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Analyse the workings of ruling political classes.

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Elements of political and social protest writing

Subtopic

Political systems and social organisation

AQA A-level English Literature BPaper 2 Texts and genres

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Analyse the workings of ruling political classes

This point belongs to Elements of political and social protest writing, especially Political systems and social organisation.
You need to be able to analyse the workings of ruling political classes.
The key ideas to know are analyse and workings.
Use the linked flashcards and practice questions to check recall, then practise applying the idea in an exam-style answer.

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analyseworkings

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This objective helps connect Political systems and social organisation to exam-style questions, flashcards, and revision notes for Elements of political and social protest writing.

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Political systems and social organisation literary-analysis mistake 1: Make 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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