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So why choose OCR’s English Literature?  \n• Our GCSE (9-1) English Literature specification is designed to encourage learners to engage critically with and explore a variety of texts across the major genres. The emphasis is on building learners’ confidence in developing and articulating a fresh, individual response to texts that is supported and justified.  \n• Unique to OCR, a fresh and innovative approach to comparing texts in the linear exams (a requirement for all GCSE (9-1) English Literature courses: in Paper 1 candidates compare an extract from their studied text (modern prose or drama) with an unseen extract linked by theme and genre; in Paper 2 candidates compare a studied and an unseen poem on the same theme, meaning candidates are never asked to respond to an unseen text without a studied text for support.  \n• Clear, well balanced exam papers that mirror each other in terms of format and weighting, with modern and literary heritage texts assessed in each paper.  \n• Fresh new set text choices recommended by teachers alongside more familiar texts drawn from our literary and cultural heritage.  \n• You can register for free for OCR’s digital poetry anthology, packed with practical activities and ideas to support your teaching of all of the poems in OCR’s set poetry anthology Towards a World Unknown, regardless of which themed cluster you choose.  \n• We provide a range of creative, well researched resources to cover every aspect of the course, from candidate exemplars to specific skills development to handy revision and reference guides.  \nHow do I find out more?  \n• Visit our GCSE English Literature subject webpage to access the specification, specimen assessment materials and a wide range of free support materials, from  \nscheme of work planners to skills-based teacher guides, candidate exemplars and more.  \n• Join our conversation on the OCR Community and @ocr english to exchange ideas and information and share good practice.  \nKey differences  \n\n| OCR English Literature | AQA English Literature |\n| --- | --- |\n| Balanced, straightforward assessment | One exam paper worth 40%, 1 hour 45 |\n| with two exam papers equally weighted | minutes; one exam paper worth 60%, 2 |\n| at 50%, both 2 hours. | hours 15 minutes. |\n| The structure of the exams is very | The structure of the exams differs across |\n| similar in both papers. 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