AS/A-level English Literature A and B
For first teaching in September 2015
AS and A-level co-teaching and resources
June 2015
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Approaches to co-teaching
We know from talking to teachers that there will be a number of different approaches to AS and A-level:
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teaching the A-level course over two years, with no AS assessments
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teaching AS to all students in year 1 with all students taking the AS exams; with some students completing the
course with an AS qualification and others moving on to year 2 and A-level
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teaching AS to all students in year 1 with some students taking the AS qualification, and some continuing straight
to A-level with no AS assessment
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teaching AS to all students in year 1 with all students taking the AS exams as a form of mock, with all students
moving on to year 2 and A-level
We’ve designed our specifications to give you the flexibility to plan, resource and teach your classes in a way that
keeps your students’ options open.
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How we’ve designed our specifications to be coteachable
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Shared assessment
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Shared content: themes (Lit A), genres (Lit B)
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Shared texts
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Content for Literature A A-level Paper 1 and AS
Students explore aspects of a literary theme (Love through the ages) as seen
over time.
Students study three texts for A-level:
• one poetry and
• one prose text
(of which one must be pre-1900)
• and one Shakespeare play.
Students study four texts for AS:
• one poetry
• two prose texts
• and one Shakespeare play.
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Literature A – Choosing your texts
• Othello, The Taming of the Shrew, Measure for
Measure, The Winter’s Tale
• Anthology of Love poetry through the ages Pre1900
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Anthology of Love poetry through the ages Post1900
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Literature A – Choosing the prose texts
Choice of prose texts for comparison by a variety of authors across time:
A-level (and AS) texts
Persuasion, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, The Awakening, Tess of the
D’Urbervilles, (pre-1900)
The Great Gatsby, A Room with a View, The Go-Between, Rebecca,
Atonement, (post-1900)
AS only texts
The Mill on the Floss
The Rotters’ Club
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Literature A – Choosing the prose texts
Which route works for you?
2 texts from A-level list
1 text from A-level list, 1
from AS only list
Choice of prose text to write More initial choice of
about in the A-level, Paper
comparative prose texts for
1, Section C examination
study and examination in
AS paper 2, Section B
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Wider reading on the theme
of Love through the Ages
Wider reading on the theme
of Love through the Ages
Complete independence in
NEA
The option to use this
taught text for NEA
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Content for Literature B A-level Paper 1 and AS
Students read and explore aspects of a mainstream literary genre: Aspects of
Tragedy OR Aspects of Comedy.
Students study three texts for A-level:
one Shakespeare play
a second drama text and
one further text.
One of the two further texts must have been written pre-1900.
Students study four texts for AS:
one Shakespeare play
a second drama text
one prose text and
one poetry text
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Literature B – Choosing your texts
Aspects of tragedy:
Othello, King Lear
Death of a Salesman, Richard II
Aspects of comedy:
The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night
She Stoops to Conquer, The Importance of Being
Earnest
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Literature B - Choosing the prose and poetry texts
A-level (and AS) texts - Tragedy
A-level (and AS) texts - Comedy
The Great Gatsby
Emma
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Small Island
Keats: ‘Lamia’, ‘Isabella or The Pot of
Basil’, ‘La Belle Dame sans merci’,
‘The Eve of St Agnes’
‘The Nun’s Priest’s Tale’
Poetry Anthology Tragedy
Poetry Anthology Comedy
AS only texts
AS only texts
The Remains of the Day
Wise Children
Thomas Hardy selection
John Betjeman selection
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Choosing the prose and poetry texts
Which route works for you?
2 texts from A-level list
1 text from A-level list, 1
from AS only list
Choice of poetry or prose
text to write about in the Alevel, Paper 1, section C
examination
More initial choice of poetry
and prose texts for study
and examination in AS
paper 2, sections A and B
Wider reading on the genre
of Tragedy or Comedy
Wider reading on the genre
of Tragedy or Comedy
Complete independence in
NEA
The option to use this
taught text for NEA
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AQA Resources for AS and A-level English Literature A and B
• Resources available to all schools and colleges on our website for Literature A and
B:
• Specimen papers and mark schemes
• Sample resource packages
• Webinars
• Summary of changes
• Teacher endorsements
• Guidance on how to co-teach the specifications
Commit to teach and access a wide range of support and resources
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Free printed anthologies for all poetry
AQA English e-library
Commentaries on how the different types of
question might be approached
Advice sheet on how to prepare your own
sample questions
Student responses and commentaries
Non exam assessment (NEA) guidance
document
Support with course planning
Guidance on co-teaching
Programmes of study for co-teaching
Scheme of work for co-teaching
Direct access to our dedicated subject team
Visit aqa.org.uk/crime-oliver to
try our sample resource
package.
Contact English-GCE@aqa.org.uk or call 0161 953 7504.
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