Aspects of comedy resource package for Paper 1B, Section A - Version 0.2

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Aspects of comedy resource package for Paper 1B, Section A for AS and A-level English Literature B (7716/7717) provides teaching and assessment support for studying comedy through Shakespeare’s dramatic methods. It includes guidance for creating your own practice exam questions, sample assessment materials with question papers and mark schemes, specimen question commentaries, exemplar student responses with examiner marking commentary across different mark bands, and text overview resources focused on genre aspects. It also explains how to select passages and build targeted practice questions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages17

Reading Time43 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Using the resources

Creating your own questions

Exemplar student response and examiner commentary

Sample question

Creating your own questions (step-by-step)

Band 3 response

Aspects of comedy-resource package for Paper 1B, Section A AS and A-level English Literature B (7716/7717) For teaching from September 2015 Introduction We have developed a range of resources to help you plan your teaching and to create practice exam questions for every component of AS and A-level English Literature B. In this package you find a variety of resources related to Aspects of comedy, including: 􀁸 creating your own questions guidance document , to give you the power to create your own practice exam questions 􀁸 sample assessment materials, which include question papers and mark schemes 􀁸 specimen question commentaries, which explain how a question taken from the sample assessment materials addresses the assessment objectives, and which give some suggestions of how the task might be approached 􀁸 exemplar student responses with marking commentary, including two responses of different mark bands are given to a specific question from the Sample Assessment Materials 􀁸 text overviews, which show how you how the texts you have chosen can be read through the lens of the genre of comedy. Resources in this package 􀁸 Creating your own questions for Paper 1B, Section A 􀁸 Exemplar student response-band 3 response-Twelfth Night 􀁸 Exemplar student response-band 5 response-Twelfth Night 􀁸 Specimen question commentary-Twelfth Night 􀁸 Text overview-Twelfth Night How to use these resources These documents are clearly an excellent starting point when planning your teaching. If you haven’t yet decided on which texts or text combinations to teach, the Text Overviews and specimen mark schemes give you details about some of the elements of the genre each text covers, which can help you decide. Don’t forget to consult the specification for a list of possible elements. Once you have decided, these documents will help you to focus your teaching on those elements and to work towards the relevant exam question in the specimen assessment materials. The exemplar student responses with marking commentary act as models for the students and help you to assess their work. Version 0.2 First published (06/02/2015) Last updated (12/05/2015) AQA Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (number 3644723). Our registered address is AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX. Creating your own questions AS and A-level English Literature B Aspects of comedy resource package for Paper 1B, Section A For teaching from September 2015 Introduction Below you will find instructions on how to use the accompanying resources to create your own exam practice questions. Aspects of comedy: Paper 1B, Section A If you have used the relevant question from the specimen assessment materials and want to set a question on a different passage, you can use these documents in the following way: 1. Look at how the relevant question from the specimen assessment materials is constructed: Read the extract below and then answer the question. Explore the significance of this extract in relation to the comedy of the play as a whole. Remember to include in your answer relevant analysis of Shakespeare’s dramatic methods. The question wording can remain unchanged. You will need, however, to choose a different passage from the text depending upon the aspects of comedy you want the students to explore. 2. Read the relevant Text Overview to help you choose a different passage for analysis: consider the different possible aspects of comedy, the various characters who might be involved and the action in the play which might provide the best passages. Version 0.2 First published (06/02/2015) Last updated (12/05/2015) AQA Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (number 3644723). Our registered address is AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX. Exemplar student response a

FAQs

What resources are included in the Aspects of comedy package for Paper 1B, Section A?

The package includes guidance for creating your own practice questions, sample assessment materials (question papers and mark schemes), specimen question commentaries, exemplar student responses with marking commentary, and text overview documents for selected texts.

How can teachers create a new practice question on a different passage?

Use the specimen question’s wording as a template, then choose a different passage based on the relevant aspects of comedy and the characters/actions that support students’ analysis.

What is the purpose of the exemplar student responses and examiner commentary?

They provide model answers for students and help interpret how work should be assessed, including guidance tied to assessment objectives for a specific Section A question.

Oct 20, 2026

Uploaded by dhado