Tick List 🖋️📚 – AQA English Literature Paper 2: Modern Texts, Poetry Anthology & Unseen Poetry Tracker
Literature paper 2 check list
Here’s a tick list for AQA English Literature Paper 2, covering Modern Texts, Poetry Anthology, and Unseen Poetry, ensuring that all key assessment objectives (AOs) are met.
AQA English Literature Paper 2 - Student Answer Checklist
✅ Section A: Modern Texts (An Inspector Calls, Animal Farm, Lord of the Flies, etc.) (30 marks + 4 SPAG marks)
Essay Response on a Character or Theme
☐ Student has answered the question clearly with a strong argument
☐ Quotes from the text are well-selected and embedded smoothly
☐ Analysis of language, structure, and form is included
☐ Context is discussed (e.g., socialism/capitalism in An Inspector Calls, totalitarianism in Animal Farm)
☐ Student has offered a personal interpretation
☐ SPAG (4 marks): Writing is well-structured, with accurate spelling, punctuation, and grammar
✅ Section B: Poetry Anthology (Power & Conflict or Love & Relationships) (30 marks)
Comparison of Two Poems from the Anthology
☐ Student has analysed one named poem in depth
☐ A second poem is selected and compared effectively
☐ Quotes are embedded and used to support comparisons
☐ Language, structure, and form are analysed using subject terminology
☐ Themes and emotions in both poems are discussed
☐ Context is included where relevant (e.g., war context in Remains, romanticism in Love’s Philosophy)
☐ Student has developed a clear and structured comparison
✅ Section C: Unseen Poetry (32 marks total - 24 for first poem, 8 for comparison)
First Unseen Poem Analysis (24 marks)
☐ Clear focus on meaning and themes
☐ Language and structural features are explored
☐ Uses well-selected quotes from the poem
☐ Personal response and interpretation are included
Comparison of Unseen Poems (8 marks)
☐ Comparison of the two poems' ideas and methods
☐ Similarities and differences are explained
☐ Uses at least one key quote from each poem
☐ Clear and logical structure