Paper 1 response requirements common mistakes

Common mistakes

• Shakespeare passage-linked essay literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Analyse the printed passage closely before connecting it to the play as a whole. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring unseen passage evidence vs prepared set-text material.

  Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.

• Shakespeare passage-linked essay literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Use dramatic methods, context and interpretations to explain the significance of love in the task. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring literary significance vs feature spotting.

  Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.

• Shakespeare passage-linked essay literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Support a coherent closed-book argument with precise textual references. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring unseen passage evidence vs prepared set-text material.

  Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.

• Unseen poetry essay literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Compare the two unseen poems throughout the response rather than writing separate mini-essays. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring unseen passage evidence vs prepared set-text material.

  Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.

• Unseen poetry essay literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Analyse how poetic methods shape different or related meanings. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring unseen passage evidence vs prepared set-text material.

  Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.

• Unseen poetry essay literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Develop interpretations from supplied evidence and acknowledge plausible alternatives. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring unseen passage evidence vs prepared set-text material.

  Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.

• Comparing set texts literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Build a connected comparison between the selected prose and poetry texts. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring writer vs narrator, and poet vs speaker.

  Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.

• Comparing set texts literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Use the shared theme of love to organise similarities, differences, contexts and interpretations. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring supported interpretation vs unsupported opinion.

  Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.

• Comparing set texts literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Use unannotated set texts appropriately without replacing analysis with quotation selection. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring analysis vs plot summary.

  Fix itMake an AO1 claim, use accurate textual evidence, analyse a method for AO2, add relevant AO3 context, connect texts for AO4 and test interpretations for AO5 only where the task requires them.