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AQA GCSE English Literature Syllabus

The complete AQA GCSE English Literature specification mapped to 35 topics. Click any topic for free revision notes and practice questions.

35 topics428 practice questions1 revision guidesOfficial AQA syllabus →

19th-century novel

A Christmas Carol
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Frankenstein
Great Expectations
Jane Eyre
Pride and Prejudice
Silas Marner
The Sign of Four
The War of the Worlds

Modern prose or drama

Blood Brothers (Russell)

Modern text

A Taste of Honey
An Inspector Calls
Animal Farm
Anita and Me
Blood Brothers
DNA
Lord of the Flies
Never Let Me Go
Pigeon English
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The History Boys
The Kite Runner

Poetry Anthology

Love and Relationships
Power and Conflict

Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Henry V
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet — character, theme, language, structure and context
The Merchant of Venice
The Tempest

Unseen poetry

comparison of two unseen poems

All topics

Unseen Poetry

Common questions about AQA GCSE English Literature

How many topics are in the AQA GCSE English Literature syllabus?

Kramizo covers the AQA GCSE English Literature syllabus in 35 topics, grouped into 6 units: 19th-century novel, Modern prose or drama, Modern text, Poetry Anthology, Shakespeare, Unseen poetry. Every topic has free practice questions.

How many practice questions are available for AQA GCSE English Literature?

There are 428 practice questions across the 35 topics of AQA GCSE English Literature on Kramizo, all free to answer and marked instantly with an explanation.

Are there revision notes for every AQA GCSE English Literature topic?

1 of the 35 AQA GCSE English Literature topics currently have full written revision notes. The remaining topics have practice questions with worked explanations.

Are there practice exam papers for AQA GCSE English Literature?

Yes — 2 full practice papers for AQA GCSE English Literature, each with a mark scheme and sample answers, timed at 105 and 135 minutes. These are exam-board-aligned practice papers written by Kramizo, not official past papers.

Is Kramizo free for AQA GCSE English Literature?

Yes. Revision notes and syllabus coverage are free to read with no account, and a free account gives you instantly-marked practice questions across every topic.

Where can I find the official AQA English Literature syllabus?

The official AQA specification and past papers are published by the exam board at https://www.aqa.org.uk/find-past-papers-and-mark-schemes. Kramizo maps its topics to that specification but is not affiliated with AQA.

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