SL course

English A: Literature SL

English A Literature SL practice for literary close reading, Paper 2 comparison, Individual Oral planning, and evidence-building.

Guided practice pathways

Assessment routes built from the live skills in this course. Each pathway moves from the first decision students need to make toward the kind of source use, calculation, writing, or judgement that costs marks in real assessment.

Paper 1 route

Paper 1 literary close reading

Start with source evidence, then connect authorial choices to meaning and audience effect.

  1. Identify literary form and guiding-question focus Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback
  2. Analyse poetic form, lineation, sound, and rhythm Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback
  3. Avoid paraphrase and plot summary in Paper 1 Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback
  4. Manage SL Paper 1 passage choice and time Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback

A complete route produces analysis rather than feature spotting or summary.

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Paper 2 route

Paper 2 literary comparison

Build comparison through literary choices, concepts, and qualified judgement across works.

  1. Unpack Paper 2 concept and command terms Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback
  2. Select paired moments for comparison and contrast Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback
  3. Use motifs and symbols across two works Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback
  4. Plan timed Paper 2 essays from memory responsibly Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback

A complete route keeps both works active and avoids prepared theme dumping.

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Individual Oral route

Individual Oral Literature

Connect extract evidence to the wider work and a focused global issue without scripting.

  1. Word a focused Literature Individual Oral global issue Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback
  2. Bridge extract details to whole-work patterns Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback
  3. Prepare for teacher questions without scripting Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback
  4. Use spoken register and concise evidence in the IO Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback

A complete route prepares adaptable points for teacher questions.

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Practice route

Literature study evidence

Build the topic from first decision to exam-style judgement using live skills in sequence.

  1. Build a quotation and evidence bank for Paper 2 Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback
  2. Track motifs and whole-work patterns for comparison Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback
  3. Annotate unseen passages without overmarking Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback
  4. Self-check Literature responses against exam criteria Build · 150 variants · visual · AI feedback

A complete route finishes with the highest-demand skill in the topic.

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Topics

Choose a topic to see the skills you can practise. Start with the area your class is studying now, or use the list to find weaker topics before a test or exam.

Paper 1 literary close reading English A Literature exam-targeted practice area. Paper 2 literary comparison English A Literature exam-targeted practice area. Individual Oral Literature English A Literature exam-targeted practice area. Literature study evidence English A Literature exam-targeted practice area.