AS and A-level English Language and Literature English Hub School networks - Summer 2017 - reflections on first teaching

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Summer 2017 English Hub School networks resource for AS and A-level English Language and Literature teachers, centered on reflections on first teaching and planning for the year ahead. It revisits the specification’s underlying principles, including an integrated approach linking language and literature and stylistics-informed concepts such as genre, narrative, representation, register, point of view, and characterisation. Guidance covers assessment objectives AO1 and AO2, insights from 2016 student performance, and confidence-building for re-creative writing, textual intervention, and planning.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages104

Reading Time4 h 22 min

AccessFree to download

About the session

Session slides

Aims

Introduction

Underlying principles of the AS/A-level specification

Link to AOs

AO1 and AO2

Lessons from the AS sitting, summer 2016

Focusing on AO1

Glossary of terms

A-level Paper 1, Section B: Imagined Worlds

The research digest for Language and Literature teachers

Activity: English programme of study (KS1/2)

How A-level and GCSE Assessment objectives align

Updated for 2017: textual intervention guide

A-level Paper 2, Section A: Writing about society

Assessment objectives breakdown

Choosing suitable texts for NEA

Appendix

AS ANDA-LEVEL English Language and Literature English Hub School networks, Summer 2017 Reflections on first teaching Published date: June 2017 [aqa.org.uk/englishhub-schools](aqa.org.uk/englishhub-schools) Contents | Contents | Page | | --- | --- | | About the session | 4 | | Session slides | 5 | | Lessons from the AS sitting, summer 2016 | 27 | | Glossary of terms | 31 | | A-level Paper 1, Section B: Imagined Worlds | 40 | | The research digest for Language and Literature teachers | 48 | | Activity: English programme of study (KS1/2) | 53 | | How A-level and GCSE Assessment objectives align | 56 | | Updated for 2017: textual intervention guide | 59 | | A-level Paper 2 , Section A: Writing about society | 63 | | Assessment objectives breakdown | 81 | | Choosing suitable texts for NEA | 93 | | Appendix | 99 | About the session We understand the challenges you face every day. From changing schedules to exam pressuresand the shift in assessment methods, we know that this year more than ever you need our support to help inspire and excite your students. Free English Hub School networks are a chance for teachers to meet and support peers in their region. The summer 2017 networks are for AS and A-level English Language and Literature teachers, and the theme is ‘reflections on first teaching, and planning for the year ahead’. [aqa.org.uk/englishhub-schools](aqa.org.uk/englishhub-schools) Session slides Jun‐17 |
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AS/A-level English Language and Literature (7706/7707) | | | Summer 2017 | | | Slide 1 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. | | Aims 1. To revisit the specification's underlying principles 2. To consider insights of student performance at AS-level (2016 series) 3. To explore how to build confidence in understanding and application of concepts and terminology (AO1) 4. To explore how to build confidence and skill in re-creative writing 5. To engage with student responses and examiner commentaries 6. To reflect on delivering the course with opportunities to share best practice 7. To know the services available on and after results day 2017 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Jun‐17 | Structure of the session | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Introduction – re-visit the specification's underlying principles
Transition and terminology Textual Intervention Reflection and future planning Summer 2017 results Support and resources available | | | | | Slide 2 | Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. | Follow us on Twitter @AQACPD. | | Introduction Underlying principles of the AS/A-level English Language and Literature specification Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Jun‐17 | AQA AS/A-level English Language and Literature is | | | --- | --- | | A holistic, contemporary approach to the study of English
An integrated subject-two strands ‘language’ and ‘literature’ are pulled together/interwoven
Informed by academic field of Stylistics
Coherent – there’s a thread running through the spec which is embedded in the key concepts:
• Genre
• Narrative
• Representation
• Register
• Point of view
• Characterisation
• Literariness | | | Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. | | | AQA AS/A-level English Language and Literature believes that… | | | --- | --- | | • the best form of literary criticism is grounded in linguistics
• the best analyses are rooted in the language of the text, are focused and systematic
• invites students to learn a range of terminology
• rewards students for precision
• there’s no hierarchy of language levels
Discussion activity:
Can you identify something you’ve done in your teaching that reinforces this ethos? | | | Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. | | Jun‐17 | Link to AOs | | | --- | --- | | These underlying principl

FAQs

What is the theme of the Summer 2017 English Hub School networks for AS and A-level teachers?

The networks focus on reflections on first teaching and planning for the year ahead.

What underlying principles does the session highlight for the AS/A-level English Language and Literature specification?

It emphasizes an integrated study of language and literature grounded in stylistics and linguistics, with systematic analysis of texts and learning terminology for precision.

How does the session explain AO1 and AO2 in relation to assessment?

AO1 applies concepts using accurate terminology and coherent written expression, while AO2 analyses how meanings are shaped and interprets how features contribute to meaning; at A-level they are equally weighted.

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