CoursesEnglish literature

English literature

AQA 8702

Every set text taught in depth — plot, themes, quotations and context — ready for all four assessment areas. Structured exactly like the exam, so you always know why a lesson matters.

Paper 1 · 40% · 1h 45m
Paper 2 · 60% · 2h 15m
Closed book — quotations matter
Paper 1

40% of the GCSE · 1h 45m · closed book

Shakespeare & the 19th-century novel

Shakespeare — your set play

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Macbeth

Scene by scene, taught the way examiners mark it — plot, characters, themes and the quotations that earn marks. Acts 1–2 are live now; the rest is on its way.
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Macbeth

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Romeo & Juliet

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Romeo & Juliet

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The Tempest

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The Tempest

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The Merchant of Venice

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The Merchant of Venice

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Much Ado About Nothing

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Much Ado About Nothing

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Julius Caesar

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Julius Caesar

The 19th-century novel — your set text

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

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A Christmas Carol

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A Christmas Carol

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Great Expectations

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Great Expectations

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Jane Eyre

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Jane Eyre

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Frankenstein

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Frankenstein

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Pride & Prejudice

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Pride & Prejudice

Paper 2
60% of the GCSE · 2h 15m · closed book

Modern texts & poetry

Modern texts

An Inspector Calls

First modern text on the roadmap. Blood Brothers and Lord of the Flies follow.
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Poetry anthology

Power & conflict

Love & relationships

Worlds & lives

Your school studies one cluster of 15 poems.
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Unseen poetry

Two poems you've never seen

A method for reading, annotating and comparing under time pressure.
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