AQA ENGLISH LITERATURE
A-level
ENGLISH LITERATURE A
Paper 2A Texts in shared contexts: WW1 and its aftermath
Thursday 8 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 12-page answer book
• a copy of the Insert for use with Section B (enclosed)
• a copy of each of the set texts you have studied for this paper. These texts must not be annotated
and must not contain additional notes or materials.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7712/2A.
• Read all of the questions. Then choose either Option 1 or Option 2 or Option 3. Answer one
question from Section A and both questions from Section B from your chosen option. You must
answer questions from only one option.
• Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 75.
• You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
• In your response you need to:
– analyse carefully the writers’ methods
– explore the contexts of the texts you are writing about
– explore connections across the texts you have studied
– explore different interpretations of your texts.
IB/H/Jun23/E8 7712/2A
, 2
Option 1
Section A: Poetry Set Text
Answer one question in this section.
Up the Line to Death – ed. Brian Gardner
Either
0 1 ‘In Up the Line to Death comradeship makes the horrors of war bearable.’
Examine the presentation of comradeship in this anthology in the light of this view.
You must write about at least two poems in your answer.
[25 marks]
or
0 2 Look again at the section called ‘To Unknown Lands’.
Examine the significance of the title chosen for this section.
You must write about at least two poems from this section.
[25 marks]
Scars Upon My Heart – ed. Catherine Reilly
or
0 3 ‘We dare not weep who must be brave in battle.’ (From the untitled poem by Iris Tree)
Examine the presentation of bravery in Scars Upon My Heart in the light of this quotation.
You must write about at least two poems in your answer.
[25 marks]
or
0 4 Examine the significance of the representation of religion in the anthology.
You must write about at least two poems in your answer.
[25 marks]
IB/H/Jun23/7712/2A
A-level
ENGLISH LITERATURE A
Paper 2A Texts in shared contexts: WW1 and its aftermath
Thursday 8 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 12-page answer book
• a copy of the Insert for use with Section B (enclosed)
• a copy of each of the set texts you have studied for this paper. These texts must not be annotated
and must not contain additional notes or materials.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7712/2A.
• Read all of the questions. Then choose either Option 1 or Option 2 or Option 3. Answer one
question from Section A and both questions from Section B from your chosen option. You must
answer questions from only one option.
• Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 75.
• You will be marked on your ability to:
– use good English
– organise information clearly
– use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
• In your response you need to:
– analyse carefully the writers’ methods
– explore the contexts of the texts you are writing about
– explore connections across the texts you have studied
– explore different interpretations of your texts.
IB/H/Jun23/E8 7712/2A
, 2
Option 1
Section A: Poetry Set Text
Answer one question in this section.
Up the Line to Death – ed. Brian Gardner
Either
0 1 ‘In Up the Line to Death comradeship makes the horrors of war bearable.’
Examine the presentation of comradeship in this anthology in the light of this view.
You must write about at least two poems in your answer.
[25 marks]
or
0 2 Look again at the section called ‘To Unknown Lands’.
Examine the significance of the title chosen for this section.
You must write about at least two poems from this section.
[25 marks]
Scars Upon My Heart – ed. Catherine Reilly
or
0 3 ‘We dare not weep who must be brave in battle.’ (From the untitled poem by Iris Tree)
Examine the presentation of bravery in Scars Upon My Heart in the light of this quotation.
You must write about at least two poems in your answer.
[25 marks]
or
0 4 Examine the significance of the representation of religion in the anthology.
You must write about at least two poems in your answer.
[25 marks]
IB/H/Jun23/7712/2A
