English Literature

AQA GCSE - English Literature

Summer 2024

The English Literature Exam with consist of:

Paper 1 Specifications


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 


Paper 2 Specifications


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. 


Literature Revision Resources

 Revision Practice Questions



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Easter-Revision-Practice-Exam-Questions.pdf

Literature Revision Resources

 Macbeth


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


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Macbeth-Knowledge-Organiser-23.pdf

Literature Revision Resources

 The Sign of Four


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


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Sign-of-Four-Knowledge-Organiser-23.pdf

Literature Revision Resources

 An Inspector Calls


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


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Inspector-Calls-Knowledge-Organiser-23.pdf

Literature Revision Resources

 Power and Conflict Poetry


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


(Only accessible if logged into your school Google account)



Power-Conflict-Knowledge-Organiser-23.pdf