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Edexcel (Pearson) GCSE
Everything you need to revise for Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0). Paper overviews, full study guides, key quotes, exam technique, and poetry analysis.
The Edexcel GCSE English Literature qualification (1ET0) is assessed through two externally examined papers, each worth 50% of the final grade. Both papers are closed-book - no texts are allowed in the exam room.
Shakespeare plays including Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and more. Post-1914 texts such as An Inspector Calls, Lord of the Flies, and Animal Farm.
19th-century novels including A Christmas Carol, Jekyll and Hyde, and Jane Eyre. Poetry from one of the anthology's four collections, plus two unseen poems to compare.
In-depth guides with plot summaries, character analysis, themes, 20+ key quotes, context, and Edexcel-specific exam technique.
Paper 1 - Shakespeare
Paper 1 - Shakespeare
Paper 1 - Post-1914 Literature
Paper 1 - Post-1914 Literature
Paper 1 - Post-1914 Literature
Paper 2 - 19th-Century Novel
Paper 2 - 19th-Century Novel
Paper 2 - Relationships & Conflict
Both Edexcel papers are closed book: you may not take your texts in. The paper prints an extract from your Shakespeare play, an extract from your 19th-century novel, the named anthology poem and the two unseen poems. Everything else comes from memory, so learn quotations from across each text.
The anthology has four collections of 15 poems: Relationships, Conflict, Time and Place, and Belonging. You study one. The paper prints a named poem from it, and you compare it with another poem of your choice from the same collection.
The Shakespeare and 19th-century novel questions each come in two parts. Part (a) analyses a printed extract; part (b) explores the play elsewhere, or the novel as a whole. The post-1914 question is one essay from a choice of two.
Each question is marked for one or more of these four skills, never all four on one answer. Knowing which skills a question rewards helps you structure your answer.
Read, understand, and respond to texts. Use textual references (including quotations) to support and illustrate interpretations.
Analyse the language, form, and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate.
Show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written.
Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose, and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation. (Marked only on the Paper 1 post-1914 essay: 8 of its 40 marks.)
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