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NEA response and administration
The response applies all five assessment objectives through independent literary argument and documented research.
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Objectives
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Flashcards
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Questions
90 min
Study time
AqaA LevelEnglish Literature ANon-exam assessment Texts across time
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Extended essay structure3 objectives
- Structure a sustained comparative argument appropriate to a 2500-word study.
- Integrate close analysis, contexts, connections and interpretations across the essay.
- Maintain coherent academic expression and literary terminology.
Research and bibliography3 objectives
- Record primary and secondary sources accurately in a bibliography.
- Distinguish the student's own interpretation from quoted or paraphrased critical views.
- Use research selectively to support literary analysis and debate.
Supervision and authentication3 objectives
- Complete the work under the required supervision and authentication conditions.
- Confirm that submitted work is the student's own.
- Follow centre, AQA and JCQ requirements for candidate records and teacher declarations.
Assessment-objective integration3 objectives
- Integrate informed argument, methods, contexts, connections and interpretations throughout the study.
- Keep AO3 literary context distinct from AO5 critical interpretation.
- Use AO4 to connect texts directly rather than producing separate essays.
Key terms
IntertextualityStream of ConsciousnessThemeCharacterizationFoilNarrative PerspectiveMotifDictionNarrative voiceMetafictionGothic literatureIrony
Exam tips
- Use textual evidence effectively: Always support your arguments with direct quotations and detailed analysis of the text.
- Use Textual Evidence: Always support your arguments with direct quotes or specific references to the text.
Common mistakes
- Over-reliance on plot summary: Focus on interpreting the text and providing analysis supported by evidence rather than recounting the story.
- Plot Summary Over Analysis: Focus on specific passages and discuss their significance in relation to themes and character development.
Practice preview
- Which of the following best describes the theme of isolation in Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein'?
- How does the use of first-person narration in 'The Great Gatsby' affect the reader's understanding of Gatsby's character?
- Compare the portrayal of ambition in 'Macbeth' and 'Death of a Salesman'. How do the authors use their characters to explore the consequences of ambition?
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