8695 · Version 1, published September 2024, for exams in 2027 and 2028
Cambridge International AS Level Language and Literature in English
Cambridge International
Mapped from the board's own specification and signed off on 23 August 2026 by Lee Woods. June and November. Graded a to e.
every component mapped before a word is written
Component
Topic4 in Paper 1: Writing
Order
Full scheme of work, lesson by lesson
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Structure
Component
Time
Marks
Weighting
Assessed
Paper 1: Writing
2h 00
50
50%
Externally assessed
Paper 2: Drama, Poetry and ProseSet texts are not allowed in the examination room
2h 00
50
50%
Externally assessed
100 raw marks, no scaling: every component is exactly proportional to its weighting.
Assessment objectives
Objective
Paper 1
Paper 2
Overall
AO2 Writing, Paper 1Write effectively, creatively, accurately and appropriately for a range of audiences and purposes
40
0
40
AO3 Analysis of style, Paper 1Analyse how choices of form, structure and language produce meaning and style
10
0
10
AO1 Knowledge and understanding, Paper 2Respond with understanding to literary texts in a variety of forms and cultures, with an appreciation of relevant contexts
0
12.5
12.5
AO2 Analysis, Paper 2Analyse the ways writers' choices of language, form and structure shape meanings and effects
0
12.5
12.5
AO3 Personal response, Paper 2Produce informed independent opinions and interpretations of literary texts
0
12.5
12.5
AO4 Communication, Paper 2Communicate a relevant, structured and supported response appropriate to literary study
0
12.5
12.5
The board reuses AO numbers with different meanings on the two papers. The map gives each objective a paper scoped id so that no single paraphrase has to cover two different objectives
Component by component
Paper 1: Writing
2h 00 · 50 marks · 50 per cent · Externally assessed · Dictionaries may not be used
Question for question the same paper as 9093 Paper 2 Writing
Section A: Shorter writing and reflective commentary25 marks
A text of no more than 400 words to a brief, then a reflective commentary on the choices made
all compulsoryassesses AO2 WRITING, AO3 STYLE-ANALYSIS
1(a) short text to a prompt15 marks
1(b) reflective commentary10 marks
Compulsory two part question. A single teachable unit
Section B: Extended writing25 marks
One continuous piece of 600 to 900 words in one of three categories
one from three categoriesassesses AO2 WRITING
imaginative or descriptive
discursive or argumentative
review or critical
Three board named categories, one question each
Paper 2: Drama, Poetry and Prose
2h 00 · 50 marks · 50 per cent · Externally assessed · Set texts are not allowed in the examination room · Dictionaries may not be used
Section A: Drama25 marks, if taken
An essay on one drama set text, choosing a general question or a printed passage question
two questions from two different sectionsassesses AO1 LIT, AO2 LIT, AO3 LIT, AO4 LIT
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Edward Albee2027, 2028
The RoverAphra Behn2027, 2028public domain
Barber Shop ChroniclesInua Ellams2027, 2028
The TempestWilliam Shakespeare2027, 2028public domain
This qualification is AS Level only. There is no A Level in Language and Literature. A one year package with no continuation product, and no carry forward decision to make
Paper 2 has three sections of 25 marks and the candidate answers two, from different sections. Two set texts from different genres. The package is a genre pairing, and three pairings are legal
Set texts are not allowed in the examination room. Quotation banks and memorisation material are required, as on 9695 and unlike 0475
Paper 1 is question for question the same paper as 9093 Paper 2. Writing material built once serves both syllabuses. This is the only overlap of its kind in the international catalogue
The Paper 2 set text lists are the 9695 Paper 1 and Paper 2 lists. Fourteen text packages serve both syllabuses; only the paper reference on the cover changes
Set texts are named per examination year. An order must name the examination year, though only the prose list moves between 2027 and 2028
Dictionaries may not be used in either paper. Vocabulary work belongs in the taught sequence, not in exam technique
How we know
Specification read
Version 1, published September 2024, for exams in 2027 and 2028, read from the cover of the board's own PDF. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
Sign-off
Lee Woods, 23 August 2026. Map cie-8695-v1.
Currency
Current. The 2024 to 2026 syllabus remains live to the November 2026 series
Set texts held
14 texts, each with a rights status derived from the author's death date. The board states none of them.
What this map does not hold
section marks. NOT BOARD STATED as a cumulative total for Paper 2. Each of the three sections is worth 25 marks but only two are answered, so the sections carry marks_if_taken rather than marks
prescribed poem lists. NOT EXTRACTED. The selections are printed across syllabus pages 16 to 20 and 22 to 26 in a two column layout that does not extract reliably. The same selections appear in 9695 and are named there. Founder decision of 23 August 2026: transcription is deferred until the first orders for this syllabus arrive
editions. NOT EXTRACTED. The board names prescribed editions for passage setting on syllabus page 27
copyright statuses. DERIVED BY PLATFORM, NOT BOARD STATED
entry codes. NOT BOARD STATED in the syllabus; component entry codes sit in the Guide to Making Entries
ao mark split. Board stated for Paper 1, where Question 1 splits 15 marks to AO2 and 10 to AO3. NOT BOARD STATED for Paper 2
Decisions taken
No. Defer until the first orders arrive. Everything except a poetry product can be built and sold now. A poetry order triggers the transcription against the printed anthology pages first
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