Mark GCSE English Literature essays instantly

AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas. Each has its own section on this page, with its mark scheme, set texts and mock papers. The Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (4ET1) has its own page.

It covers the popular set texts for each board: Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, An Inspector Calls, A Christmas Carol, Jekyll and Hyde, and the poetry anthologies, plus unseen poetry. You can also write your own question on any text, and it is marked the same way.

AQA uses different mark schemes depending on the question: 30 marks for most literature questions (AO1/AO2/AO3), 34 marks for Shakespeare and Modern texts (including 4 SPaG marks), and 24/8 marks for unseen poetry. LitMarker marks to each of these and to AQA's Level 1-6 criteria.

Yes. You can choose from Post-1914 Prose, Shakespeare, 19th Century Prose, Poetry Anthology, and Unseen Poetry questions. Each one gets feedback matched to its own mark allocation and assessment objectives.

Yes. The question bank has over 1,500 GCSE English Literature questions across AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas, organised by text and question type.

Yes. You can sit AQA Paper 1 (Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel) and Paper 2 (Modern texts and poetry), Edexcel Paper 1 (Shakespeare and post-1914 literature) and Paper 2 (19th-century novel and poetry since 1789), and Eduqas Component 1 (Shakespeare and poetry) and Component 2 (Post-1914 prose/drama, 19th-century prose and unseen poetry). Each is timed like the exam, and your first paper is free.

Yes. LitMarker marks GCSE English Language, A-Level English Literature (AQA Specification A and Pearson Edexcel 9ET0) and Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Literature (4ET1). Each has its own page.