WJEC A-Level English Language and Literature Revision

Year 12

• Poetry: voice and viewpoint
  • 1.1 analyse concepts related to the writer’s craft, in particular with regard to exploring the presentation of viewpoint
  • 1.2 demonstrate sound knowledge of the text through selecting supporting evidence
  • 1.3 show understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which the text was written and received
  • 1.4 use integrated linguistic and literary approaches
  • 1.5 analyse how meanings are shaped in their set text
• Prose fiction: narrative methods
  • 2.1 use integrated linguistic and literary approaches
  • 2.2 show knowledge and understanding of the different language levels
  • 2.3 use accurately a range of linguistic and literary terminology
  • 2.4 organise responses in a clear and effective style and register with coherent written expression
  • 2.5 narrative technique
• Drama: spoken interaction
  • 3.1 phonetics, phonology, prosody
  • 3.2 lexis and semantics
  • 3.3 grammar, (including morphology at A level)
  • 3.4 how language choices shape meanings in texts
  • 3.5 ways in which individual texts are interpreted by different readers or listeners
• Non-literary texts
  • 4.1 use integrated linguistic and literary approaches as appropriate
  • 4.2 explore connections between the texts
  • 4.3 analyse how meanings are shaped in texts, including how variations in language, form and context shape and change meanings
  • 4.4 use accurately a range of linguistic and literary terminology
  • 4.5 demonstrate an understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which texts are produced and received
• Lexis and semantics
  • 5.1 phonetics, phonology, prosody
  • 5.2 lexis and semantics
  • 5.3 grammar, (including morphology at A level)
  • 5.4 how language choices shape meanings in texts
  • 5.5 ways in which individual texts are interpreted by different readers or listeners
• Grammar and syntax
  • 6.1 lexis and semantics
  • 6.2 grammar, (including morphology at A level)
  • 6.3 how language choices shape meanings in texts
  • 6.4 ways in which individual texts are interpreted by different readers or listeners
  • 6.5 how linguistic and literary approaches can inform interpretations of texts
• Pragmatics and discourse
  • 7.1 pragmatics
  • 7.2 discourse
  • 7.3 how language choices shape meanings in texts
  • 7.4 ways in which individual texts are interpreted by different readers or listeners
  • 7.5 how linguistic and literary approaches can inform interpretations of texts
• Literary form and structure
  • 8.1 use integrated linguistic and literary approaches as appropriate
  • 8.2 analyse how meanings are shaped in texts, including how variations in language, form and context shape and change meanings
  • 8.3 show knowledge and understanding of relevant language levels
  • 8.4 use accurately a range of linguistic and literary terminology
  • 8.5 recognise the importance of audience, form and purpose
• Representation and viewpoint
  • 9.1 analyse concepts related to the writer’s craft, in particular with regard to exploring the presentation of viewpoint
  • 9.2 demonstrate sound knowledge of the text through selecting supporting evidence
  • 9.3 show understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which the text was written and received
  • 9.4 use integrated linguistic and literary approaches
  • 9.5 analyse how meanings are shaped in their set text
• Context, purpose and audience
  • 10.1 recognise the importance of audience, form and purpose
  • 10.2 show expertise in their use of English to communicate in different ways
  • 10.3 identify and describe how meanings and effects are created and conveyed in their own writing
  • 10.4 show knowledge and understanding of analytical approaches to the critical study of texts, drawing on linguistic and literary methodologies and concepts
  • 10.5 support points with apt quotation
• Comparative analysis
  • 11.1 organise responses in a clear and effective style and register with coherent written expression
  • 11.2 use integrated linguistic and literary approaches as appropriate
  • 11.3 explore connections between the three unseen texts
  • 11.4 analyse how meanings are shaped in texts, including how variations in language, form and context shape and change meanings
  • 11.5 show knowledge and understanding of relevant language levels, including knowledge of spoken forms
• Integrated linguistic and literary argument
  • 12.1 use integrated linguistic and literary approaches
  • 12.2 analyse how meanings are shaped in their set text
  • 12.3 use accurately a range of linguistic and literary terminology
  • 12.4 use integrated linguistic and literary approaches as appropriate
  • 12.5 apply concepts and methods from integrated linguistic and literary study, using associated terminology and coherent written expression

Year 13

• Shakespeare through a linguistic lens
  • 1.1 how language choices shape meanings in texts
  • 1.2 ways in which individual texts are interpreted by different readers or listeners
  • 1.3 how linguistic and literary approaches can inform interpretations of texts
  • 1.4 ways in which texts relate to each other and to the contexts in which they are produced and received
  • 1.5 the significance of contextual factors in the production and reception of texts
• Adaptation and transformation
  • 2.1 Comparative analysis of three unseen texts of different genres
  • 2.2 Texts linked by content, theme or style
  • 2.3 Comparison of written and spoken language
  • 2.4 How variations in language shape and change meanings
  • 2.5 How variations in form shape and change meanings
  • 2.6 How variations in context shape and change meanings
  • 2.7 Different readers' or listeners' interpretations of individual texts
• Spoken language in literary texts
  • 3.1 use integrated linguistic and literary approaches as appropriate
  • 3.2 explore connections between the texts
  • 3.3 analyse how meanings are shaped in texts, including how variations in language, form and context shape and change meanings
  • 3.4 show knowledge and understanding of relevant language levels
  • 3.5 use accurately a range of linguistic and literary terminology
• Narrative perspective
  • 4.1 narrative technique
  • 4.2 influence of contextual factors in the production and reception of texts
  • 4.3 importance of setting/location
  • 4.4 language variation according to time, place, context
  • 4.5 analyse concepts related to the writer’s craft in presenting plot, setting, characterisation, relationships, themes and style
• Genre and register
  • 5.1 synthesise and reflect on their knowledge and understanding of linguistic and literary concepts in the study of their genre texts
  • 5.2 use English appropriately and accurately and engage in a clear academic style and register
  • 5.3 make accurate references to texts and sources
  • 5.4 use a range of techniques to produce texts informed by wider reading
  • 5.5 synthesise and reflect on their knowledge and understanding of linguistic and literary concepts in the study of their genre texts GCE AS and A Level English Language and Literature 17 AO1
• Language change and literary context
  • 6.1 use integrated linguistic and literary approaches as appropriate
  • 6.2 analyse how meanings are shaped in texts, including how variations in language, form and context shape and change meanings
  • 6.3 show knowledge and understanding of relevant language levels
  • 6.4 use accurately a range of linguistic and literary terminology
  • 6.5 organise responses in a clear and effective academic style and register with coherent written expression GCE AS and A Level English Language and Literature 9
• Stylistic analysis
  • 7.1 organise responses in a clear and effective style and register with coherent written expression
  • 7.2 use integrated linguistic and literary approaches as appropriate
  • 7.3 explore connections between the three unseen texts
  • 7.4 analyse how meanings are shaped in texts, including how variations in language, form and context shape and change meanings
  • 7.5 show knowledge and understanding of relevant language levels, including knowledge of spoken forms
• Unseen literary text
  • 8.1 Drama and Non-literary Text Study
  • 8.2 Unseen Texts and Prose Study
  • 8.3 Critical and Creative Genre Study
  • 8.4 AS Qualification cash-in
  • 8.5 A level Qualification cash-in
• Unseen non-literary text
  • 9.1 Drama and Non-literary Text Study
  • 9.2 Unseen Texts and Prose Study
  • 9.3 Critical and Creative Genre Study
  • 9.4 AS Qualification cash-in
  • 9.5 A level Qualification cash-in
• Connections between literary and non-literary texts
  • 10.1 use integrated linguistic and literary approaches as appropriate
  • 10.2 explore connections between the three unseen texts
  • 10.3 analyse how meanings are shaped in texts, including how variations in language, form and context shape and change meanings
  • 10.4 use accurately a range of linguistic and literary terminology organise responses in a clear and effective academic style and register with coherent written expression
  • 10.5 influence of contextual factors in the production and reception of texts
• Critical interpretations
  • 11.1 gothic • war/conflict
  • 11.2 science fiction • adventure/journeys
  • 11.3 romance • life-writing
  • 11.4 dystopia • journalism
  • 11.5 crime • travel
• Sustained integrated analysis
  • 12.1 use integrated linguistic and literary approaches as appropriate
  • 12.2 explore connections between the three unseen texts
  • 12.3 analyse how meanings are shaped in texts, including how variations in language, form and context shape and change meanings
  • 12.4 show knowledge and understanding of relevant language levels, including knowledge of spoken forms
  • 12.5 use accurately a range of linguistic and literary terminology organise responses in a clear and effective academic style and register with coherent written expression