AS and A-level English Literature A specification for first teaching in 2025
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AS English Literature A7711
2.0 Specification at a glance
These qualifications are linear. Linear means that students will sit all the AS exams at the end of their AS course and all the A-level exams at the end of their A-level course.
2.1 AS
Subject content
Core content:
Assessments
| Paper 1: Love through the ages: Shakespeare and poetry |
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| Study of two texts: one Shakespeare play and one AQA anthology of love poetry through the ages (pre-1900 or post-1900) |
Assessed
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Questions Section A: Shakespeare. One passage-based question with linked essay (25 marks) Section B: Poetry. One question on printed poem (25 marks) |
| Paper 2: Love through the ages: prose |
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Study of two prose texts. Examination will include an unseen prose extract |
Assessed
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Questions Section A: Unseen prose. One compulsory question on unseen prose extract (25 marks) Section B: Comparing prose texts. One comparative question on two prose texts (25 marks) |