Mark A-Level English Literature essays instantly
AQA Specification A Papers 1, 2A and 2B, and Pearson Edexcel Components 1, 2 and 3. Paste your essay for a mark by assessment objective, an estimated grade and line-by-line feedback.
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What you get on this course
- Essay marking
- Marked against your board's mark scheme for your question type. You get a mark for each assessment objective the paper assesses, a paper mark, an estimated grade and line-by-line feedback.
- Mock papers
- Full mock papers for AQA Paper 1 and Pearson Edexcel Papers 1, 2 and 3, timed like the exam. Your first paper is free.
- Question bank
- Over 500 questions, and A* model answers.
AQA A-Level English Literature essay marking
Every AQA question is marked out of 25: AO1 7, AO2 6, AO3 6, AO4 3 and AO5 3, each shown separately. There is no SPaG mark. You can also pick questions to practise.
Papers and sections
| Question | Marks |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Love through the ages (3 hours, 75 marks) | |
| Section A: Shakespeare | 25 |
| Section B: unseen poetry | 25 |
| Section C: comparing texts | 25 |
| Paper 2A: WW1 and its aftermath (2 hours 30 minutes, 75 marks) | |
| Section A: set text | 25 |
| Section B: unseen extract | 25 |
| Section B: comparing texts | 25 |
| Paper 2B: Modern times (2 hours 30 minutes, 75 marks) | |
| Section A: set text | 25 |
| Section B: unseen extract | 25 |
| Section B: comparing texts | 25 |
Texts in the question bank
- Paper 1: Shakespeare
- Othello
- The Winter's Tale
- Measure for Measure
- The Taming of the Shrew
- Paper 2A: WW1 set texts
- Regeneration
- Birdsong
- Oh! What a Lovely War
- Journey's End
- Up the Line to Death
- Scars Upon My Heart
- Paper 2B: Modern times set texts
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Waterland
- Top Girls
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- Feminine Gospels
- Skirrid Hill
Write your own question on any other text and it is marked against the same mark scheme.
AQA mock papers
Paper 1
Love through the ages
3 hours, 75 marks
Paper 2A and Paper 2B are coming soon.
Question bank
Around 100 questions across Papers 1, 2A and 2B.
Pearson Edexcel A-Level English Literature essay marking
Each assessment objective the paper assesses gets its own mark, so you can see which one is holding your grade down.
Components
| Question | Marks |
|---|---|
| Component 1 (Paper 1) | |
| Shakespeare | 35 |
| Other drama | 25 |
| Component 2 (Paper 2) | |
| Comparative prose | 40 |
| Component 3 (Paper 3) | |
| Post-2000 poetry | 30 |
| Specified poetry | 30 |
Texts in the question bank
- Shakespeare
- Hamlet
- Othello
- King Lear
- Twelfth Night
- Antony and Cleopatra
- Measure for Measure
- The Taming of the Shrew
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Other drama
- Doctor Faustus
- The Duchess of Malfi
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- The Rover
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- Les Blancs
- Sweat
- Waiting for Godot
- Prose theme
- Childhood
- Colonisation and its Aftermath
- Crime and Detection
- Science and Society
- The Supernatural
- Women and Society
- Poetry
- Post-2000 poetry anthology
- Specified poets
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- John Donne
- John Keats
- Christina Rossetti
- T S Eliot
- Philip Larkin
Write your own question on any other text and it is marked against the same mark scheme.
Pearson Edexcel mock papers
Paper 1
Drama
2 hours 15 minutes, 60 marks
Paper 2
Prose
1 hour 15 minutes, 40 marks
Paper 3
Poetry
2 hours 15 minutes, 60 marks
Question bank
500+ questions organised by component and section, with the marks and AOs printed on each.
Which A-Level boards does LitMarker support?
AQA English Literature Specification A (7712) and Pearson Edexcel English Literature (9ET0). AQA Specification B (7717) is coming soon.
Which papers and components are covered?
For AQA Specification A, we mark Paper 1 (Love through the ages), Paper 2A (WW1 and its aftermath) and Paper 2B (Modern times). You can also pick questions to practise. For Pearson Edexcel, we mark Components 1, 2 and 3: Shakespeare and other drama, the comparative prose essay, and both poetry sections. We do not mark coursework yet.
How is my essay marked?
We mark it against your board's mark scheme for your question type. You get a mark for each assessment objective the paper assesses, a paper mark, an estimated grade and line-by-line feedback.
Can I use one account for GCSE and A-Level?
Yes. Pick your course when you sign up, and switch between GCSE and A-Level any time in settings.
What does it cost?
Nothing to start: one free mark every week and your first mock paper, no card needed. Prices are the same as GCSE; see the pricing on the home page.
Find out what your A-Level essay would actually get
Paste your essay, pick the paper or component, and see your grade, your mark for every AO and where the next marks are. You get a free mark every week, no card needed.
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