GCSE English Literature revision

GCSE English Literature revision for Year 10 and Year 11, across 5 official specifications from AQA, CCEA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR. OCR (Cambridge OCR) GCSE (9-1) English Literature (J352) covers Component 01: Exploring Modern and Literary Heritage Texts, Component 02: Exploring Poetry and Shakespeare. Short interactive activities first, then a real past paper: the activities teach it, the paper tests it.

One thing the English Literature questions here are written to catch: Worth doing, but paragraphing is not what separates a controlled discursive answer from an uncontrolled one. Sentence control is.

Best next step

Start with The Unseen Poetry Gym. It takes about 14 minutes and needs no account.

Revise The Unseen Poetry Gym Then practise with GCSE English Literature past papers

What you can revise here

Topics come straight from each exam board's published specification, so what you revise is what you are examined on.

AQA GCSE English Literature (8702) AQA · GCSE · English Literature · 7 topics 11 modules Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry CCEA GCSE English Literature (5110) CCEA · GCSE · English Literature · 4 topics 6 modules Unit 1: The Study of Prose (30%) Unit 2: The Study of Drama and Poetry (50%) Unit 3: The Study of Shakespeare (20%, controlled assessment) Literary analysis skills (cross-unit) OCR (Cambridge OCR) GCSE (9-1) English Literature (J352) OCR · GCSE · English Literature · 6 topics 14 modules Component 01: Exploring Modern and Literary Heritage Texts Component 02: Exploring Poetry and Shakespeare Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) English Literature (1ET0) Edexcel · GCSE · English Literature · 6 topics 10 modules Component 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature Component 2: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789 WJEC Eduqas GCSE (9-1) in English Literature (C720QS) Eduqas · GCSE · English Literature · 6 topics 6 modules Shakespeare (Component 1 Section A) Poetry Anthology 1789-present (Component 1 Section B) Post-1914 Prose/Drama (Component 2 Section A) 19th Century Prose (Component 2 Section B) Unseen Poetry (Component 2 Section C) Writing about literature (AO1 + AO4 across all sections)

Revision modules, quickest first

Short interactive GCSE revision activities for mocks, homework and last-minute practice.

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Common questions

Is this page for Year 10 and Year 11?

Yes. It is built for Year 10 and Year 11 students revising GCSE English Literature, and every topic on it is taken from the exam board's published specification rather than a generic syllabus.

Will it help with GCSE mocks?

Yes. This page lists 29 topics and 47 interactive modules, so you can revise the exact topic a mock covers, then sit a real past paper to check it under timed conditions.

Does it match AQA, CCEA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR?

Yes. This page covers AQA, CCEA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR, and each specification is listed separately with its own code, so you can pick the one your class follows.

Is it free to start?

Yes. There is no charge for any revision module here. You only need a free account to keep your progress and streaks, and past papers can be downloaded without signing up at all.