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If there are any changes to the specification centres will be notified in print as well as on the Website. The version on the Website is the definitive version of the specification.  \nFurther copies of this specification booklet are available from:  \nAQA Logistics Centre, Unit 2, Wheel Forge Way, Ashburton Park, Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1EH. Telephone: 0870 410 1036 Fax: 0161 953 1177  \nor  \ncan be downloaded from the AQA Website: [www.aqa.org.uk](www.aqa.org.uk)[ ](www.aqa.org.uk)[Copyright](Copyright) © 2006 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.  \nCOPYRIGHT  \nAQA retains the copyright on all its publications. However, registered centres for AQA are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use, with the following important exception: AQA cannot give permission to  \ncentres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within the centre. Set and published by the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance.  \nThe Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales 3644723 and a registered charity number 1073334. Registered address AQA, Devas Street, Manchester, M15 6EX. Dr Michael Cresswell Director General.  \nContents  \nBackground Information  \n 1  The Revised General Certificate of Secondary Education 5  \n 2  Specification at a Glance 6  \n 3  Availability of Assessment and Entry Details 7  \nScheme of Assessment  \n 4  Introduction 8  \n 5  Aims 10  \n 6  Assessment Objectives 11  \n 7  Scheme of Assessment 12  \nSubject Content  \n 8  Subject Content 15  \n 9  Prescribed Texts 18  \nKey Skills and Other Issues  \n 10 Key Skills ñ Teaching, Developing and Providing Opportunities for Generating Evidence 19  \n 11 Spiritual, Moral, Ethical, Social, Cultural and Other Issues 23  \nCentre-Assessed Component  \n 12 Nature of the Centre-Assessed Component 25  \n 13 Guidance on Setting the Centre-Assessed Component 26  \n 14 Assessment Criteria 30  \n 15 Supervision and Authentication 31  \n 16 Standardisation 32  \n 17 Administrative Procedures 33  \n 18 Moderation 35  \nAwarding and Reporting  \n 19 Grading and Re-Sits 37  \nAppendices  \n A  Grade Descriptions 38  \n B  Record Forms 39  \n C  Coursework Mark Scheme 44  \n D  Contents of the AQA Anthology 48  \n E  List of Prescribed Authors 51  \n F  Overlaps with Other Qualifications 52  \nBackground Information  \n1  The Revised General Certificate  \nof Secondary Education  \nThere have been changes to the subject specific criteria for GCSE English Literature for 2004 and beyond. These involve making the assessment objectives reflect the aims of current specifications more closely and the use of unannotated texts in examinations (this ìclean textsî requirement came into force for first examination in 2005 and continues to apply in 2008) .  \n1.1 Changes at GCSE  \nKey Skills  \n(See Section 10)  \nSpiritual, Moral, Ethical, Social, Cultural, European and Environmental, issues (See Section 11)  \nICT  \nTiering  \nCitizenship  \nAll GCSE specifications must identify, as appropriate, opportunities for producing evidence on which candidates may be assessed in the ìmainî Key Skills of Communication, Application of Number and Information Technology at the appropriate level(s) . Also, where appropriate, they must identify opportunities for producing evidence of attainment in the ìwiderî Key Skills of Working with Others, Improving own Learning and","cbCaiujua4XFRK1O","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiujua4XFRK1O","pdf",369806,52,"English","# Background Information\n## The Revised General Certificate of Secondary Education\n## Changes at GCSE\n# Specification at a Glance\n# Scheme of Assessment\n## Introduction\n## Aims\n## Assessment Objectives\n## Scheme of Assessment\n# Subject Content\n## Subject Content\n## Prescribed Texts\n# Key Skills and Other Issues\n## Key Skills - Teaching, Developing and Providing Opportunities for Generating Evidence\n## Spiritual, Moral, Ethical, Social, Cultural and Other Issues\n# Centre-Assessed Component\n## Nature of the Centre-Assessed Component\n## Guidance on Setting the Centre-Assessed Component\n## Assessment Criteria\n## Supervision and Authentication\n## Standardisation\n## Administrative Procedures\n## Moderation\n# Awarding and Reporting\n## Grading and Re-Sits\n# Appendices\n## Grade Descriptions\n## Record Forms\n## Coursework Mark Scheme\n## Contents of the AQA Anthology\n## List of Prescribed Authors\n## Overlaps with Other Qualifications","[{\"question\":\"What are the main teaching and assessment components in English Literature Specification A?\",\"answer\":\"The specification sets out the scheme of assessment, including an introduction, aims, assessment objectives, and subject content, plus a centre-assessed component with guidance on setting and assessment criteria. 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