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English Literature

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Free WJEC GCSE English Literature revision for Foundation and Higher tier: past papers from 2017–2025 with mark schemes.

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Assessment at a glance

AssessmentFormatDurationMarksWeighting
Unit 1: Prose (different cultures) and poetry (contemporary)Written exam2h50 marks35%
Unit 2: Literary heritage drama and contemporary prose (or contemporary drama and literary heritage prose)Written exam2h60 marks40%
Unit 3: Shakespeare and Welsh Writing in EnglishNon-exam assessmentUp to 2h per task48 marks25%

Course aims & skills

WJEC GCSE English Literature builds the skills examiners reward. By the end of the course you should be able to:

  • analyse how writers use language, form and structure to create meaning
  • build an informed, well-evidenced personal response to a text
  • compare and link ideas, themes and issues across texts
  • explain the social, cultural and historical influence of texts
  • quote and reference texts accurately to support an argument
  • analyse unseen poetry under exam conditions
  • write clearly and accurately using subject terminology
  • produce an extended, independently researched Shakespeare and poetry essay
  • interpret character, theme and narrative viewpoint

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