A-level
ENGLISH LITERATURE B
Paper 2B Texts and genres: Elements of political and social
protest writing
A-level
ENGLISH LITERATURE B
Paper 2B Texts and genres: Elements of political and social protest writing
Wednesday 5 June 2024 Morning Time allowed: 3 hours
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 12-page answer book
• a copy of the set text(s) you have studied for Section B and Section C. 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
7717/2B.
• You must answer the question in Section A, one question from Section B and one
question from Section C. Over Section B and Section C you must write about three
texts: one poetry text, one post-2000 prose text and one further text. At least one of
your texts must be written pre-1900.
• Do all rough work in the 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/G/Jun24/G4007/E3 7717/2B
, 2
Section A
Answer the question in this section.
0 1 Explore the significance of the elements of political and social protest writing in
this extract.
Remember to include in your answer relevant detailed analysis of the ways the
author has shaped meanings.
[25 marks]
The Wall, by John Lanchester, was published in 2019. It is a dystopian novel set
in the near future. A wall has been built around Britain, partly to protect it from
the effects of climate change and partly to stop illegal immigrants (Others)
arriving by sea. Kavanagh, the narrator in the novel, is a Defender on the wall
and has just been moved to a northern outpost where conditions are especially
harsh. Hifa is his girlfriend.
ENGLISH LITERATURE B
Paper 2B Texts and genres: Elements of political and social
protest writing
A-level
ENGLISH LITERATURE B
Paper 2B Texts and genres: Elements of political and social protest writing
Wednesday 5 June 2024 Morning Time allowed: 3 hours
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• an AQA 12-page answer book
• a copy of the set text(s) you have studied for Section B and Section C. 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
7717/2B.
• You must answer the question in Section A, one question from Section B and one
question from Section C. Over Section B and Section C you must write about three
texts: one poetry text, one post-2000 prose text and one further text. At least one of
your texts must be written pre-1900.
• Do all rough work in the 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/G/Jun24/G4007/E3 7717/2B
, 2
Section A
Answer the question in this section.
0 1 Explore the significance of the elements of political and social protest writing in
this extract.
Remember to include in your answer relevant detailed analysis of the ways the
author has shaped meanings.
[25 marks]
The Wall, by John Lanchester, was published in 2019. It is a dystopian novel set
in the near future. A wall has been built around Britain, partly to protect it from
the effects of climate change and partly to stop illegal immigrants (Others)
arriving by sea. Kavanagh, the narrator in the novel, is a Defender on the wall
and has just been moved to a northern outpost where conditions are especially
harsh. Hifa is his girlfriend.
