Option 2A WW1 and its aftermath common mistakes

Common mistakes

• Core poetry choices literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Analyse anthology selection, poetic methods, voices and perspectives on war. 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.

• Core poetry choices literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Connect individual poems to the wider shared context without treating the anthology as one voice. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring diachronic study vs synchronic shared-context study.

  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.

• Comparative prose choices literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Identify the official comparative prose choices for Option 2A. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring Paper 2 option 2A vs option 2B.

  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.

• Comparative prose choices literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Apply the specified Brian Murdoch translation when studying All Quiet on the Western Front. 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.

• Comparative prose choices literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Check genre and post-2000 requirements when constructing a valid text combination. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring genre pattern vs fixed feature checklist.

  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.

• Wake and the 2027 boundary literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Identify Wake as a 2027-only updated-specification choice. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring final-2026 vs updated-2027 text lists.

  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.

• Wake and the 2027 boundary literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Keep Wake out of final-2026 curriculum claims and route metadata. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring final-2026 vs updated-2027 text lists.

  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.

• Wake and the 2027 boundary literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Study the text through WW1 aftermath, memory, prose methods and comparison. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring final-2026 vs updated-2027 text lists.

  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.

• Comparative drama and poetry choices literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Identify the official comparative drama and poetry choices for Option 2A. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring Paper 2 option 2A vs option 2B.

  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.

• Comparative drama and poetry choices literary-analysis mistake 1

  Treating Analyse how genre and period affect representations of WW1 and its aftermath. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring Paper 2 option 2A vs option 2B.

  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.