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from September 2015 onwards For GCSE exams in 2017 onwards |\n\nVersion 1.3 28 September 2022  \nContents  \n1 Introduction 5  \n1.1 Why choose AQA for GCSE English Literature 5  \n1.2 Support and resources to help you teach 6  \n2 Specification at a glance 8  \n3 Subject content 11  \n3.1 Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel 11  \n3.2 Modern texts and poetry 11  \n3.3 Skills 13  \n4 Scheme of assessment 15  \n4.1 Aims and learning outcomes 15  \n4.2 Assessment objectives 15  \n4.3 Assessment weightings 16  \n5 General administration 17  \n5.1 Entries and codes 17  \n5.2 Overlaps with other qualifications 17  \n5.3 Awarding grades and reporting results 17  \n5.4 Re-sits and shelf life 17  \n5.5 Previous learning and prerequisites 18  \n5.6 Access to assessment: diversity and inclusion 18  \n5.7 Safeguarding 19  \n5.8 Working with AQA for the first time 19  \n5.9 Private candidates 19  \nAre you using the latest version of this specification?  \n• You will always find the most up-to-date version of this specification on our website at  \n• We will write to you if there are significant changes to the specification.  \n1 Introduction  \n1.1 Why choose AQA for GCSE English Literature A specification designed for you and your students  \nWe have worked closely with teachers to design our specification to inspire, challenge and motivate every student, no matter what their level of ability, while supporting you in developing creative and engaging lessons.  \nWe have developed assessment strategies that support students’ achievement in an untiered, closed book context through the use of extract-based questions in the assessment of the 19thcentury novel and the Shakespeare plays.  \nChoice and flexibility  \nOur range of texts has been chosen to cater for the needs of teachers and students in all educational contexts. There are texts that will be familiar to you as well as new ones that will inspire young readers. A wide choice in each category means that there is something that will appeal to every teacher and every student.  \nSkills-based approach  \nThe specification takes a skills-based approach to the study of English literature that is consistent across the genres. Our experienced team has produced question papers and mark schemes that allow you to get back to inspirational literature teaching and allow students of all abilities to achieve their best on every question.  \nIt offers excellent preparation for AS and A-level English Literature, as well as giving students agrounding in a wide variety of literature that will stay with them for life.  \nTeach Language and Literature together  \nThe specification is fully co-teachable with GCSE English Language. 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