H472 · Version 2.1 (July 2026)

Cambridge OCR Level 3 Advanced GCE in English Literature

Cambridge OCR

every component mapped before a word is written

Component 01: Drama and poetry pre-1900

150 minutes · 60 marks · 40 per cent

Section 1: Shakespeare (30 marks)

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Section 2: Drama and poetry pre-1900 (30 marks)

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Component 02: Comparative and contextual study

150 minutes · 60 marks · 40 per cent

Task 1: Close reading (30 marks)

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Task 2: Comparative essay (30 marks)

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Component 03: Literature post-1900 (NEA)

40 marks · 20 per cent

Task 1: Close reading OR re-creative writing with commentary (15 marks)

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Task 2: Comparative essay (25 marks)

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Hamlet

1601 · Elements of crime writing

From the specialist's desk

The knowledge organiser earns its place here: it holds 1601, read through elements of crime writing, on one sheet built for self-quizzing. The scheme keeps returning to Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, so retrieval never drifts from what the paper rewards.

Who it turns on

Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude

Context we build in

Revenge tragedy and the Elizabethan stage
Purgatory and post-Reformation belief

Sample retrieval questions

How does Hamlet learn of his father's murder?
What is the purpose of the play within the play?
Where does Hamlet kill Polonius, and by mistake for whom?
What is the significance of the graveyard scene?

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Order

Full scheme of work, lesson by lesson
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Knowledge organiser
Retrieval grids
Assessment pack with mark schemes

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