1. Section B: The 19th-century novel
Students will answer one question on their novel of
choice.
They will be required to write in detail about an extract from the novel and then to write about the novel as a whole.

2. Assessment objectives
Assessment objectives (AOs) are set by Ofqual and are the same across all GCSE English Literature specifications and all exam boards.
The exams will measure how students have achieved the following assessment objectives.

3. Literature AO’s
AO1: Paper 1 (15%) Paper 2 (22.5%) Overall weighting (37.5%)
Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to: maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response
Use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.
AO2: Paper 1 (15% Paper 2 (27.5%) Overall weighting (42.5%)
Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects,
using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.
AO3: Paper 1 (7.5%) Paper 2 (7.5%) ) Overall weighting (15%)
Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they
were written.
AO4: Paper 1 (2.5%) Paper 2 (2.5%) Overall weighting (5%)
Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with
accurate spelling and punctuation.

4. AO1 AO1: Paper 1 (15%) Paper 2 (22.5%) Overall weighting (37.5%)
Read, understand and respond to texts. Students should be able to: maintain a critical style and develop an informed personal response
Use textual references, including quotations, to support and illustrate interpretations.

5. AO2 AO2: Paper 1 (15% Paper 2 (27.5%) Overall weighting (42.5%)
Analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.

6. AO3 AO3: Paper 1 (7.5%) Paper 2 (7.5%) ) Overall weighting (15%)
Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written.

7. AO4 AO4: Paper 1 (2.5%) Paper 2 (2.5%) Overall weighting (5%)
Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.

8. Assessment Objective task
1. How many AO’s are there for this unit?
2. Which one is worth the most marks? (How many?)
3. Which one is worth the least marks? (How many?)
4. How much are the other 2 AO’s worth?
5. Select 2/3 words which best describe the focus of each AO.
6. Make a table using your descriptors.

9. AO Table: 1
AO1 (37.5%)
AO2 (42.5%)
AO3 (15%)
AO4 (5%)

10. AO Table:literature AO1 (37.5%) AO2 (42.5%) AO3 (15%) AO4 (5%)
Understand
Analyse
Understanding
Vocabulary
Respond
Form/Structure
Relationships (between texts)
Purpose/effect
Reference
Meaning/Effect
Contexts
Spelling
Interpret
Terminology
Demonstrate(show)
Punctuation