AQA A-level ENGLISH LITERATURE A 7712/1 Paper 1 Love through the ages| QUESTION PAPER & MARKING SCHEME| [MERGED] Marking scheme June 2023 |

AQA A-level ENGLISH LITERATURE A 7712/1 Paper 1 Love through the ages Version: 1.0 Final IB/H/Jun23/E9 7712/1 Wednesday 24 May 2023 Afternoon Time allowed: 3 hours Materials For this paper you must have: • an AQA 12-page answer book • a copy of each of the set texts you have studied for Section C. These texts must not be annotated and must not contain additional notes or materials. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7712/1. • In Section A you will answer one question about a Shakespeare play. • In Section B you will answer the one question about unseen poetry. • In Section C you will answer one question about two texts: one poetry text and one prose text, one of which must be written pre-1900. • Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 75. • You will be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. • In your response you need to: – analyse carefully the writers’ methods – explore the contexts of the texts you are writing about – explore connections across the texts you have studied – explore different interpretations of your texts. A-level ENGLISH LITERATURE A