9675 · Oxford AQA International AS Level
9675/11
Paper 1
English Literature · 2023 · Variant 1
Relative difficulty
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3.8 / 5
100
240 min
Thematic and structural significance of literary environments and dramatic techniques in shaping tragedy
Cohort performance
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Total marks
100
Duration
240 min
Session difficulty
3.8 / 5
Key examiner messages
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Top-tier scripts (Band 5, Perceptive/Assured) were characterized by a highly integrated response to AO2 (Authorial Methods).
Success in these papers is not just about identifying literary devices; it is about explaining how those devices construct meaning and influence audience reception.
For instance, in the Othello question, high-scoring students analyzed how Iago mimics Othello's rhetorical style to manipulate him, rather than just stating that Iago is deceitful.
In Unit 2's poetry questions, candidates who succeeded made precise, balanced comparative references, particularly when contrasting Hardy's representation of wild spaces with human transience in both 'Beeny Cliff' and secondary poems like 'At Castle Boterel'.
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Assessment objectives
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Method marks watchlist
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Question choice intelligence
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Level exemplars
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Report type
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Level A
Approx. 80% of maximum mark
Level B
Approx. 70% of maximum mark
Level C
Approx. 60% of maximum mark
Level D
Approx. 50% of maximum mark
Level E
Approx. 40% of maximum mark
Deep insights
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Time traps
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Syllabus traceability
Topics linked to questions and mark weighting in this session
William Shakespeare - Othello
25 marks this session
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
25 marks this session
Arthur Miller - Death of a Salesman
25 marks this session
MCQ trap analytics
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Topic heatmap across years
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Mark intensity
William Shakespeare - Othello
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
Heaney selection 6.
Frost selection 6.
Wordsworth selection 6.
Hardy selection 6.
Thomas Hardy selection
Tennessee Williams - A Streetcar Named Desire
Difficulty trend
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Paper comparison
Marks and duration breakdown across papers in this session
Unit 1: Aspects of dramatic tragedy (LT01): Unit 2: Place in literary texts (LT02):
Marks you can still earn
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Practise what examiners flagged
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William Shakespeare - Othello
25 marks this session
Practise in RevuiF. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
25 marks this session
Practise in RevuiArthur Miller - Death of a Salesman
25 marks this session
Practise in RevuiSelf-diagnostic checklist
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- 1Message
Top-tier scripts (Band 5, Perceptive/Assured) were characterized by a highly integrated response to AO2 (Authorial Methods).
- 2Message
Success in these papers is not just about identifying literary devices; it is about explaining how those devices construct meaning and influence audience reception.
- 3Message
For instance, in the Othello question, high-scoring students analyzed how Iago mimics Othello's rhetorical style to manipulate him, rather than just stating that Iago is deceitful.
- 4Message
In Unit 2's poetry questions, candidates who succeeded made precise, balanced comparative references, particularly when contrasting Hardy's representation of wild spaces with human transience in both 'Beeny Cliff' and secondary poems like 'At Castle Boterel'.
Teacher briefing pack
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2023 2023
English Literature
Top-tier scripts (Band 5, Perceptive/Assured) were characterized by a highly integrated response to AO2 (Authorial Methods). Success in these papers is not just about identifying literary devices; it is about explaining how those devices construct meaning and influence audience r
Top-tier scripts (Band 5, Perceptive/Assured) were characterized by a highly integrated response to AO2 (Authorial Methods).
Success in these papers is not just about identifying literary devices; it is about explaining how those devices construct meaning and influence audience reception.
For instance, in the Othello question, high-scoring students analyzed how Iago mimics Othello's rhetorical style to manipulate him, rather than just stating that Iago is deceitful.
- Total marks
- 100
- Duration
- 240 min
- Session difficulty
- 3.8 / 5
Session analysis
Top-tier scripts (Band 5, Perceptive/Assured) were characterized by a highly integrated response to AO2 (Authorial Methods). Success in these papers is not just about identifying literary devices; it is about explaining how those devices construct meaning and influence audience reception. For instance, in the Othello question, high-scoring students analyzed how Iago mimics Othello's rhetorical style to manipulate him, rather than just stating that Iago is deceitful. In Unit 2's poetry questions, candidates who succeeded made precise, balanced comparative references, particularly when contrasting Hardy's representation of wild spaces with human transience in both 'Beeny Cliff' and secondary poems like 'At Castle Boterel'.
Updated Jun 12, 2026
Paper breakdown
Unit 1: Aspects of dramatic tragedy (LT01): Unit 2: Place in literary texts (LT02):
Top chapters
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