English Literature · AQA 8702
AQA English Literature
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Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel
One Shakespeare extract question and one 19th-century novel extract question.
1 hour 45 minutes64 marks40% of English Literature
- Section A: Shakespeare (34 marks) — One extract-to-whole-play question on your studied play.
- Section B: The 19th-century novel (30 marks) — One extract-to-whole-text question on your studied novel.
Modern texts and poetry
Modern text essay, anthology poetry comparison and one unseen poetry pair.
2 hours 15 minutes96 marks60% of English Literature
- Section A: Modern texts (34 marks) — One essay question from a choice of two on your studied modern prose or drama text.
- Section B: Poetry (30 marks) — One comparison of a named anthology poem with one of your choice from the same cluster.
- Section C: Unseen poetry (32 marks) — Two unseen poems.
AQA set texts
You only revise the text you are actually sitting. Where LADDER already has a text study for one of AQA's options, it is linked — the story, characters, themes, quotations and context are the same whichever board you sit. Any exam-question practice inside a study is labelled with the board it was written for.
Shakespeare
Paper 1Macbeth · Romeo and Juliet · The Tempest · The Merchant of Venice · Much Ado About Nothing · Julius Caesar
The 19th-century novel
Paper 1A Christmas Carol · The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde · Great Expectations · Jane Eyre · Frankenstein · Pride and Prejudice · The Sign of Four
Modern texts
Paper 2An Inspector Calls · Blood Brothers · The History Boys · DNA · Lord of the Flies · Animal Farm · Anita and Me · Pigeon English