2025 Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature Paper 2 and Mark Scheme Combined (1ET0/02: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789)

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2025 Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature Paper 2 and Mark Scheme Combined (1ET0/02: 19th-century Novel and Poetry since 1789)

Paper 2 is the Modern Texts and Poetry component of the Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature qualification (1ET0/02). This paper assesses students’ ability to analyse, interpret, and evaluate literature, focusing on modern prose or drama texts and poetry from the Edexcel anthology.

Paper 2 forms 50% of the total GCSE English Literature grade and combines close reading, analysis, and extended writing tasks.

✔ What the Paper Covers

Paper 2 focuses on the following areas:

📚 Modern Texts

Reading and analysing one modern prose or drama text studied in class

Exploring themes, characterisation, plot, and context

Analysing the writer’s use of language, structure, and form

📜 Poetry

Analysing poetry from the Edexcel Anthology

Comparing two unseen or studied poems, focusing on language, structure, form, and thematic links

Evaluating how poets create effects and convey meaning

🧠 Critical Evaluation

Making inferences and interpretations supported by textual evidence

Analysing writers’ techniques and their impact on the reader

Comparing and contrasting texts and poems effectively

✔ Structure of the Paper

Section A – Modern Texts:
- Extended response questions based on a prose or drama text studied in class
- Analytical and evaluative questions on themes, characters, and writer’s craft

Section B – Poetry:
- Comparative analysis of poems from the anthology or unseen poetry
- Focus on language, form, structure, and thematic links

The paper assesses the following skills:

AO1 – Read, understand, and respond to texts, using textual evidence

AO2 – Analyse the effects of writers’ choices of language, form, and structure

AO3 – Show understanding of the relationships between texts and their contexts

AO4 – Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures to convey informed, personal, and creative responses

✔ Mark Scheme (Included in the Combined Document)

The combined question paper + mark scheme includes:

Model answers and guidance for extended response and comparative questions

Allocation of marks for AO1–AO4 skills

Examiner guidance for consistent and fair marking

Focus on analysis, evaluation, textual evidence, and comparison

The mark scheme emphasizes critical thinking, textual support, clear expression, and evaluation of writers’ techniques.

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Published	09 Dec 2025
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2025 Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature Paper 2 and Mark Scheme Edexcel GCSE English Literature 1ET0 1ET0/02 Modern Texts Poetry Anthology Prose Drama