AQA GCSE
ENGLISH LITERATURE REVISION
Literature Paper 1 & 2
Paper 1 Exam Title: ‘Shakespeare and the 19th Century Novel’
Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Exam Weighting: 40%
Section A
Shakespeare: ‘Macbeth’
Students will be given an extract from the play and a question based on this extract- they must also make links to the play as a whole in their response.
Section B:
‘A Christmas Carol’
Students will be given an extract from the novel and be expected to answer an essay style question based on the extract- they must also make links to the novel as a whole.
Total marks available: 64
Paper 2 Exam Title: ‘Modern Texts and Poetry’
Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes
Exam Weighting: 60%
Section A:
An essay style question based on ‘An Inspector Calls’.
Section B:
The poetry anthology question. Students will be given a question based on 1 of the 15 poems, they must then compare the poem to another out of the 15.
Section C:
Students will be required to compare and analyse two unseen poems.
Total marks available: 96
AQA Literature Paper 1, Section B - A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Loneliness, Isolation and Time in 'A Christmas Carol'
Want, Ignorance and Belle: 'A Christmas Carol' Analysis
'Fan' and 'Fezziwig': 'A Christmas Carol' Analysis
'A Christmas Carol': Structure
The 'A Christmas Carol' Quotation Song Explained
The 'A Christmas Carol' Quotations Revision Song! (with chords)
'A Christmas Carol': Context
'A Christmas Carol': Understanding Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol': Top Set Analysis
The 3 Ghosts: Character Analysis - 'A Christmas Carol' (animated)
Fred: Character Analysis - 'A Christmas Carol' (Animated)
Jacob Marley: Character Analysis - 'A Christmas Carol' (updated & animated)
The Cratchit Children: Character Analysis - 'A Christmas Carol' (Animated)
Mr & Mrs Cratchit: Character Analysis (animated and updated)
Ebeneezer Scrooge: Character Analysis - 'A Christmas Carol'
Student Exemplar: 'A Christmas Carol' & the Theme of the Supernatural
AQA Literature Paper 2, Section A - An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls – Episode 1: Context
An Inspector Calls – Episode 2: Arthur Birling
An Inspector Calls – Episode 3: Sybil Birling
An Inspector Calls – Episode 4: Sheila Birling
An Inspector Calls – Episode 8: Eva Smith
An Inspector Calls – Episode 9: Class
An Inspector Calls – Episode 7: Inspector Goole
An Inspector Calls – Episode 6: Eric Birling
An Inspector Calls – Episode 5: Gerald Croft
An Inspector Calls – Episode 10: Women & Gender
An Inspector Calls Episode – 11: Power, Responsibility & Charity
An Inspector Calls – Episode 12: Structure, Meaning & Ambiguity
7 Ways to Write a Top Grade Essay (Using Sheila in An Inspector Calls) Mr Salles
