story-writing

UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING

Understand the world as a set of inter-related parts of a system: stories are an ideal way to express the linkages that are in the world

UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING

Contribute to the full development of oneself: by discovering the power of creating reality through the writing of stories

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

Assessors should keep the following general principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this unit standard:

Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to ensure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember we want to declare the person competent in terms of the title. Where assessment at title level is unmanageable, then focus assessment around each specific outcome, or groups of specific outcomes.

Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies. Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible, and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to show the candidate is able to perform in the real situation.

Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on outcomes and are sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.

The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgements should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required.

The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this unit standard, that the candidate can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.

All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work or learning, validity, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015.

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

Definition of Terms:

Terms have been clarified as far as possible through the use of range statements. Further clarification of terms is provided as follows:

Narrative criticism: a reading and analysis of a story which brings out the meanings of the arrangement of the narrative

Reader-centred analysis: analytical method which approaches the text from the point of view of the reader. It assumes that the reader makes most, if not all, of the meaning of the text

Author-centred analysis: approaches the text from the point of view of the author. It assumes broadly that there is at least a core of objective meaning in the text.

Text-centred analysis: approaches the text with as few presuppositions as possible. It assumes that readers are able to be aware of their presuppositions and, to a degree, be free of them

Actual author: the real, historical person or persons who wrote the story

Implied author: the image of the author as revealed in the narrative by its choices of plot, characters and setting. For example, the implied author of Matthew's gospel is usually seen as a Jewish convert to Christianity

Actual reader: either the person or persons for whom the actual author intended the text, or simply anyone engaged in the act of reading

Implied reader: the recipient of the text as envisaged by the implied author. The implied author is seen by the critic as able to find certain meanings in the text. For example, Matthew's gospel is usually analysed on the assumption that it was meant for Jewish people who converted to Christianity

Plot: systematised series of events which make up the story

Complication: an element in the plot which moves the plot from the initial situation and invariably introduces tension

Transforming action: the movement in the story which removes or at least lessens the complication. It is classically the turning point of the narrative

Denouement: describes the effect of the transforming action and sets the stage for the final situation to be described

Round character: a character who has several traits and who usually plays a major role in the story, as contrasted to a -

Flat character: who has only a single trait and usually play a minor role in the story. In the book of Ruth, for example, Ruth herself is a round character, whereas her sister-in-law Orphah is a flat character. Even Naomi is a relatively flat character.

Hierarchy of characters: A listing analysis of the characters in a story, from the major, round characters (often called the protagonists) who play a major role, through to the subordinate, flat characters, who often simply play walk-on parts

Focalisation: a technical word for the perception of the events that the narrator chooses to show. The characters might be shown as revealing their inner thoughts or feelings (internal focalisation) or what the reader can see the character doing (external focalisation) or even as revealing more than the character her/himself knows (zero focalisation)

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Elective	48917	National Diploma: Theology and Ministry	Level 5	NQF Level 05	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual
Elective	62609	National Diploma: Theology and Ministry	Level 6	NQF Level 06	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

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