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The assessment consists of  \ntwo externally examined papers.  \nIt is a linear qualification so  \nall examination papers must be taken at the end of the course.  \nCopyright 2014 Online Teaching Resources Ltd  \n[www.Teacher-of-English.com](www.Teacher-of-English.com)  \nGCSE English Literature  \nThe qualification will be graded and certificatedon a nine grade scale from 9 to 1 , where 9 is the highest grade.  \nCopyright 2014 Online Teaching Resources Ltd  \n[www.Teacher-of-English.com](www.Teacher-of-English.com)  \nAQA GCSE English Literature  \nSubject Content  \nTo gain a GCSE English Literature qualification students must provide assessments in the following areas  \n1. Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel.  \n2. Modern texts and poetry.  \nCopyright 2014 Online Teaching Resources Ltd  \n[www.Teacher-of-English.com](www.Teacher-of-English.com)  \nLet’s look in more detail at the first area of assessment:  \n‘Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel’  \nThis is assessed in Paper 1 of the GCSE English Literature exam.  \nLet’s take a closer look at the exam.  \nCopyright 2014 Online Teaching Resources Ltd  \n[www.Teacher-of-English.com](www.Teacher-of-English.com)  \n| How is Paper One assessed?\u003Cbr>Section A: Shakespeare\u003Cbr>• write about a studied play\u003Cbr>Section B: C19th Novel\u003Cbr>• write about a studied novel |\n| --- |\n| Assessment Breakdown\u003Cbr>• A written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes\u003Cbr>• 64 marks available\u003Cbr>• Worth 40% of the GCSE |\n\nIn Section A you will answer one question on a Shakespeare play. You will be required to write in detail about an extract from the play and then to write about the play asa whole.  \nIn Section B you will be asked to answer one question about a C19th novel. You will be required to write in detail about an extract from the novel and then to write about the novel as a whole.  \nThe Paper One exam will last 1 hour and 45 minutes. It is worth 64 marks and makes up 40% of the English Literature GCSE.  \nCopyright 2014 Online Teaching Resources Ltd  \n[www.Teacher-of-English.com](www.Teacher-of-English.com)  \nNow let’s look at the second area of assessment :–  \n‘Modern texts and poetry’  \nThis is assessed in Paper 2 of the GCSE English Literature exam.  \nLet’s take a closer look at Paper 2 .  \nCopyright 2014 Online Teaching Resources Ltd  \n[www.Teacher-of-English.com](www.Teacher-of-English.com)  \n| How is Paper Two assessed?\u003Cbr>Section A: Modern texts\u003Cbr>Section B: The poetry anthology\u003Cbr>Section C: Unseen poetry |\n| --- |\n| Assessment Breakdown\u003Cbr>• A written exam: 2 hours 15 minutes\u003Cbr>• 96 marks available\u003Cbr>• Worth 60% of the GCSE |\n\nIn Section A you will answer one essay question from a choice of two on your studied modern prose or drama text.  \nIn Section B you will answer one comparative question on one named poem printed on the paper and one other poem from your chosen anthology cluster.  \nIn Section C you will answer one question on one unseen poem and one question comparing this poem with a second unseen poem.  \nThe Paper 2 exam will last 2 hours and 15 minutes. It is worth 96 marks and makes up the other 60% of the English Literature GCSE.  \nCopyright 2014 Online Teaching Resources Ltd  \n[www.Teacher-of-English.com](www.Teacher-of-English.com)","cbCaiqbzchi6H2bd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqbzchi6H2bd","pdf",1033737,12,"English","# Overview of AQA 9-1 GCSE English Literature\n## Qualification structure and grading scale\n# Subject content and assessment areas\n## Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel\n## Modern texts and poetry\n# Paper 1 assessment\n## Section A: Shakespeare\n## Section B: C19th novel\n# Paper 2 assessment\n## Section A: Modern texts\n## Section B: The poetry anthology\n## Section C: Unseen poetry","[{\"question\":\"How is the AQA 9-1 GCSE English Literature qualification assessed?\",\"answer\":\"Assessment is made up of two externally examined papers. 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