English Literature study guides

A complete overview of the transferable exam skills for OCR GCSE English Literature: the structure of the two components, the four assessment objectives, using context for AO3, the essay and comparison structures, closed-book quotation skills, and securing the AO4 accuracy mark on Section B.

A complete overview of the OCR GCSE English Literature modern prose or drama study for Component 01 Section A: the two-part question that pairs a printed extract from your text with a thematically linked unseen extract then asks a whole-text question, reading character and method, using context, and writing under closed-book timed conditions.

A complete overview of the OCR GCSE English Literature poetry anthology study for Component 02 Section A: the anthology Towards a World Unknown and its three clusters, the two-part question that compares a named poem with an unseen poem then asks about a second cluster poem from memory, the language, form and structure toolkit, comparison technique, and writing under timed conditions.

A complete overview of the OCR GCSE English Literature Shakespeare study for Component 02 Section B: the extract-plus-whole-play question and choice of two, analysing character and theme, Elizabethan and Jacobean context, Shakespeare's dramatic methods and language, and writing accurately for the AO4 mark assessed in this section.

A complete overview of the OCR GCSE English Literature 19th century novel study for Component 01 Section B: the choice between an extract-based question and a discursive whole-text question, close reading of the extract, character and relationships, social and historical context, and writing accurately for the AO4 mark assessed in this section.

A complete overview of the OCR GCSE English Literature unseen poetry skill for Component 02 Section A part (a): reading an unseen poem under pressure, analysing its language, form and structure, comparing it with the named anthology poem, and following a reliable step-by-step comparison method.