GCE AS/AEnglish Literature A (5741, 6741)

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Read/download in PDF format:

• Unit 3 - Past Questions by Text (188KB)
  
  
• Unit 3 - Support Booklet (325KB)
  The latest version is: version 1.1
• Unit 4: New Set Texts for 2008
  
  
• Unit 4 - Past Questions by Text (148KB)
  
  
• Unit 4 - Support Booklet (194KB)
  The latest version is: version 1.1
• Unit 6 - Approaches to Planning (89KB)
  
  
• Unit 6 - Resource reading list (106KB)
  
  

Teachers' Guides

A Teacher's Guide is available in this subject. A copy has been sent all registered AQA examination centres. Further printed copies can be purchased from AQA Publications Department. These Guides are not available on-line.

The Guide contains:

• A section in which the new specification is linked to the AQA(AEB) English Literature Advanced Level English Literature syllabus from which it has been developed
• A review of the assessment pattern
• An exploration of the subject content and some possible curriculum models
• An exploration how the requirement for synoptic assessment has been met in this specification
• A look at assessment issues with links shown between the course and GCSE English
• A detailed examination of the new assessment objectives and the ways these are tested in the units
• A look at each unit separately with advice about the kind of questions that the student can expect and an indication of which assessment objective is dominant
• Advice on coursework and some suggested coursework titles
• Advice on different routes through the specification along with some suggested ideas for course organisation
• A resource list including Internet resources
• A section on how the specification can be used to deliver the main key skills