GCSE English Literature Specification for first teaching in 2015
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GCSE English Literature8702
3.2 Modern texts and poetry
3.2.1 Modern texts
Students will study one from a choice of 12 set texts, which include post-1914 prose fiction and drama. Students should study the whole text.
Choose one of:
Drama
Prose
3.2.2 Poetry
Students will study one cluster of poems taken from the AQA poetry anthology, Poems Past and Present . There is a choice of three clusters, each containing 15 poems. The poems in each cluster are thematically linked and were written between 1789 and the present day.
The titles of the three clusters are:
- Love and Relationships
- Power and Conflict
- Worlds and Lives (First teaching 2023, first exam 2025)
Students should study all 15 poems in their chosen cluster and be prepared to write about any of them in the examination.
3.2.3 Unseen poetry
In preparing for the unseen poetry section of the examination students should experience a wide range of poetry in order to develop their ability to closely analyse unseen poems. They should be able to analyse and compare key features such as their content, theme, structure and use of language.