AQA GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE 8702/2 Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry Version: 1.0 Final IB/M/Jun23/E9 8702/2QUESTION PAPER & MARKING SCHEME/ [MERGED] Marl( scheme June 2023

GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE 8702/2 Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry Version: 1.0 Final IB/M/Jun23/E9 8702/2 Wednesday 24 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes Materials For this paper you must have: • an AQA 16-page answer book. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use pencil. • Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 8702/2. • Answer one question from Section A, one question from Section B and both questions in Section C. • You must not use a dictionary. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 96. • AO4 will be assessed in Section A. There are 4 marks available for AO4 in Section A in addition to 30 marks for answering the question. AO4 assesses the following skills: use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. • There are 30 marks for Section B and 32 marks for Section C. GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE Paper 2 Modern texts and poetry 2 IB/M/Jun23/8702/2 There are no questions printed on this page 3 IB/M/Jun23/8702/2 Turn over ► SECTION A Modern prose or drama Questions Page JB Priestley An Inspector Calls 1–2 4 Willy Russell Blood Brothers 3–4 5 Alan Bennett The History Boys 5–6 6 Dennis Kelly DNA 7–8 7 Simon Stephens The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 9–10 8 Shelagh Delaney A Taste of Honey 11–12 9 William Golding Lord of the Flies 13–14 10 AQA Anthology Telling Tales 15–16 11 George Orwell Animal Farm 17–18 12 Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go 19–20 13 Meera Syal Anita and Me 21–22 14 Stephen Kelman Pigeon English 23–24 15 SECTION B Poetry Questions Page AQA Anthology Poems Past and Present Love and Relationships 25 17 Power and Conflict 26 20–21 SECTION C Unseen poetry 27.1 22 27.2 23 Turn over for Section A 4 IB/M/Jun23/8702/2 Section A: Modern prose or drama Answer one question from this section on your chosen text. JB Priestley: An Inspector Calls Either 0 1 How does Priestley present what life is like for women in An Inspector Calls? Write about: • what life is shown to be like for women in the play • how Priestley presents what life is like for women. [30 marks] AO4 [4 marks] or 0 2 How does Priestley present the different ways older and younger characters respond to the Inspector? Write about: • the different ways older and younger characters respond to the Inspector • how Priestley presents the different ways older and younger characters respond to the Inspector. [30 marks] AO4 [4 marks] 5 IB/M/Jun23/8702/2 Turn over ► Willy Russell: Blood Brothers or 0 3 How far does Russell present Mrs Johnstone and Mrs Lyons as very different kinds of mother in Blood Brothers? Write about: • what Mrs Johnstone and Mrs Lyons say and do • how far Russell presents Mrs Johnstone and Mrs Lyons as very different kinds of mother. [30 marks] AO4 [4 marks] or 0 4 How far does Russell present Edward as a likeable character in Blood Brothers? Write about: • what Edward says and does • how far Russell presents Edward as likeable. [30 marks] AO4 [4 marks] Turn over for the next question 6 IB/M/Jun23/8702/2 Alan Bennett: The History Boys or 0 5 How does Bennett present the different ways Posner and Rudge respond to Hector in The History Boys? Write about: • how Posner and Rudge respond to Hector • how Bennett presents the ways Posner and Rudge respond to Hector. [30 marks] AO4 [4 marks] or 0 6 How does Bennett present different views about the purposes of education in The History Boys? Write about: • some of the views about the purposes of education that are presented in the play • how Bennett presents these views. [30 marks] AO4 [4 marks] 7 IB/M/Jun23/8702/2 Turn over ► Dennis Kelly: DNA or 0 7 How does Kelly explore ideas about guilt in DNA? Write about: • what some of the characters say and do • how Kelly presents ideas about guilt in the play. [30 marks] AO4 [4 marks] or 0 8 How far does Kelly present Leah as a likeable character in DNA? Write about: • what Leah says and does • how far Kelly presents Leah as a likeable character. [30 marks] AO4 [4 marks] Turn over for the next quest