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Paper 1 response requirements common mistakes
Use these common mistakes for Paper 1 response requirements in AQA English Literature B 7717. The page is built from approved learning objectives for this topic and links back to the wider unit, topic hub, and related revision assets.
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Paper 1 response requirements
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Shakespeare passage-based response literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Analyse the printed Shakespeare passage closely. 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-based response literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Connect passage detail to the play as a whole and the selected genre. 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-based response literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Build a relevant argument using all five assessment objectives. 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 essay response literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Construct a focused essay on the selected Shakespeare text. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring connected comparison vs two separate mini-essays.
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 essay response literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Use genre, context, methods, connections and interpretations to develop the argument. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring connected comparison vs two separate mini-essays.
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 essay response literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Support the response with precise textual references from a closed-book text. 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.
Linked-text response literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Compare the two further set texts through the selected genre. as plot summary, unsupported opinion or a place to invent quotations, while blurring connected comparison vs two separate mini-essays.
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.
Linked-text response literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Explore significant similarities and differences rather than listing features. 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.
Linked-text response literary-analysis mistake 1
Treating Integrate all five assessment objectives into a connected argument. 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.
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