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A Level English Literature Exam Papers You are studying English Literature AQA A (7711/1) A2. There are sample papers and markschemes here: http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/english/as-and-a-level/english-literature-a-7711-7712/assessment-resources A LEVEL ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM PAPERS * The only ‘closed book’ question is on Othello. For all the other texts you will be provided with a ‘clean’ (unannotated) copy of the text you have studied in the exam. * The same assessment objectives (AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4 and AO5) apply to all exam questions and you will be reminded of these on the first page of the exam papers. * There is no choice of question, except where stated (eg. Paper 1, section C, Paper 2,Section A) PAPER 1 LOVE THROUGH THE AGES (3 hours) 40% of A level - 75 marks ● Section A (25 marks) Passage from Shakespeare’s Othello with a linked question. Typical wording: ‘Statement about the play’. In the light of this view discuss how Shakespeare presents [x] in this extract and elsewhere.’ ● Section B (25 marks) Unseen poetry - a question on two unseen/unprepared poems. Typical wording: It has been said that poet 1 does such and such while poet 2 does such and such. Compare and contrast the presentation of love in the following poems in the light of this comment. ● Section C (25 marks) Thomas Hardy Tess of the D’Urbervilles and an Anthology of post 1900 poetry on the theme of love. Typical wording: ‘Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about [issue/idea eg. passion/barriers to love etc.]’ (choice of 1 question out of 2 choices) PAPER 2 TEXTS IN SHARED CONTEXTS. OPTION B - LITERATURE FROM 1945 TO THE PRESENT DAY (2 and ½ hours) 40% of A level - 75 marks Texts studied: A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams; Feminine Gospels, Carol Ann Duffy; The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood For this paper you will have to choose (on the day of the exam or in your head beforehand) one of 3 options within the paper itself. (Option 2 is given below as an example). * Option 1 = single essay on Feminine Gospels, then comparison of Streetcar and Handmaid’s Tale (choice of 1 question out of 2 choices) * Option 2 = single essay on Streetcar, then comparison of Feminine Gospels and Handmaid’s Tale * Option 3 = single essay on Handmaid’s Tale, then comparison of Feminine Gospels and Streetcar ● Section A (eg. option 2) (25 marks) Typical wording: ‘Examine the view that Streetcar ‘. or [quotation] and ‘Examine this view of Streetcar’ (choice of 1 question out of 2 choices) ● Section B (eg. option 2) (25 marks) Unseen prose extract (extract from a novel or short story published after 1945) Typical wording: Examine the significance of [issue/idea eg. isolation/passion/repression] in this extract Contextual linking of two texts (25 marks) Typical wording: [quotation giving a view] Compare the significance of [issue/idea eg. isolation/passion/repression] in two other texts you have studied (For option 2 you would answer on Feminine Gospels and The Handmaid’s Tale) Love through the ages AQAs list of topics to look at: Although not an exhaustive list of aspects of Love through the ages, areas that can ​ usefully be explored include: romantic love of many kinds; love and sex; love and loss; social conventions and taboos; love through the ages according to history and time; love through the ages according to individual lives (young love, maturing love); jealousy and guilt; truth and deception; proximity and distance; marriage; approval and disapproval Othello 1. Re-read the play. If you struggle to understand any bits, compare with a modern translation online – Sparknotes has ‘No Fear Shakespeare’ for this. It sounds horrible but at least you’ll understand the meaning. Look for passages related to love that might be possible extracts to analyse in depth. Remember you are given an extract and you are asked to do a close analysis of it and link it to the wider text. 2. Do a map of the play. Here’s a reminder of stuff you could include: Go through all your notes on Othello and make sure they are in a logical order. Brief summary of what happens Comments on language and register: verse- rhyming couplets, formal, rhetorical, ceremonial, fractured, calm? prose – intimate, conspiratorial, bawdy, demotic, a letter? Themes/Imagery- the exam is called ‘Love through the ages’ so focus on love/passion/courtly love/marriage/jealousy. However it is worth looking at the other themes and how they tie into love e.g. race/gender/appearance vs reality etc Stagecraft – presentation of character, soliloquy, aside, effect of entrances/exits, action, tension/suspense, comic relief, pace e.g. short, fast scenes Interpretation – points of debate, e.g. Othello is a tyrant and seals his fate/Othello is fragile and needs help Context – any RELEVANT context. Historical, social, literary etc. greek tragedy, perception of Venice and Italy in the Renaissance, Jacobean era and James 1st, Moors, Shakespeare’s sources. THIS DOESN’T MEAN YOU HAVE TO COVER EVERY BULLET FOR EACH SCENE – YOU MUST USE YOUR OWN JUDGEMENT TO INCLUDE WHAT’S IMPORTANT 3. Create quote cards and keep them about your person for regular perusal. Aim to have quotes from different characters/themes related to love. 4. Read your Othello booklet and the critical/contextual materials you have been given. Pull out a few big, interesting ideas and record on your index cards. Make sure you can link the ideas to episodes from the text. 5. Watch some productions of Othello. YouTube is a good place to start. See links below. 6. Speed plan answers for the questions in your booklet. Perhaps even write an essay (happy to mark any extra essays you do). The more practice the better! Unseen poetry 1. The AQA LITA3 was an old specification but it had unseen poetry element. This website has some of these past papers and sample responses. This is an old spec so some of the elements differ (construction of question/need to link to another anthology) but it it may help to practice questions/ get ideas about what to write: http://www.sandwich-tech.kent.sch.uk/313/english-literature 2. This is the book I got the ‘Valentine’ analysis from. If you found it helpful you might want to get the book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Poetry-GCSE-Beyond/dp/0993077854/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1481808092&sr= 8-2&keywords=neil+bowen+art+of+poetry 3. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Aj7x6gMaAzyRdjumhn9BkhOiaOfVnlJ1kViAp2WLGo/edit?usp=sharing is ​ the grid I have given you with key terms. 4. This is the guide on how to construct a comparison argument: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TVw0a8_8BBLmXzcor7YVpx8yrEtzCMLJpb6pe_gKLOA/edit?usp=sharing Tess and the AQA Anthology of Love Poetry through the Ages Post-1900 You need to refer to at least 2 of the poems from the anthology in your comparison. Identify the poems that link closely to Tess and revise these. There may be a poem or a few poems that don’t link that well and are therefore not worth revising in detail. 1. Read through your anthology and make notes on how the poems link to Tess. The links might be by theme/imagery/structure. 2. You will always be writing about love in some way: infidelity, women/men, unrequited, pursuit of love, love making you complete, love transforming, forbidden love, betrayal in love. Think about the way love is portrayed in Tess and what links you might be able to make to the poems. Perhaps create mind maps around each of these ideas with events, quotations, lines that link. 3. Viewpoint has useful resources including powerpoints from lessons, sample essays and a blank copy of the anthology: http://viewpoint.qmc.ac.uk/sites/ELI-3D-N-H/AS-Eng-lit-new/pa/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx 4. Check you have annotated all the poems in your booklet. If you haven’t, ask a friend for a copy of their notes and check viewpoint for a powerpoint from the lesson. There is a good book with essays on these poems The Art of Poetry: AQA Love Poems Through the Ages, Post 1900 poems (Volume 5) Paperback – August 19, 2016 Neil Bowen and others.https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Poetry-Poems-Through-poems/dp/0995467102/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1 ​ 481805490&sr=8-5&keywords=art+of+poetry+neil+bowen The Study Revise guide is also good as it is designed for this specification. Study and Revise for AS/A-level: AQA Anthology: love poetry through the ages (Study & Revise for As/a Level) Paperback – 29 Jan 2016 by Luke McBratney: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Study-Revise-AS-level-Anthology/dp/1471853837/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_3?_encoding =UTF8&psc=1&refRID=8NMCTNESWD1RRYVF1952 Can be bought from other outlets! ​ 5. Create a grid like the one below for each of the poems: Types of Verse imagery Figurative language allusio Sound patterning Structure Anything love form (metaphor/simile) n (rhyme, assonance (caesura/enjambment else you etc) etc) notice 6. This is the document linking the poetry to Tess: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G2P_SgZ3EzD2neOrefpdi_iOlkqgMfOil_BjqBcK20M/edit?usp=sharing Alternatively you can create your own... To find quotations from Tess you can use this etext. Just do CTRL+ F to find a particular word/expression. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/110/110-h/110-h.htm The specimen paper gives us an example of the type of question you are likely to get. Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about passion.
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