What does AO1 reward?

A critical, imaginative response with selected and evaluated evidence

Where is AO3 (comparison) tested in the qualification?

Only in the poetry comparison (Unit 2 Section B)

The drama unit and the Shakespeare unit

Explaining how methods create meaning and effect

Short, precise, embedded, and used to prove a point

Writing about one text and then the other, with no real comparison

Woven into analysis and anchored in the text, deepening meaning

Sustained interpretation, close analysis of effect, and precise evidence

Describing or retelling with little analysis

The written units (Unit 1 and Unit 2)

Focus first on AO1 and AO2, since they carry almost all the marks

15questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

Which assessment objective carries the most marks in CCEA GCSE English Literature?
What does AO1 reward?
Where is AO3 (comparison) tested in the qualification?
In which units is AO4 (context) tested?
Together, roughly what share of the marks do AO1 and AO2 carry?
What is the core skill AO2 rewards?
How should evidence be used for AO1?
What is the layer of AO2 that candidates most often neglect?
What is the commonest reason an answer fails to earn AO3?
How does context earn AO4 marks?
What places an answer in a higher mark band?
What keeps an answer stuck in a lower band?
Which units of CCEA GCSE English Literature are tiered?
On what scale is CCEA GCSE English Literature graded?
How should the AO weightings shape your preparation?