English Literature A and B - Booklet 2 - Approaches to A-level English Literature NEA

Oct 20, 2026

English Literature A and B Booklet 2 for Autumn 2018 focuses on AQA A-level English Literature NEA approaches. It sets out assessment objectives AO1 to AO5 and explains how exams and non-exam assessment measure students’ achievement. The booklet includes extracts for discussion: Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Madame Bovary (self-actualisation), Frankenstein and Dracula (pursuit of omnipotence and destruction), and Dracula and Under the Skin (presentation of sexuality and social commentary). It also references task titles, student responses, and prohibited texts for NEA.

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English Literature A

Assessment Objectives

Extract A

Student responses

Extract B

Extract C

English Literature A NEA: prohibited texts

English Literature B

Assessment Objectives

Task titles for discussion

Student response NEA – Article on Tony Harrison

Student response NEA – Pride and Prejudice

English Literature B NEA: prohibited texts

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English Literature A and B | | --- | | English Hub School networks, Autumn 2018
Booklet 2 – Approaches to A-level English Literature NEA | Published: Autumn 2018 AQA Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by guarantee registered in 2 England and Wales (number 3644723) . Our registered address is AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX. Contents | Contents | Page | | --- | --- | | English Literature A | 4 | | Assessment Objectives | 4 | | Extract A | 5 | | Extract B | 5 | | Extract C | 6 | | Extract D | 6 | | English Literature A NEA: prohibited texts | 7 | | English Literature B | 12 | | Assessment Objectives | 12 | | Task titles for discussion | 13 | | Student response NEA – Article on Tony Harrison | 14 | | Student response NEA – Pride and Prejudice | 17 | | English Literature B NEA: prohibited texts | 20 | AQA Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by guarantee registered in 3 England and Wales (number 3644723) . Our registered address is AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX. English Literature A Assessment Objectives Assessment objectives (AOs) are set by Ofqual and are the same across all AS and A-level English Literature specifications and all exam boards. The exams and non-exam assessment will measure to what extent students have achieved the following AOs: AO5: Explore literary texts informed by different interpretations. AO4: Explore connections across literary texts. AO3: Demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which literary texts are written and received. AO2: Analyse ways in which meanings are shaped in literary texts. AO1: Articulate informed, personal and creative responses to literary texts, using associated concepts and terminology, and coherent, accurate written expression. AQA Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by guarantee registered in 4 England and Wales (number 3644723) . Our registered address is AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX. Student responses Extract A Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Madame Bovary: explorations of the desire for selfactualisation Both D. H. Lawrence and Gustave Flaubert examine humanity’s struggle for selfactualisation. Through his characterisation of the rather ordinary Emma Bovary, Flaubert presents self-actualisation as an impossibility, this realist technique perfectly shaping the pragmatism and slight cynicism of his view of the human condition. In 19th century France. In contrast, publishing in 1928, D. H. Lawrence shocked the nation with his explicit sexual language and complete subversion of class and sexuality to the point where unexpurgated copies of his work were banned until 1960. The anarchism of his language and ideas reflects his radical viewpoint that individuals can become self-actualised and journey towards fulfilment through two key behaviours; the forming of a genuine human connection through sex, and the rejection of machines and industrialisation. Extract B Frankenstein and Dracula: the pursuit of omnipotence creates destruction Omnipotence literally means all-powerful. One could argue that to the greater extent the pursuit of this by Dr Frankenstein and the Count is what causes the majority of the destruction in Frankenstein and Dracula, not only self-destruction but also to those around them. For some context, Frankenstein was written in 1816 by Mary Shelley (Formally Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) during a holiday in the swiss alps. Due to the weather they had to stay inside so to pass the time they competed in writing the best ghost story, Godwin’s winning story was Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus. The plot is about a scientist named Victor or Dr. Frankenstein who creates a horrific but intelligent monster through a scientific experiment. Dracula was written in 1897 by Bram Stoker and is responsible for creating some of the key archety

FAQs

What are the A-level English Literature assessment objectives (AOs) used in this booklet?

The booklet lists AO1 through AO5, covering personal responses, analysis of meaning, contextual understanding, connections across texts, and exploration of interpretations of literary texts.

What themes are explored in Extract A (Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Madame Bovary)?

Extract A compares how D. H. Lawrence and Gustave Flaubert examine self-actualisation, including the impact of realism versus explicit sexual language and class/subversion.

How do Extract B and Extract C relate to the NEA discussion topics?

Extract B examines how the pursuit of omnipotence leads to destruction in Frankenstein and Dracula, while Extract C focuses on how sexuality functions as social commentary in Dracula and Under the Skin.

Oct 20, 2026

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