How to write an A grade answer in English Literature

Remember the Learning Objectives

AO1 - Well structured Essay writing

• Use of appropriate critical vocabulary and technically fluent style/well structured and coherent argument
• Always relevant with very sharp focus on task and confidently ranging around texts

AO2 - Language, Structure and Form

• Exploration and analysis of key features of form and structure with perceptive evaluation of how they shape meanings
• Exploration and analysis of key aspects of language with perceptive evaluation of how they shape meanings

A03 - Different Interpretations of the Text

• Detailed and perceptive understanding of issues raised in connecting texts
• Perceptive consideration of different interpretations of texts with sharp evaluation of their strengths and weakness and with excellent selection of supportive references

A04 - Context or History that could of influenced the Text

• Excellent understanding of ways of contextualising
• Excellent understanding of a range of other contextual factors with specific, detailed links between context/text/task

How do you write an A/A* Grade answer in your English Lit Exam?

• Zoom in on specific details
• Zoom out to discuss the entire text
• Evaluate your variety of analysis (which is more significant, accurate, etc.)
• Debate: discuss a variety of interpretations
• Be fluent in the terminology
• Stay focused on the question (keep referring back to it)
• Don’t make general comments; be specific!!
• Give specific examples, when discussing context.
• Link to the…