Option 2B Modern times exam tips

Exam tips

• Comparative drama choices A-Level Literature exam tip 1

  Open with a debatable literary argument, not a plot summary. Apply this to compare the selected drama directly with the paired prose or poetry text..

  This protects connected comparison vs two separate mini-essays, keeps AO1 to AO5 accurate and prevents invented quotations or option mixing.

• Comparative poetry choices A-Level Literature exam tip 1

  Open with a debatable literary argument, not a plot summary. Apply this to identify the official comparative poetry choices for Option 2B..

  This protects Paper 2 option 2A vs option 2B, keeps AO1 to AO5 accurate and prevents invented quotations or option mixing.

• Comparative poetry choices A-Level Literature exam tip 1

  Open with a debatable literary argument, not a plot summary. Apply this to analyse individual poems through poetic methods, context and interpretation..

  This protects supported interpretation vs unsupported opinion, keeps AO1 to AO5 accurate and prevents invented quotations or option mixing.

• Comparative poetry choices A-Level Literature exam tip 1

  Open with a debatable literary argument, not a plot summary. Apply this to avoid treating a collection or poet as a single undifferentiated voice..

  This protects writer vs narrator, and poet vs speaker, keeps AO1 to AO5 accurate and prevents invented quotations or option mixing.