AS and A Level English Literature - H072, H472

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Scheme of work: A Level one teacher Sample scheme of work for the A Level taught over two years by one teacher. DOC 325KB
Scheme of work: A Level two teachers Sample scheme of work for the A Level taught over two years by two teachers. DOC 353KB
Scheme of work: AS and A Level two teachers Sample scheme of work for the AS and A Level taught over two years by two teachers. DOCX 163KB

People gallery: Key figures in English Literature - video A video featuring diverse contributors to this subject to inspire classroom conversation.

Concise text guide – Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew (first teach September 2025) This guide is to support teachers with the delivery of the Taming of the Shrew. PDF 523KB
Contextual Information - American Literature This resource offers a range of insights on and potential sources for publishing, literary, social, historical and thematic contexts for American Literature. PDF 1MB
Different Interpretations - Passing This resource gathers together contemporaneous reviews, later analysis and scholarly criticism on Nella Larsen's Passing. PDF 1MB
Drama and poetry pre-1900: selected poems A selection of pre-1900 poems to assist teaching of component 01 PDF 792KB
Text and Task FAQs H472/03 - A short guide offering support to teachers using the H472/03 Literature post-1900 text and task tool. PDF 369KB

Scheme of work: AS and A Level two teachers Sample scheme of work for the AS and A Level taught over two years by two teachers. DOCX 163KB
Mrs Dalloway A suggested scheme of work for those teaching Mrs Dalloway as the drama text for H072/02. PDF 323KB
Nineteen Eighty-Four A suggested scheme of work for those teaching Nineteen Eighty-Four as the prose text for H072/02. PDF 189KB
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories A suggested scheme of work for those teaching The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories as the prose text for H072/02. PDF 178KB
The Great Gatsby A suggested scheme of work for those teaching The Great Gatsby as the prose text for H072/02. PDF 184KB
The Reluctant Fundamentalist A suggested scheme of work for those teaching The Reluctant Fundamentalist as the prose text for H072/02. PDF 169KB

People gallery: Key figures in English Literature - video A video featuring diverse contributors to this subject to inspire classroom conversation.

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