A-level - English LIterature B AQA

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Subject content

Core content:

· 4.1 Literary genres

· 4.2 Texts and genres

· 4.3 Theory and independence

Options:

· 4.1.1 Aspects of tragedy

· 4.1.2 Aspects of comedy

· 4.2.1 Elements of crime writing

· 4.2.2 Elements of political and social protest writing

What's assessed

Choice of two options

Option 1A: Aspects of tragedy

Option 1B: Aspects of comedy

Study of three texts: one Shakespeare text; a second drama text and one further text, of which one must be written pre-1900