AQA A Level Literature Paper 2 (7712/2)
Texts in shared contexts
You answer three questions in total: one from Section A and both questions from Section B, all from one option.
Time: 3 hours
Total marks: 75
Answer: 3 questions
Rule: 1 option only
Correct structure: Paper 2 is not “one page per question area” (Shakespeare / unseen prose etc).
It is a shared-contexts paper with Options (1–3) and within your chosen option you do: Section A (1 question) + Section B (2 questions using an Insert).
It is a shared-contexts paper with Options (1–3) and within your chosen option you do: Section A (1 question) + Section B (2 questions using an Insert).
Paper 2 sections (within your chosen option)
3 answers total
Section A (25 marks)
One set-text essay question (from your chosen option)
Section B – Q1 on the Insert (25 marks)
Close analysis of the extract: “meanings are shaped” by methods
Section B – Q2 linking texts (25 marks)
Connections across two studied texts (AO4 is the point here)
Options 1–3 (what texts you can use)
Quick clarity: which texts belong to which option, and the required pairings
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