English Literature

AQA GCSE - English Literature

Summer 2025

The English Literature Exam with consist of:

AQA English Literature (8702/1) Paper 1 - 1 hour 45 mins - Monday 12th May (AM)
AQA English Literature (8702/2) Paper 2 - 2 hours 15 mins - Tuesday 20th May (AM)

1 hour 45 minutes - (64 Marks - 40% of the exam)

Section A - Shakespeare

Section B - 19th-century novel - The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle

2 hours 15 minutes - (96 Marks - 60% of the exam)

Section A - Modern Texts - An Inspector Calls

Section B - Power and Conflict Poetry

Section C - Unseen Poetry

Further information about the specification, assessments and composition of the papers can be found on the AQA website.

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Easter-Revision-Practice-Exam-Questions.pdf

Please download this knowledge organiser which can be used to aid revision.

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Macbeth-Knowledge-Organiser-23.pdf

Please download this Character Epithets Sheet which can be used to aid revision.

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A Christmas Carol - Excellent Epithets.pdf

Please download this knowledge organiser which can be used to aid revision.

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Inspector-Calls-Knowledge-Organiser-23.pdf

Please download this knowledge organiser which can be used to aid revision.

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Power-Conflict-Knowledge-Organiser-23.pdf