NEA Essay: Frankenstein & Dorian Gray

Eng Lit NEA: 3 Model Essays Bundle

Three original model comparative essays for the AQA A-level English Literature A coursework (NEA). Each one shows students how to build a sustained comparative argument across a pre-1900 and a later text. The essays weave in close analysis, critical views and context, and every paragraph is labelled by assessment objective. All six texts are out of copyright and none is on AQA's list of excluded texts. Teacher notes explain how to use the models within AQA's rules on coursework support. The three essays: Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde): creation, responsibility and the monstrous self Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy) and Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence): aspiration, class and the cost of desire Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elizabeth Braddon) and Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf): madness, power and who gets to decide Each essay includes: Teacher notes on using model essays within AQA's coursework rules The question, why it works, and a paragraph plan with the assessment objectives for each paragraph The full model essay, about 2,000 words (under the 2,500-word limit) A bibliography and referencing guide Commentary: strengths by assessment objective, and the critics and context used Common mistakes and discussion questions Skills tasks using class texts The mark bands in plain English Editable Word file and PDF (11 pages each) Suitable for: Year 12 and Year 13, AQA A-level English Literature A (7712). Not produced or endorsed by AQA.