GCSE ENGLI v
SH LITERAT v
URE
(8702)
Specification
ForvteachingvfromvSeptemberv2015vonwardsv
Forv GCSEv examsv inv 2017v onwards
Versionv 1.3v 28v Septemberv 2022
,
, AQAvGCSEvEnglishvLiteraturev8702.vGCSEvexamsvJunev2017vonwards.vVersionv1.3v28vSeptemberv20
22
Contents
1 Introduction 5
1.1 WhyvchoosevAQAvforvGCSEvEnglishvLiterature 5
1.2 Supportvandvresourcesvtovhelpvyouvteach 6
2 Specification at a glance
v v v 8
3 Subject content
v 11
3.1 Shakespearevandvthev19th-centuryvnovel 11
3.2 Modernvtextsvandvpoetry 11
3.3 Skills 13
4 Scheme of assessment
v v 15
4.1 Aimsvandvlearningvoutcomes 15
4.2 Assessmentvobjectives 15
4.3 Assessmentvweightings 16
5 General administration
v 17
5.1 Entriesvandvcodes 17
5.2 Overlapsvwithvothervqualifications 17
5.3 Awardingvgradesvandvreportingvresults 17
5.4 Re-sitsvandvshelfvlife 17
5.5 Previousvlearningvandvprerequisites 18
5.6 Accessvtovassessment:vdiversityvandvinclusion 18
5.7 Safeguarding 19
5.8 WorkingvwithvAQAvforvthevfirstvtime 19
5.9 Privatevcandidates 19
Visitvforv thevmostv up-to-datevspecification,v resources,v supportvandv administrationv 3
SH LITERAT v
URE
(8702)
Specification
ForvteachingvfromvSeptemberv2015vonwardsv
Forv GCSEv examsv inv 2017v onwards
Versionv 1.3v 28v Septemberv 2022
,
, AQAvGCSEvEnglishvLiteraturev8702.vGCSEvexamsvJunev2017vonwards.vVersionv1.3v28vSeptemberv20
22
Contents
1 Introduction 5
1.1 WhyvchoosevAQAvforvGCSEvEnglishvLiterature 5
1.2 Supportvandvresourcesvtovhelpvyouvteach 6
2 Specification at a glance
v v v 8
3 Subject content
v 11
3.1 Shakespearevandvthev19th-centuryvnovel 11
3.2 Modernvtextsvandvpoetry 11
3.3 Skills 13
4 Scheme of assessment
v v 15
4.1 Aimsvandvlearningvoutcomes 15
4.2 Assessmentvobjectives 15
4.3 Assessmentvweightings 16
5 General administration
v 17
5.1 Entriesvandvcodes 17
5.2 Overlapsvwithvothervqualifications 17
5.3 Awardingvgradesvandvreportingvresults 17
5.4 Re-sitsvandvshelfvlife 17
5.5 Previousvlearningvandvprerequisites 18
5.6 Accessvtovassessment:vdiversityvandvinclusion 18
5.7 Safeguarding 19
5.8 WorkingvwithvAQAvforvthevfirstvtime 19
5.9 Privatevcandidates 19
Visitvforv thevmostv up-to-datevspecification,v resources,v supportvandv administrationv 3
