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• Assessment objectives: Analyse ways in which meanings are shaped in literary texts.
• Assessment objectives: Connect authorial methods to the meanings produced by a literary text.
• Assessment objectives: Explain how contexts influence the writing and reception of literary texts.
• Assessment objectives: Demonstrate understanding of the significance of relevant literary contexts.
• Assessment objectives: Use comparison to develop understanding of genre, context and interpretation.
• Assessment objectives: Explore connections across literary texts.
• Assessment objectives: Explore literary texts informed by different interpretations.
• Assessment objectives: Develop a reasoned position within literary debate rather than treating interpretation as fixed.
• Assessment objectives: Articulate informed, personal and creative responses to literary texts.
• Assessment objectives: Communicate through coherent and accurate written expression.
• Qualification and assessment structure: Identify the choice between Aspects of tragedy and Aspects of comedy.
• Qualification and assessment structure: Explain that Paper 1 requires one Shakespeare text, a second drama text and one further text, with one of the latter two written pre-1900.
• Qualification and assessment structure: Identify the choice between Elements of crime writing and Elements of political and social protest writing.
• Qualification and assessment structure: Explain that Paper 2 requires one post-2000 prose text, one poetry text and one further text, with one text written pre-1900.
• Qualification and assessment structure: Describe the NEA as two essays of 1250 to 1500 words, each on a different literary text and a different aspect of the AQA Critical anthology.
• Qualification and assessment structure: Explain that the NEA uses one poetry text and one prose text.
• Qualification and assessment structure: Keep the updated 2027 optional text lists separate from the final 2026 assessment version.
• Qualification and assessment structure: Distinguish A-level English Literature B 7717 from AS English Literature B 7716.