1. Unseen prose non-fiction analysis assessing linguistic and literary techniques, contextual awareness, and thematic development

2. Four thematic options in Section A: Society and the Individual (gender identity announcement), Love and Loss (grief narration), Encounters (authorial influence), Crossing Boundaries (immigration guidance)

3. Requirement to explore tone, audience, perspective, structural choices, and context within unfamiliar texts

4. Section B comparative essay on two prescribed literary texts aligned to the same theme chosen in Section A

5. Prohibition of coursework texts in Section B to ensure breadth of analysis and diverse textual engagement

6. Emphasis on critical interpretation, discourse analysis, contextual integration, and stylistic evaluation within literary and linguistic frameworks