Built on stylistics: linguistic method applied to literary texts. Total scaled mark is 250. Sixteen set texts across four choice sections, plus a 55-poem anthology across four poets.
every component mapped before a word is written
Paper 1: Telling Stories
180 minutes · 100 marks · 40 per cent
Section A: Remembered Places (40 marks)
Closed book. One compulsory question on the AQA Anthology: Paris
Section B: Imagined Worlds (35 marks)
Open book. Choose one prose text, then one of two questions
Section C: Poetic Voices (25 marks)
Open book. Choose one poet from the AQA Poetic Voices Anthology
Paper 2: Exploring Conflict
150 minutes · 100 marks · 40 per cent
Section A: Writing about Society (55 marks)
Open book. Choose one base text. Re-creative writing at 25 and commentary at 30
Section B: Dramatic Encounters (45 marks)
Open book. Choose one drama text, then one of two questions
Non-exam assessment: Making Connections
50 marks · 20 per cent
Personal investigation (50 marks)
2500 to 3000 words. Must use both a literary and a non-literary text or it scores zero